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03/28/2024 04:49:48 pm

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The young HD100546 star

New Planet Forms 355 Light Years from Earth

This prospective planet is the second one that researchers have observed orbiting the star.

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Scientists Find New Clues on the Solar Cycle

Scott McIntosh, a space scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Col., and his colleagues have discovered that a new marker, named brightpoints, to observe in order to track the constant shifting of elements inside the sun.

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Playing Music Helps Children Learn Better

The results researchers collected from the study suggest the children's brains only start to react to the music lessons after at least two years of music tutorials.

Angry Expressions Show Universal Signs of Human Strength, Study Suggests

Researchers from California and Australia studied the expression of being angry and they have concluded that it reflects one's need of social power.

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Robots Help Children with Autism Improve Their Lives

The idea is to eventually give every child a personalized robot dedicated to providing motivation and praise.

Scientists Say Mozzarella's the Best Pizza Cheese

Researchers from the University of Auckland in New Zealand compared pizzas that used different cheeses.

Apis mellifera

Genomics Reveals Bee Evolution

Scientists from the Uppsala University in Sweden published the very first paper on the global analysis of honeybee genomes and found that there are high levels of genetic diversity in the colonial insects and signifies Asia as the species' origin, and not from Africa as initially thought.

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Blocking Specific Molecules Could Slow Aging

Cells could live for years longer in an individual through various drug treatments.

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Scientists Reprogram Dust-Covered Flies' Grooming Behavior

Researchers found that flies clean themselves with a predictable pattern of cleaning movements.

Math is hard

Study: Kids’ Brains Benefit from Constant Math Drills

A new study suggests constant math exercises could benefit children in the long run.

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Simple Things Helped 70% of Smokers Quit Smoking

Patients who were given "sustained care" were 70 percent to 71 percent more likely to quit smoking.

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Scientists Confirm First Bat Species that both "Screams" and "Whispers"

The results suggest the bats sometimes fly slower or higher depending on whether they catch prey on the desert floor or at higher altitudes.

Meerkat mom with her three newborns

Man and Animals Make Similar Parents

Researchers from the Yerkes National Primate Research Center published a study on Thursday that said animal and human parenting share numerous nervous system mechanisms. A better understanding of the systems could result in better social development that would benefit the future generations of animals and man to come.

Dolphins at the National Marine Mammal Foundation in San Diego

Dolphin's Squeal of Approval

New marine mammal study suggests that when dolphins and beluga whales squeal, it's usually out of excitement.

Soft-Bodied Robots Move Closer to Self-Replication

Soft-Bodied Robots Move Closer to Self-Replication

Researchers at Harvard University build advanced soft-bodied robots.

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