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Health risks associated with mixtures of man-made chemicals are underestimate
(Stockholm University) The cocktail of man-made chemicals that we are exposed to daily is a health risk which current regulations and risk assessment overlook. This is the conclusion of the EU Horizon 2020 EDC-MixRisk project that is now being presen...
Children develop PTSD when they 'overthink' their trauma
(University of East Anglia) A new study shows that children are more likely to suffer PTSD if they think their reaction to a traumatic event is not 'normal'.While most children recover well after a traumatic event, some go on to develop PTS...
NASA reshuffles spacewalk lineup, with all-female outing ruled out due to suit size
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain swap batteries during a spacewalk. (NASA Photo)
History’s first all-female spacewalk will have to wait for another time after NASA switched the lineup for two upcoming extravehicular outings at the Internat...
University of Arizona researchers making drinking water safer
(University of Arizona College of Engineering) For decades, manmade chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, were used in everything from carpets to frying pans to firefighting chemicals for their ability to repel water and oi...
New virtual reality tool allows you to see the world through the eyes of a tiny primate
(Dartmouth College) Imagine that you live in the rainforests of Southeast Asia, you're a pint-sized primate with enormous eyes and you look a little like Gizmo from the movie, 'Gremlins.' You're a tarsier -- a nocturnal animal who...
Along the Mighty Mississippi, Cities Swap Sandbags for Marshes
Several towns have restored natural wetlands to absorb floodwaters-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Study suggests how, when to support military couples after homecoming
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Military couples look forward to joyful reunions after long deployments, but difficulties may lie ahead. A study with more than 500 couples in the months after homecoming offers guidance on how and when to...
Race at the edge of the Sun: Ions are faster than atoms
(University of Göttingen) Ions move faster than atoms in the gas streams of a solar prominence. Scientists at the University of Göttingen, the Institut d'Astrophysique in Paris and the Istituto Ricerche Solari Locarno have observed this. The res...
How 3-D Printing Could Break into the Building Industry
Imagine a single trained operator making a bridge, home or barracks-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Spotting hacks automatically, before the hackers do
(Resolution Partners) In response to serious new security flaws found in almost every computer chip on the market today, researchers at Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany, in collaboration with scientists at Stanford, have developed a mat...