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Health & MedicineCoffee gives jolt to life span
Unlike wine's, coffee's benefits apparently keep increasing well beyond the first two servings.
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SpaceStellar superflares’ trigger challenged
Massive eruptions on sunlike stars might not require magnetic interactions from a big, hot, nearby planet.
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HumansDon’t listen to advice, and other advice from Nobel laureates
Top scientists share stories and words of wisdom with finalists at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
By Devin Powell -
TechParalyzed woman grips, sips coffee with robot arm
For the first time, a brain-computer interface is powerful enough to enable useful movement in human patients.
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HumansAt ISEF, fusion is hot
A South Carolina teen makes the finals of the 2012 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair by developing a directed neutron source.
By Devin Powell -
EarthNatural sinks still sopping up carbon
Ecosystems haven’t yet maxed out their ability to absorb fossil fuel emissions, new calculations suggest.
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Health & MedicineEven moderate noise may harm hearing
Chronic, low-level sound exposure causes deficits in rats.
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Schizophrenia’s core genetic features proposed
Researchers may be closing in on the inherited component of a disease whose causes have been difficult to establish.
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LifeGene study links stronger memories, PTSD
New finding may help explain why some people experience psychological problems after traumatic experiences.
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LifeClimate change may leave many mammals homeless
In some places over the next century, projected warming threatens the survival of more than one in three species.
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Retinal implants could restore partial vision
In lab tests on rat retinas, a photovoltaic chip helps display images through special goggles.