A new study has examined the dietary habits of more than 18,300 US adults, and found the majority of people who increased their consumption of plain water by 1 percent …read more Source:: Science
Day: March 1, 2016
Bees ‘dumb down’ after ingesting tiny doses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos
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•Honeybees suffer severe learning and memory deficits after ingesting very small doses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, potentially threatening their success and survival, new research suggests. …read more Source:: Science
Why objects in the universe have such a range of sizes: Celestial bodies born like cracking paint
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•Researchers have explained why objects in the universe come in a wide variety of sizes, from the largest stars to the smallest asteroids — and it has a lot to …read more Source:: Science
Fifty shades of gray (or more): gene for graying hair identified
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – They may not have settled the enduring debate over whether gray hair makes a person look distinguished or just plain old, but scientists have identified for the …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Station crew heading home after record-long U.S. spaceflight
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko began their return to Earth on Tuesday after nearly a year aboard the International Space Station, …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Aerojet on track to complete work on AR1 rocket engine by 2019 – CEO
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc is on track to complete development of its AR1 rocket engine by 2019 as a replacement for the Russian-built RD-180 engine after receiving …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Lockheed unit to help design quieter supersonic passenger jet: NASA
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•(Reuters) – NASA on Monday announced a contract award to Lockheed Martin Corp’s unit for the preliminary design of a “low boom” flight demonstration aircraft. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews