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Can you get sleeps brain benefits without actually sleeping?
Alexandra Becker - Rice U.
New research could potentially change our fundamental understanding of how sleep boosts brainpower. While its well known that sleep enhances cognitive performance, the underlying neural mechanisms, ...[Continue Reading]
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12 Creative Ways To Bring Art Into Your Life, From Bookshelf To Boudoir, Wardrobe To Winerack
Lee Sharrock, Contributor, Lee Sharrock, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/leesharrock/
Art doesnt have to be restricted to the conventional notion of a decorative painting on a wall. Art is a shapeshifting concept and can come in many different guises, from literary art to wearable art ...[Continue Reading]
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High-speed camera catches cucumber squirting seeds at 65 feet-per-second
Laura Baisas
Blink and you might miss how quickly this squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) ejects its seeds. The mechanics behind this natural marvel have been a tough biological case to crack. Now, with a c ...[Continue Reading]
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Bird flu strikes 1st child in the US CDC says infection source unknown
pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan)
A child in California is recovering from H5N1 bird flu after becoming the first kid in the Unites States to get infected with the virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) repo ...[Continue Reading]
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Do We Really Need to Be Worried About Fluoride in Tap Water?
Liz Krieger
Distrust of fluoridated water long-considered the only reason some Americans still have teeth was already growing before RFK Jr., Trumps pick to chair the Department of Health and Human Services, twe ...[Continue Reading]
The Cut
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NASA Ames Stars of the Month: November 2024
Aaron McKinnon
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Forrest Melton, Ariel Deutsch, Dan Sirbu, and Chanel Idos. Their commitment to the NASA mission ...[Continue Reading]
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