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Science has found a simple way to free us from our addiction to social media
Trying to limit your screen time? A new app uses a simple, science-backed trick to break the bad ha…
Shubham Agarwal
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Scientists are now studying why India saw a five decade long decline in rainfall until 2000
The variability manifested itself in a decline in monsoon rainfall over north central India star…
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Global air quality significantly impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns: Study
Such a significant drop in emissions is unprecedented since air quality monitoring from satellites…
PTI
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COVID-19 lockdowns significantly impacting global air quality, studies find
Such a significant drop in emissions is unprecedented since air quality monitoring from satellites…
PTI
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Scientists spotted jets of hot gas whizzing out of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a nearby galaxy
Authors of a new study reveal how they imaged plasma jets shooting out of a black hole nestled insi…
Aylin Woodward
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A genetic advantage inherited from Neanderthals could give some people a 22% lower risk of severe COVID-19
The remnants of Neanderthal DNA are more common in people from Europe and Asia. They could confer a…
Aria Bendix
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New model to estimate impact of interventions in controlling COVID-19 pandemic: Study
"From the very beginning, we designed our computer model so that it could be transferred to other …
PTI
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The only thing Elon Musk understands about Twitter is how to kill it
Musk declared that Twitter is a "collective cybernetic super-intelligence." Which reveals how littl…
Adam Rogers
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If you want to eat like your paleo ancestors, stop cutting out all carbs, a new study suggests
Advocates of the paleo diet assume that our human ancestors had a meat-heavy, low-carb diet. But re…
Aylin Woodward,Gabby Landsverk
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Scientists captured the first-ever picture of a supermassive black hole in the middle of a feeding frenzy — and it’s a little twisted
It’s called a quasar because it’s actively sucking in material, creating a very bright cen…
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Young adults can't stop partying during the pandemic because they're wired that way
Yes, young adults think they're invincible. Socializing also helps them reinforce their identity an…
Hillary Hoffower
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Why can't I stop sneezing? The science behind sneezes, and how to stop sneezing
Sneezing is your body's response to foreign particles causing irritation or inflammation inside you…
Rebecca Cairns
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Astronomers say they've discovered the largest magnetic fields in the universe
When clusters of galaxies collide, their billions of stars and trillions of planets rarely make con…
Dave Mosher
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Your chances of living longer are better once you reach 105 - further evidence that humans may not have reached their age limit yet
"Our data tell us that there is no fixed limit to the human lifespan yet in sight," said Kenneth Wa…
Lindsay Dodgson
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A spacecraft rocketing around the sun just beamed back the closest images ever taken of our star
The Solar Orbiter discovered little explosions happening all across the solar surface. They could c…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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This 'crazy' idea might radically speed up the search for intelligent alien life
If aliens are indeed looking for us - as we are for them - they're probably trying to detect a very…
Sarah Kramer,Dave Mosher
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Anthropologists have found the oldest skull of one our of earliest human ancestors. The 3.8-million-year-old fossil changes our understanding of human history.
They discovered an almost complete skull split into two major pieces - the upper jaw bone was separ…
Aylin Woodward
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Scientists can tell what kind of movie you're watching based on the chemicals in your breath
"The chemical signature of 'The Hunger Games' was very clear; even when we repeated the measurement…
Jacob Shamsian
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A government-funded research project using insects to genetically modify crops could trigger a 'biological arms race,' scientists warn
Over the past two years, scientists at a number of universities, including Pennsylvania State Unive…
Peter Kotecki
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Astronomers caught a planet being born for the first time in a stunning new picture
PDS 70b has an atmosphere - but it's no place you'd want to visit. Astronomers who've studied the d…