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August 3, 2026
Health Mind & Brain
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The Plague still seems to affect our health ...

Scientists discovered that the devastating bubonic plague pandemic shaped human evolution and is still affecting our health 700 years later.

June 2, 2026
Space & Exploration
Stef Verhagen
A Planet With Strange Clouds Is Helping ...

A distant giant planet has been hiding clues in its clouds. Now, the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed that its atmosphere changes in a surprising way from morning to evening.

June 2, 2026
Health Mind & Brain
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How does your body lose weight? An obesity ...

For decades, weight loss has often been reduced to a simple formula: eat less and move more. But as many people know from experience, body weight is far more complex than basic calorie counting.

May 13, 2026
Health Mind & Brain
Stef Verhagen
Could Ultra-Processed Foods Be Affecting Your ...

A snack here, a ready-meal there. Ultra-processed foods are woven into everyday life, often without much thought. However, new research suggests the question is not only whether these foods contain too much sugar, salt or fat. It may also be whether the way food is processed changes its relationship with the brain.

May 11, 2026
Space & Exploration
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What Caused ʻOumuamua's Mysterious ...

Scientists may have found an explanation for one of the biggest mysteries about ʻOumuamua that baffled astronomers in 2017. 

What Caused ʻOumuamua's Mysterious Non-Gravitational Acceleration? - We may finally have the answer
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April 12, 2021

Exciting discovery about the muon particle points to potential new physics

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April 12, 2021
Exciting discovery about the muon particle points to potential new physics

The world of particle physics shakes as it turns out that muons behave differently than predicted by the standard model. Is the standard model broken? Did scientists find evidence for new physics?

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April 10, 2021
Space & Exploration

Mysterious: Mars didn't dry up at once; it had alternating dry and wet eras

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April 10, 2021
Space & Exploration
Mysterious: Mars didn't dry up at once; it had alternating dry and wet eras

Scientists analyzed data from NASA's earlier rover Curiosity and discovered that Mars didn't dry out over a long period of time; instead, it had alternating wet and dry periods in its younger years.

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April 10, 2021
Space & Exploration

How water from interstellar clouds ends up on habitable exoplanets

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April 10, 2021
Space & Exploration
How water from interstellar clouds ends up on habitable exoplanets

An international team of researchers examined the origin of water on newly formed potentially habitable exoplanets.

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April 4, 2021
Environment & Biology

A great use for dumped tires: let's turn them into graphene to reinforce concrete

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April 4, 2021
Environment & Biology
A great use for dumped tires: let's turn them into graphene to reinforce concrete

Almost a billion tires get dumped each year, and a significant portion of them get burned or end up in landfills. Scientists have found a new use for them

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April 3, 2021
Technology & Gaming

Impressive new technology allows for wireless charging of wearable devices via radio waves

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April 3, 2021
Technology & Gaming
Impressive new technology allows for wireless charging of wearable devices via radio waves

Scientists developed a technology to charge wearable gadgets using radio waves

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March 24, 2021
Health Mind & Brain

High-tech conductive hydrogel can help treat brain diseases

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March 24, 2021
Health Mind & Brain
High-tech conductive hydrogel can help treat brain diseases

A group of scientists developed a method to produce a hydrogel with superb conductivity while remaining useful in biomedical applications.

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March 21, 2021
Health Mind & Brain

Daylight saving time vs. standard time, which is better for our sleep?

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March 21, 2021
Health Mind & Brain
Daylight saving time vs. standard time, which is better for our sleep?

If we choose to give up on changing the time twice a year altogether, what time should we use permanently? Standard (winter) time or DST (summer time)?

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March 20, 2021
Environment & Biology

The Arctic polar region might become green and lush once more

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March 20, 2021
Environment & Biology
The Arctic polar region might become green and lush once more

About 125.000 years ago, the arctic region was covered in green vegetation, stretching as far north as the arctic ocean. Research reveals that this may happen again in the future.

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March 19, 2021
Space & Exploration

A Titan Mission Could Refuel on Site and Return a Sample to Earth

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March 19, 2021
Space & Exploration
A Titan Mission Could Refuel on Site and Return a Sample to Earth

NASA postulated an amazing, unconventional idea for a future sample return mission to Titan where a spacecraft would refuel on location, using Titan's natural resources

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March 18, 2021
Technology & Gaming

Cool technology allows for a wooden floor that generates electricity

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March 18, 2021
Technology & Gaming
Cool technology allows for a wooden floor that generates electricity

New technology lays the foundation to develop a wooden floor that can convert the energy of people walking on it into electricity.

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March 17, 2021
Space & Exploration

Scientists on the ISS discovered three genetic variants of bacteria that could help grow plants on Mars

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March 17, 2021
Space & Exploration
Scientists on the ISS discovered three genetic variants of bacteria that could help grow plants on Mars

It will be challenging for us to nurture and grow plants when we finally start a colony on the red planet. Researchers on the international space station made an exciting discovery that might make things a little easier

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March 13, 2021
Technology & Gaming

Accidental event leads to the discovery of self-propelling materials

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March 13, 2021
Technology & Gaming

Unexpected discovery may be useful in various future applications that will no longer need batteries or motors to fuel movement.

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March 10, 2021
Health Mind & Brain

Study exposes mechanisms behind green tea compounds that fight cancer, providing hope for future treatment

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March 10, 2021
Health Mind & Brain
Study exposes mechanisms behind green tea compounds that fight cancer, providing hope for future treatment

Researchers believe have pinpointed the molecular-level mechanisms that control key biochemical interactions linked to devastating illnesses such as cancer and Alzheimer's - Providing a potential foundation for future treatments

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March 7, 2021
Technology & Gaming

Nuclear fusion: building a star on Earth is hard, which is why we need better materials

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March 7, 2021
Technology & Gaming
Nuclear fusion: building a star on Earth is hard, which is why we need better materials

Nuclear fusion has enormous potential and offers the possibility to solve our energy problems, but how far are we with its development? Here's a brief look at some of the issues that scientists encountered

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March 6, 2021
Health Mind & Brain

Being active increases heart attack survival by up to 45%

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March 6, 2021
Health Mind & Brain
Being active increases heart attack survival by up to 45%

For the first time, research provides actual figures showing the relationship between activity levels and heart attack survival

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March 2, 2021
Space & Exploration

Interesting biotech developments for self-sufficient Martian colonies

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March 2, 2021
Space & Exploration
Interesting biotech developments for self-sufficient Martian colonies

With plans for a Mars colony on the horizon, new bioengineering solutions need to be developed to enable Mars settlements to be self-sufficient.

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February 28, 2021
Health Mind & Brain

Perceived sincerity is affected by how long it takes to answer questions

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February 28, 2021
Health Mind & Brain
Perceived sincerity is affected by how long it takes to answer questions

The time you take to respond to a question has a substantial effect on how truthful others perceive you to be

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February 27, 2021
Space & Exploration

How long has the ice on the Martian north pole been there?

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February 27, 2021
Space & Exploration
How long has the ice on the Martian north pole been there?

Water ice is an extremely useful resource for planetary colonists and explorers. Fortuitously the Martian poles have a large amount of it. But how long has it been there?

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February 26, 2021
Health Mind & Brain

Scientists discover that it is possible to communicate with people while they dream

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February 26, 2021
Health Mind & Brain
Scientists discover that it is possible to communicate with people while they dream

A research team discovered that it is possible for dreaming people to recognize questions from the outside world and even answer them.

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February 21, 2021
Health Mind & Brain

Playing video games lowers risk of depression later in life for boys

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February 21, 2021
Health Mind & Brain
Playing video games lowers risk of depression later in life for boys

Is all screentime bad for children? Reality seems to be more nuanced as research shows that there are benefits to playing video games for boys. However, as always, moderation is essential.

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