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How young children run around all day without getting tired | Sébastien Ratel & Anthony Blazevich
Credit: Robert Kraft/public domain April 24, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Children not only have fatigue-resistant muscles, but recover very quickly from high-intensity exercise -- even faster than ...
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Seeing is believing—precision atom qubits achieve major quantum computing milestone | Michelle Simmons
A scanning tunnelling microscope image showing the electron wave function of a qubit made from a phosphorus atom precisely positioned in silicon. Credit: UNSW March 7, 2018 (Phys.org) -- The unique ...
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Gene variants identified that may influence sexual orientation in men and boys | Bob Yirka
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Dec. 8, 2017 (Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have found two gene variants that appear to be more prevalent in gay men than straight men, adding further evidence of sexual ...
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Study sheds light on the voices in our head | Wendy Van Zuijlen
We spend a lot of our time talking to ourselves in our heads. Credit: UNSW Science Dec. 8, 2017 (Medical Xpress) -- New research showing that talking to ourselves in our heads may be the same as ...
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How Antarctic ice melt can be a tipping point for the planet's climate | Chris Turney, Jonathan Palmer, Peter Kershaw, Steven Phipps and Zoë Thomas
Melting Antarctic ice can trigger effects on the other side of the globe. Credit: NASA/Jane Peterson Sept. 13, 2017 (The Conversation) -- Melting of Antarctica's ice can trigger rapid warming on the ...
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The accelerating expansion of the Universe may not be real | David Wiltshire
The difference in the magnitudes of supernovae in the ΛCDM and Timescape cosmologies and the magnitudes the supernovae would appear to have in an empty universe (horizontal dashed line). Both models ...
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Adult brains produce new cells in previously undiscovered area | Pankaj Sah
Credit: Wikimedia Commons Aug. 15, 2017 (MedicalXpress) -- A University of Queensland discovery may lead to new treatments for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). UQ ...
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Space junk could destroy satellites, hurt economies | AFP
There are an estimated 170 million pieces of so-called "space junk"—left behind after missions that can be as big as spent rocket stages or as small as paint flakes — in orbit alongside some US$700 ...
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Temperate earth-sized worlds found in extraordinarily rich planetary system
This artist's impression shows the view from the surface of one of the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. At least seven planets orbit this ultra cool dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth and they ...
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Scientists Discover New Form Of Matter: Time Crystals | Fiona MacDonald
Kent Schimke/Flickr Perpetual motion without energy Jan. 28, 2017 (ScienceAlert.com) -- For months now, there's been speculation that researchers might have finally created time crystals -- strange ...
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US is no longer a full democracy, EIU warns | Nyshka Chandran
Jan. 25, 2017 (CNBC) -- The United States has been demoted from a full democracy to a flawed democracy for the first time, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Every year, the firm's ...
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