Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), a chemical commonly used in the food manufacturing process, can increase fat stores in the body even before we’re born, according to a new study. …read more Source:: Science
Day: May 17, 2016
Squeezing out mountains, mathematically, on Jupiter’s moon Io
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•The odd-looking mountains on Jupiter’s innermost moon, Io, are made by a tectonic process unique to Io (and maybe the early Earth), suggests a numerical experiment. …read more Source:: Science
Higher potato consumption associated with increased risk of high blood pressure
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•Higher intakes of boiled, baked, or mashed potatoes, and French fries is associated with an increased risk of developing high blood pressure (hypertension) in adult women and men. …read more Source:: Science
Jupiter’s moon: Europa’s ocean may have an Earthlike chemical balance
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•The ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa could have the necessary balance of chemical energy for life, even if the moon lacks volcanic hydrothermal activity, finds a new study. …read more Source:: Science
How does memory work?
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•We tend to think our memory works like a filing cabinet. We experience an event, generate a memory and then file it away for later use. However, according to medical …read more Source:: Science
Relationship satisfaction depends on the mating pool, study finds
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•Relationship satisfaction and the energy devoted to keeping a partner are dependent on how the partner compares with other potential mates, a finding that relates to evolution’s stronghold on modern …read more Source:: Science
Printing metal in midair
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•A new laser-assisted direct ink writing method allows microscopic metallic, free-standing 3-D structures to be printed in one step without auxiliary support material. …read more Source:: Science
‘Virtual partner’ elicits emotional responses from a human partner in real-time
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•‘How does it ‘feel’ to interact behaviorally with a machine?’ To answer that, scientists created a virtual partner that can elicit emotional responses from its human partner while the pair …read more Source:: Science
How do trees go to sleep?
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•Most living organisms adapt their behavior to the rhythm of day and night. Now, using laser scanners, scientists are studying the day-night rhythm of trees. As it turns out, trees …read more Source:: Science
Other Suns got the right spin
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•Astrophysicists have for the first time measured the rotation periods of stars in a cluster nearly as old as the Sun and found them to be similar. It turns out …read more Source:: Science