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Why This Shrimp Might Kill You - "Mirror Life" That Could Wipe Out Biology - Hot tub for type 2 diabetes - Healthier Way to Cook Broccoli - Intermittent Fasting Could Have a Downside, and other drawbacks - Clinical Trials For Drug That Replaces Missing Teeth - Reading books over watching TV linked to lower dementia risk - Playing Video Games Has an Unexpected Effect on Kids' IQ - Male Cannabis Users Seem to Show Less Cognitive Decline - One Age Group Stands Out For Heat-Related Deaths - Skin Mites That Mate on Our Faces at Night... - Study Reveals More Than One in Five Are Infected With Herpes - Chernobyl Dogs' ‘Superpower’ - It's real, Drones Are Swarming Military Bases on US Soil - Art of Ancient Pottery - Bronze Age Brits, not so nice - Ancient Americans Were Specialist Mammoth Killers - relative of 'magic mushroom' discovered in Africa - Rodent glue traps to be a no-no in the US - Too much Sun, Intelligent Tractors "Acted Like They Were Demons" - Scary Surprise: Sun Can Make Superflares Once a Century - massive grand-design spiral galaxy in early universe - 'Puter woes - Elon Musk & AI - new class of haptic tech, 'feel' in VR 3D - Are Electric Vehicles a MISTAKE? - Into the Abyss: Creatures of the Midwater.
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Hot tub therapy offers hope for people with type 2 diabetesHot tubs can improve insulin effectiveness, heart health and lower blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes, research from the University of Portsmouth has found.

Study Reveals Major Drawback to The Health Benefits of FastingThe human body can survive without food for some time before starvation risks causing significant harm to the body.

Reading books over watching TV linked to lower dementia riskIt's that time of the year when most of us get the chance to sit back and enjoy some well-deserved down time. But whether you reach for the TV control, or a favorite book, your choice could have implications for your long-term brain health, say researchers at the University of South Australia.

Male Cannabis Users Seem to Show Less Cognitive Decline, Study FindsGetting high on cannabis is known to temporarily impact a person's memory, making it harder to retain and recall new information.

Skin Mites That Mate on Our Faces at Night Are Gradually Merging With HumansIf you are reading this, you are probably not alone.

Chernobyl Dogs Gained A ‘Superpower’ To Survive The Worst Nuclear Disaster EverAmid the haunting remnants of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, a new chapter of resilience unfolds. Hundreds of stray dogs, left behind in the Exclusio

Closest relative of 'magic mushroom' discovered in AfricaA team of biologists, mycologists and microbiologists in the U.S., South Africa and Zimbabwe reports that a species of mushroom growing in parts of Africa is the closest relative of Psilocybe cubensis, the most widespread hallucinogenic mushroom known to science.

Farmers Say Intelligent Tractors "Acted Like They Were Demon Possessed" After A Signal From Out Of SpaceAs the Sun approaches the peak of its 11-year cycle, an increase in solar activity has begun impacting Earth in unexpected ways. NASA anticipates this

Scientists Horrified by "Mirror Life" That Could Wipe Out Biology As We Know ItA group of scientists have called for an immediate halt on creating "mirror life" organisms, which defy biology as we know it.

Scientists Discovered a Healthier Way to Cook Broccoli – But There's a CatchIn recent years, broccoli has gained a reputation as an excellent vegetable due to its high levels of a particularly beneficial compound called sulforaphane.

Intermittent Fasting Could Have a Downside For Those Wishing to Grow Their HairFasting, or abstaining from food, is an ancient human tradition.

Clinical Trials For Drug That Replaces Missing Teeth Finally UnderwayPeople with missing teeth may be able to grow new ones, say Japanese dentists testing a pioneering drug they hope will offer an alternative to dentures and implants.

Playing Video Games Has an Unexpected Effect on Kids' IQ, Says StudyResearchers have linked spending more time playing video games with a boost in intelligence in children, which goes some way to contradicting the narrative that gaming is bad for young minds.

One Age Group Stands Out For Heat-Related Deaths, And It's Not What We ExpectedHumans are expected to die in record numbers as extreme heatwaves bake the world, and it is not just the very young and very old we need to worry about.

Study Reveals More Than One in Five Are Infected With an Incurable STIA new study has confirmed genital herpes is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world that does not have a cure and is lifelong.

Butchered bones suggest violent 'othering' of enemies in Bronze Age BritainAnalysis of the remains of at least 37 individuals from Early Bronze Age England finds they were killed, butchered, and probably consumed before being thrown down a 15m-deep shaft. It is the largest-scale example of interpersonal violence from British prehistory. The treatment of the remains was likely a means to dehumanize or 'other' the victims. This massacre was probably revenge for a perceived offense, implying a cycle of violence and questioning the idea that Early Bronze Age Britain was relatively peaceful.

Here's why rodent glue trap sales could be banned in the U.S.If passed, a federal act prohibiting the use of sticky traps could reduce harm to wildlife, such as snakes and birds, and relieve suffering of rodents, advocates say.

JWST uncovers massive grand-design spiral galaxy in early universeIndian astronomers report the detection of a new grand-design galaxy with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The newfound galaxy, which received designation A2744-GDSp-z4, is relatively large and massive. The finding was detailed in a paper published Dec. 6 on the pre-print server arXiv.

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