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If Alzheimer’s scares you, eat fish weekly
Here's the 1st study to establish a direct relationship between fish consumption, brain structure and the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease.
November 30, 2011
Solar sail mission might help clean up low-Earth orbit
NanoSail-D - carrying NASA's 1st-ever solar sail mission in low-Earth orbit - might pave the way for a clean-up of decommissioned satellites and space debris.
November 29, 2011
Cosmic rays from the heart of Cygnus
Young cosmic rays, with energies like those produced in powerful particle accelerators on Earth, are coming from the direction of the constellation Cygnus.
November 29, 2011
ChemCam instrument on Curiosity rover will seek Mars life
Scientists will use the ChemCam instrument on the Mars Curiosity rover to probe for Mars life. It'll focus highly intense, brief blasts of laser light on Mars' surface.
November 29, 2011
Jay Zwally: World’s fastest glacier doubled speed in past decade
Since 2001, the Jakoshavn Glacier, the world's fastest flowing glacier, has more than doubled its flow rate and now discharges about 5 percent of the ice leaving the Greenland ice sheet.
November 28, 2011
It’s true. It will all seem better in the morning.
UC Berkeley researchers find that dreaming takes the sting out of painful memories and experiences. So it's true ... It will all seem better in the morning.
November 28, 2011
Synesthesia: Why do people hear colors and taste words?
Synesthesia is purported to be seven times more common in artists, poets and novelists. Researchers wondered why.
November 28, 2011
Researchers study flames to understand exploding stars
Researchers study flames in the lab to gain insights into the titanic forces that drive supernovae - or exploding stars. They said their study has implications for understanding cosmic distances.
November 28, 2011
Great Dying 252 million years ago coincided with CO2 build-up
MIT researchers suggest the Great Dying lasted only 20,000 years and coincided with increased CO2 in Earth's atmosphere, comparable to today's levels.
November 25, 2011
Global food demand could double by 2050, study says
A new analysis suggests that the global food demand would benefit if wealthier nations taught poorer nations how to increase crop yields.
November 24, 2011
