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Amount of water people consume over their lifespan explored in new study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
A research of thousands of people has found a significant difference in the amount of water people consume around the world and throughout their lives, clearly refuting the oft-repeated concept that eight, 8-ounce glasses of water cover the human body's daily needs.
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Most dry rangelands under danger due to increased grazing demand
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A new study published in Science reports results from the first-ever global field assessment of the ecological impacts of grazing in drylands. The international research team found that grazing can have positive effects on ecosystem services, particularly in species-rich rangelands, but thes
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525-million-year-old fossil contradicts textbook theory of brain evolution
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According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system solve a century-old debate over how the brain evolved in arthropods, the most species-rich group in the animal kingdom. Combining detailed anatomical studies of the fossilized nervous syste
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Changing feelings can help conventional thinkers boost creativity: Study
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Even people who tend to think conventionally, such as accountants or insurance adjusters, can be creative if they can look at emotional situations in a different light.
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Watching 17 minutes of YouTube videos can drive down prejudice: Study
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Watching just 17 minutes of YouTubers talking about their struggles with mental health drives down prejudice, University of Essex research has suggested.
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Grasslands can be managed to benefit biodiversity and soil health: Study
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Grazed grassland makes up a large proportion of the British countryside and is vital to farming and rural communities. This land can be perceived as only being about food production, but this study gives more evidence that it could be key to increasing biodiversity and soil health.
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Study gives more insight into vagus nerve's link to brain
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Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have shown a direct link between vagus nerve stimulation and its connection to the learning centres of the brain. The discovery may lead to treatments that will improve cognitive retention in both healthy and injured nervous s
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Octopus and human brains have surprising similarity and here is why
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A study has shown that the evolution of cephalopods is associated with a dramatic expansion of their microRNA.
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Study: Transgender youth, teens at higher risk of sleep disorders
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Teens and young adults who are transgender are four times more likely to have a sleep disorder compared to cisgender youth, according to a Michigan Medicine-led study.
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Half-a-billion year old fossilised brain of sea creature defies textbook e
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system solve a century-old debate over how the brain evolved in arthropods, the most species-rich group in the animal kingdom. Combining detailed anatomical studies of the fossilized nervous system w
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Kanpur: Teacher drills student's hand for failing to recite table
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
According to sources, the victim was identified as a resident of Sisamau studying at the upper primary school at Premnagar in the Kanpur district.
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Study reveals wide range in the amount of water people consume around the
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
A new study of thousands of people reveals a wide range in the amount of water people consume around the globe and over their lifespans, definitively spilling the oft-repeated idea that eight, 8-ounce glasses meet the human body's daily needs.
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