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Democrats Want Any Infrastructure Bill to Address Climate Change
Proponents have floated proposals ranging from energy efficiency to electric grid modernization-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Weekday-Weekend Sleep Unbalance Bad for Blood Sugar Regulation
Weekday sleep deprivation with weekend make-up sleeping seems to be worse for blood sugar control than even chronic sleep deprivation alone. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Sussex scientists one step closer to a clock that could replace GPS and Galileo
(University of Sussex) Scientists in the Emergent Photonics Lab (EPic Lab) at the University of Sussex have made a breakthrough to a crucial element of an atomic clock -- devices which could reduce our reliance on satellite mapping in the future -- u...
Genes that evolve from scratch expand protein diversity
(University of Chicago Medical Center) A new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution led by scientists from the University of Chicago challenges one of the classic assumptions about how new proteins evolve.
Too lazy to brush and floss? Research team will motivate you with online counseling
(University at Buffalo) University at Buffalo researchers have received a new $438,000 grant to develop the first online intervention based on motivational interviewing to help dental patients improve oral health behaviors, including frequent brushin...
Deep Time
Dead things, bubbles in ice cores, layers of sediment: together, they testify to the power of the atmosphere to change the Earth-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The largest ever catalog of bacteria in the human body contain over 150 thousands genomes
(Università di Trento) The largest ever catalog of bacterial and archaeal microbes commonly populating the human body across worldwide populations has been assembled. This is the main result of a new study coordinated by Nicola Segata and Edoardo Pas...
Radioactive Glass Beads May Tell the Terrible Tale of How the Fukushima Meltdown Unfolded
The microscopic particles unleashed by the plant’s explosions are also a potential environmental and health concern-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Air pollution may impact fetal cardiovascular system, Rutgers study says
(Rutgers University) Microscopic particles in air pollution inhaled by pregnant women may damage fetal cardiovascular development, according to a study by Rutgers researchers.The study, published in the journal Cardiovascular Toxicology, found that e...
New species of stiletto snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa
(Pensoft Publishers) During surveys in the Upper Guinea forest zone of Liberia and Guinea, scientists discovered snakes later identified as a new to science species. It belongs to the stiletto snakes, spectacular for their unusual skulls, allowing th...