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Research finds if space dust could help protect earth from climate change
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
On a cold winter day, the warmth of the sun is welcome. Yet as humanity emits more greenhouse gases, the Earth's atmosphere traps more and more of the sun's energy, which steadily increases the Earth's temperature. One strategy for reversing this trend is to intercept a fraction of sunlight
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Study: 150 minutes of aerobic exercise per week decreases liver fat
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to new research from Penn State College of Medicine, the 150 minutes of moderate to severe aerobic activity per week suggested by the US Department of Health and Human Services can dramatically reduce liver fat.
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Study identifies warning signs of bad mental health among athletes
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to new research, 'put down' language is a major indication of poor mental health in sports.
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Check out how artificial sweetener becomes wastewater tracer
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Acesulfame is a sugar substitute found in sugar-free beverages and meals. Because it cannot be metabolised in the human body, the sweetener is excreted in wastewater and remains essentially intact even in sewage treatment plants.
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New way to rearrange store products could boost impulse buying
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A data-based method for periodically rearranging products enables retailers to optimize new store layouts based on customer familiarity with where their favourite things used to be.
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Check out how ancient extreme climate affect sand in deep sea
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Geologists are interested in the sedimentary cycle - erosion from mountains that form sand that is carried out to the ocean - because it's foundational for understanding how the planet works.
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Harnessing good fats helps to relieve multiple sclerosis: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Basic nutrition teaches that excessive fat consumption is hazardous to human health. However, the components of fats are complex. Unsaturated fats, or lipids, can reduce illness risk. In fact, according to a new study, a healthy fat derivative may be able to reduce symptoms in people sufferi
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Research suggests playing video game causes no harm to cognitive abilities
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New research findings challenge the fears parents have been hearing for years that children who spend hour after hour playing video games, or choose games of certain genres, would manifest unhealthy results in their cognitive ability.
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Study explores effect of early-life adversity on childhood mental health
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New research indicates that early-life adversity--such as homelessness, parental violence, or longstanding illness in the family--may lead to mental health challenges, which in turn have adverse consequences for the development of cognitive abilities during childhood.
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Scientists detect molten rock layer hidden under Earth's tectonic plates
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers had previously identified patches of melt at a similar depth. But a new study led by The University of Texas at Austin revealed for the first time the layer's global extent and its part in plate tectonics.
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Here's why microbes in the deep ocean live without sunlight
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A new study reverses the idea that the bulk of life in the ocean is fueled by photosynthesis via sunshine, revealing that many ocean microbes in fact get their energy from hydrogen and carbon monoxide. It has always been a mystery as to how microbes growing in deepest parts of the sea surviv
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Antibiotic innovation helps fight against superbugs
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The antibiotic, Priscilicidin, has tiny amino acid building blocks that allow it to be tailored to combat various types of antimicrobial resistance.
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