Researchers have shown that the phenomenology of ‘mind blanking’ challenges the belief that the human mind…
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Some everyday materials have memories, and now they can be erased
Some solid materials have a memory of how they have previously been stretched out, which impacts…
Logging down the value chain raises future forest sustainability concerns
Over a 50-year period, logging on B.C.’s Central Coast preferentially targeted the highest value locations on…
Cleaner, more cost-effective way to make useful industrial chemicals
A team of researchers has developed a new, ecologically sensitive way to produce these nanocrystals through…
The surprising Swiss-Army-knife-like functions of a powerful enzyme
Blue-green algae (AKA cyanobacteria) have a superpower which likely helps them be highly successful as invaders…
Genes that modulate aging, lifespan
Scientists are exploring the elaborate interplay between genes, sex, growth, and age and how they influence…
Study links omega-3s to improved brain structure, cognition at midlife
Healthy study volunteers whose red blood cells contained higher concentrations of omega-3 fatty acids were found…
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease progression
A study provides compelling evidence of the important role of hepatocyte adenosine kinase in the progression…
Petting dogs engages the social brain, according to neuroimaging
Researchers report that viewing, feeling, and touching real dogs leads to increasingly higher levels of activity…
College student 'Fear of Missing Out' (FoMO) associated with illicit behavior
The fear of missing out (FoMO) on rewarding and fun experiences is something that most people…