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A highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant was unknowingly spreading for months in the United States by October 2020, according to a new study

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School gardens linked with kids eating more vegetables: Students who participated in gardening, nutrition and cooking classes ate a half serving more vegetables per day

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Desalination Breakthrough Could Lead to Cheaper Water Filtration

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Declines in blue-collar jobs have left some working-class men frustrated by unmet job expectations and more likely to suffer an early death by suicide

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A new type of soil created by engineers can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants, potentially expanding the map of farmable land around the globe to previously inhospitable places and reducing water use in agriculture at a time of growing droughts.

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Research shows compensating employees based on their accomplishments rather than on hours worked produces better results

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A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious

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Antibody Test Developed for COVID-19 That is Sensitive, Specific and Scalable: A new antibody test for the virus that causes COVID-19 is more accurate and can handle a much larger number of donor samples at lower overall cost than the current standard antibody tests

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Decades-Old Mystery of Lithium-Ion Battery Storage Solved: Transition-metal oxides possess unique ways to store energy beyond classic electrochemical storage mechanisms, thus tripling the energy storage capability of materials used in today's lithium ion batteries

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New Cobalt-free Li-ion battery reduces costs with similar design and performance

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Responding to a need to quickly develop billions of doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines, a scientific team has successfully redesigned a key protein from the coronavirus, and the modification could enable much faster and more stable production of vaccines worldwide.

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Research has found that people are happier with experiential purchases over material ones irrespective of when you measure happiness: before, during or after consumption

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Scientists have genetically engineered a symbiotic honeybee gut bacterium to protect against parasitic and viral infections associated with colony collapse.

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The Habitable Zone Planet Finder instrument on the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at the University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory has found its first habitable-zone exoplanet, a miniature Neptune orbiting a red dwarf about 100 light-years from Earth.

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'Fake news' isn't easy to spot on Facebook

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In a Close Race, the Less Popular Candidate Has a 45% Chance of Becoming President

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Police less proactive after negative public scrutiny, even if they are deeply motivated to help people, according to a new US study, which suggests that the new social phenomenon of “cop shaming” is causing performance problems in police departments nationwide.

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Boosting academic success does not have to derive from new teachers or curriculum; it can also come from changing students’ attitudes by teaching them a growth mindset, the belief that intellectual abilities are not fixed but can be developed, suggests a new study (n>12,000; 65 public high schools).

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People who cheat on their spouses are significantly more likely to engage in misconduct in the workplace

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New research found optimal timing of warm baths and showers for cooling down of core body temperature in order to improve sleep quality is about 90 minutes before going to bed, which aids the natural circadian process and increase chances of falling asleep quickly and have better quality sleep.

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Immunologists have captured the process in which developing killer T-cells are tested by dendritic and other cells to see if they react to normal proteins(self-antigens) from the body

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Newly discovered layers of ice buried a mile beneath Mars’ north pole are the remnants of ancient polar ice sheets and could be one of the largest water reservoirs on the planet

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New evidence shows that public debates about policies and laws involving marginalized groups can lead bullies to target young people identified as being part of those groups.

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Ancient 'Texas Serengeti' had elephant-like animals, rhinos, alligators and more - In total, the fossil trove contains nearly 4,000 specimens representing 50 animal species, all of which roamed the Texas Gulf Coast 11 million to 12 million years ago.

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To Stoke Creativity, Crank Out Ideas and Then Step Away - "Employers should incentivize workers to produce an abundance of ideas -- even mediocre ones -- and then have them step away from the project for an 'incubation period.'"

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Formerly sedentary young adults who were instructed to exercise regularly for several weeks started choosing healthier foods without being asked to, finds a new study of 2,680 young adults.

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Intellectual curiosity and confidence made children more adept to take on math and reading than diligence and perseverance, suggesting that children’s personalities may influence how they perform in math and reading…

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Where Water Goes After Fracking is Tied to Earthquake Risk

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Genes Are Key to Academic Success, Study Shows

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Using Chosen Names Reduces Odds of Depression and Suicide in Transgender Youths

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A highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant was unknowingly spreading for months in the United States by October 2020, according to a new study

School gardens linked with kids eating more vegetables: Students who participated in gardening, nutrition and cooking classes ate a half serving more vegetables per day

Desalination Breakthrough Could Lead to Cheaper Water Filtration

Declines in blue-collar jobs have left some working-class men frustrated by unmet job expectations and more likely to suffer an early death by suicide

A new type of soil created by engineers can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants, potentially expanding the map of farmable land around the globe to previously inhospitable places and reducing water use in agriculture at a time of growing droughts.

Research shows compensating employees based on their accomplishments rather than on hours worked produces better results

A study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds that the virus that causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious

Antibody Test Developed for COVID-19 That is Sensitive, Specific and Scalable: A new antibody test for the virus that causes COVID-19 is more accurate and can handle a much larger number of donor samples at lower overall cost than the current standard antibody tests

Decades-Old Mystery of Lithium-Ion Battery Storage Solved: Transition-metal oxides possess unique ways to store energy beyond classic electrochemical storage mechanisms, thus tripling the energy storage capability of materials used in today's lithium ion batteries

New Cobalt-free Li-ion battery reduces costs with similar design and performance

Responding to a need to quickly develop billions of doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines, a scientific team has successfully redesigned a key protein from the coronavirus, and the modification could enable much faster and more stable production of vaccines worldwide.

Research has found that people are happier with experiential purchases over material ones irrespective of when you measure happiness: before, during or after consumption

Scientists have genetically engineered a symbiotic honeybee gut bacterium to protect against parasitic and viral infections associated with colony collapse.

The Habitable Zone Planet Finder instrument on the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at the University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory has found its first habitable-zone exoplanet, a miniature Neptune orbiting a red dwarf about 100 light-years from Earth.

'Fake news' isn't easy to spot on Facebook

In a Close Race, the Less Popular Candidate Has a 45% Chance of Becoming President

Police less proactive after negative public scrutiny, even if they are deeply motivated to help people, according to a new US study, which suggests that the new social phenomenon of “cop shaming” is causing performance problems in police departments nationwide.

People who cheat on their spouses are significantly more likely to engage in misconduct in the workplace

New research found optimal timing of warm baths and showers for cooling down of core body temperature in order to improve sleep quality is about 90 minutes before going to bed, which aids the natural circadian process and increase chances of falling asleep quickly and have better quality sleep.

Immunologists have captured the process in which developing killer T-cells are tested by dendritic and other cells to see if they react to normal proteins(self-antigens) from the body

Newly discovered layers of ice buried a mile beneath Mars’ north pole are the remnants of ancient polar ice sheets and could be one of the largest water reservoirs on the planet

New evidence shows that public debates about policies and laws involving marginalized groups can lead bullies to target young people identified as being part of those groups.

Ancient 'Texas Serengeti' had elephant-like animals, rhinos, alligators and more - In total, the fossil trove contains nearly 4,000 specimens representing 50 animal species, all of which roamed the Texas Gulf Coast 11 million to 12 million years ago.

To Stoke Creativity, Crank Out Ideas and Then Step Away - "Employers should incentivize workers to produce an abundance of ideas -- even mediocre ones -- and then have them step away from the project for an 'incubation period.'"

Formerly sedentary young adults who were instructed to exercise regularly for several weeks started choosing healthier foods without being asked to, finds a new study of 2,680 young adults.

Intellectual curiosity and confidence made children more adept to take on math and reading than diligence and perseverance, suggesting that children’s personalities may influence how they perform in math and reading…

Where Water Goes After Fracking is Tied to Earthquake Risk

Genes Are Key to Academic Success, Study Shows

Using Chosen Names Reduces Odds of Depression and Suicide in Transgender Youths