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Orangutan’s Vocabularies Are Shaped By Socializing With Others, Just Like Humans

Orangutan’s Vocabularies Are Shaped By Socializing With Others, Just Like Humans

Apes’ vocabularies change when they hang out, much like humans’, and it only takes one social contact to develop these creatures’ individual “vocal personalities.” That’s…
Hypersonic Missiles Used In Ukraine for First Time, Russia Claims

Hypersonic Missiles Used In Ukraine for First Time, Russia Claims

During the continuing invasion of Ukraine, Russia claims to have fired a hypersonic missile to destroy a subterranean Ukrainian stockpile, marking the first time the…
A Hydraulic Model Developed to Assess the Extent to which Human-Caused Climate Change has Influenced Flooding

A Hydraulic Model Developed to Assess the Extent to which Human-Caused Climate Change has Influenced Flooding

How much do climate change’s effects contribute to extreme weather events? It’s difficult to say the variables are numerous; each occurrence is unique, and there’s…
Ammonium Fluorosilicate – a White Crystalline Solid

Ammonium Fluorosilicate – a White Crystalline Solid

The formula for ammonium fluorosilicate is (NH4)2SiF6. It has the appearance of a white crystalline solid. It is a hazardous compound, as are all fluorosilicic…
HIV-1 Virus is the Subject of Pioneering Simulations

HIV-1 Virus is the Subject of Pioneering Simulations

The first biologically accurate computer model of the HIV-1 viral liposome has been completed. The creation of sphingomyelin and cholesterol-rich microdomains is a key discovery…
Artificial Intelligence Hardware Could Now Include the Brain’s Secret to Life-Long Learning

Artificial Intelligence Hardware Could Now Include the Brain’s Secret to Life-Long Learning

The human brain adapts when it learns anything new. When artificial intelligence (AI) learns anything new, though, it has a tendency to forget what it…
Gliese 667 Cc – an Exoplanet

Gliese 667 Cc – an Exoplanet

Gliese 667 Cc is an exoplanet that circles an M-type star. It is an exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the red dwarf star…
Children’s Growth is Influenced by Appetite Genes

Children’s Growth is Influenced by Appetite Genes

Have you ever wondered why little kids gain weight so quickly and so differently in their first years of life? Now, researchers at the University…
Mindfulness is Aided by Combining Traditional Mandala Coloring and Brain-Sensing Technologies

Mindfulness is Aided by Combining Traditional Mandala Coloring and Brain-Sensing Technologies

Combining centuries-old mandala coloring with cutting-edge computing and brain-sensing technology may lead to new ways of assisting people in achieving mindfulness. Mandalas are geometric shape…
Sleep Deprivation Raises Harmful Abdominal Fat – according to study

Sleep Deprivation Raises Harmful Abdominal Fat – according to study

Obesity is a huge problem in the United States, but new research from UT Southwestern reveals that we may need to adjust our perspective on…
Meat-free Diets have been linked to Reduced Risk of Cancer

Meat-free Diets have been linked to Reduced Risk of Cancer

Plant-based diets, such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, have been linked to lower cancer risk, whereas consuming red and processed meat raises the risk…
The Gut Bacteria of a Giant Panda Help it Stay Chubby on a Bamboo Diet

The Gut Bacteria of a Giant Panda Help it Stay Chubby on a Bamboo Diet

Even though the big panda only eats fibrous bamboo, it manages to keep fat and healthy. Researchers report in the journal Cell Reports that changes…
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