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Biology: Guppies have varying levels of self-control
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Credit Image: University of Exeter
Just like humans trying to stick to New Year's resolutions, guppies have varying...
Armie Hammer Exits Shotgun Wedding Due to ‘Vicious Online Attacks’ (Report)
Armie Hammer is stepping back from his role in "Shotgun Wedding" opposite Jennifer Lopez after disturbing and horrific private messages he allegedly wrote to several women circulated online.
Hammer is now one of Hollywood’s most in-demand stars. Since his scene-stealing performance in The Social Network,...
Who was Dr James Naismith? Google Doodle honors inventor of basketball
Google has dedicated today’s Google Doodle to Canadian-American professor, physical educator and coach Dr James Naismith. Google doodle is celebrating Dr Naismith because he invented the game of basketball on this day in the year 1891. The doodle shows animated Dr Naismith standing with...
Biology: A climate in crisis calls for investment in direct air capture, news study finds
Photo: Massive deployment of Direct Air Capture could reverse the rise in global temperature well before 2100, but only with immediate and sustained investments from governments and firms to scale up...
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Biology: Upper ocean temperatures hit record high in 2020
Photo: Fishing boats amidst "Arctic sea smoke " near Qingdao, China on January 7th. Arctic sea smoke is a result of frigid air passing over relatively warm water; the phenomenon is rare,...
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Offbeat: Universal features of music around the world —
Is music really a "universal language"? Two articles in the most recent issue of Science support the idea that music all around the globe shares important commonalities, despite many differences. Researchers led by Samuel Mehr at Harvard University have undertaken a large-scale analysis...
Offbeat: The difference between an expert’s brain and a novice’s —
When mice learn to do a new task, their brain activities change over time as they advance from 'novice' to 'expert.' The changes are reflected in the wiring of cell circuits and activities of neurons.
Using a two-photon imaging microscope and a wealth of...
Offbeat: Data-driven definition of unhealthy yet pervasive ‘hyper-palatable’ foods —
A popular U.S. brand of potato chips once promoted itself with the slogan, "betcha can't eat just one!"
Maybe that's because potato chips, like so many foods in the American diet, can pack a mix of ingredients apt to light up people's brain-reward neural...
