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Forests with multiple tree species are 70% more effective as carbon sinks than monoculture forests

Contraceptive pills might impair fear-regulating regions in women's brains

‘Social loafing’: scientists have found that when human are working in teams which combine work by robots and humans, humans relied on the robots and paid less attention to the work

Special wildlife exits installed along a Texas highway to provide safe passage for the endangered Texas ocelot functioned as designed according to a new study

Our sense of smell changes the colors we see: study (N=24) showed that unconscious ‘crossmodal’ associations with our sense of smell can affect our perception of colors

Scientists, examining music tastes of a broad German sample, found it’s not sufficient to know what genres people like to describe their musical taste, and certain musical tastes may be connected to specific socio-demographic and personality variables of people who like the same genres

Termite mounds reveal secret to creating ‘living and breathing’ buildings that use less energy

Lizards at US Army’s Fort Carson are stress eating in response to flyover noise from military aircraft

Babies’ gut microbiome not influenced by mothers’ vaginal microbiome composition, although it has been a longstanding assumption that birth mode and associated exposure of newborns to their mothers’ vaginal microbiome during delivery greatly affects the development of babies’ gut microbiome

Proof that Neanderthals ate crabs is another ‘nail in the coffin’ for primitive cave dweller stereotypes

Study finds that microalgae and other microscopic, plant-like organisms could help feed the world’s growing population more sustainably than current agricultural systems.

Songbird species aggressively mob predator owls — mostly in late summer and autumn when owls prey on young birds, and at low altitudes where the owls are most common

60% of home compostable plastic doesn’t fully break down

Exposure to e-cigarette flavoring chemicals and liquids can cause significant inflammation to monocytes, a type of white blood cell

Ancient Maya cities were dangerously contaminated with mercury which resulted in severe and dangerous pollution in their day, which persists even today.

Traces of 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill still detectable in 2020, study finds

Fish are helping researchers track down the origins of how brains compute maths, because they perceive quantities using similar parts of their brains as mammals and birds

Ancient art and genetics reveal origin of world’s most expensive spice

Robotic arms connected directly to brain of partially paralyzed man allows him to feed himself

Neuroscientists have recorded the activity of a dying human brain

Study: More than half of plastics in Mediterranean marine protected areas originated elsewhere

Study: Emotionally manipulative political ads fail at swaying new voters, but excel at ensuring party loyalty

Adults wearing masks may decrease Covid-19 outbreaks at schools and preschools, shows a new study

Tomato fruits send electrical warnings to the rest of the plant when attacked

Researchers deconstruct ancient Jewish parchment using multiple imaging techniques

Study shows for the first time in wild birds that capacity to use info from competing species when choosing a nest site depend on individual cognitive ability

High achievement cultures may kill students' interest in math—specially for girls

Recovery from grief is a slow, difficult process for families of victims of terrorist attacks

Grooming behavior between dairy cows reveals complex social network

Couples that spend the night in the same bed show increased REM sleep and synchronization of sleep architecture.

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