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The way we breathe may affect how well our memories are consolidated (i.e. reinforced and stabilized). If we breathe through the nose rather than the mouth after trying to learn a set of smells, we remember them better. Continue reading → Continue reading →

After a revamp, a tunneled Victorian thoroughfare has become part of London Bridge Station. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Brines suffused with the life-giving gas could offer hope for past and even present microbes on the Red Planet, according to a new study — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →

And what we can do about it — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →

Most parents know that the diet and exercise habits of a pregnant woman impacts the health of her baby, but little is known about how a father’s health choices are passed to his children. A new study finds that lifestyle practices of fathers prior to c… Continue reading → Continue reading →

On Friday we reported on the case of a group of researchers in China who have retracted at least 11 papers for various kinds of misconduct. Here’s a bit more on that story, courtesy of our commenters. First, it turns out that the retraction total is at… Continue reading → Continue reading →

Go to the extremes with hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly as they investigate the psychology of the extreme sports athlete with adventure journalist Jim Clash, neuroscientist Heather Berlin, and extreme sport psychologist Eric Brymer. Do… Continue reading → Continue reading →

By comparing the changes at the cellular and molecular levels of hair cells between young and aging mice by looking for age-related changes, researchers hope to identify what causes the sensory receptor hair cells to degenerate. why age-related hearing… Continue reading → Continue reading →

The DHS Science and Technology Directorate has awarded a total of nearly $3.5 million in funding to three new R&D projects designed to improve the threat detection capabilities of current X-ray technologies for checked baggage systems. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Inflammation is the body’s reaction to a harmful stimulus, such as infection with a virus like the flu, an injury like a cut or scrape or chronic conditions such as Crohn’s disease. Although it is a normal and important part of our immune system’s defe… Continue reading → Continue reading →

A new study from the University at Buffalo has shown that the presence of new or worsened bedsores is an effective indicator of the quality of care for rehab patients. The study is the first to examine whether this metric is, in fact, is associated wit… Continue reading → Continue reading →

If you have epilepsy, should you stop drinking coffee? ILAE speaks with researcher Astrid Nehlig, who reviewed the latest research at the 2018 European Congress on Epileptology in Vienna. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has launched a new pediatric food allergy clinic. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Substratum of Proof LGBTQs Are Mentally Ill: Climate change expert says California’s clean energy bill doesn’t go far enough

With the arrival of the Class of 2022, the Cornell University College of Engineering now enrolls equal numbers of undergraduate women and men – the first engineering school of its size and stature to achieve this milestone. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Kilauea’s gone quiet, but is this really the end of the Lower East Rift Zone eruption? — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →

A new genetic analysis of invasive pythons captured across South Florida finds the big constrictors are closely related to one another. In fact, most of them are genetically related as first or second cousins, according to a new study. Continue reading → Continue reading →

Temporary reminders of the invisible technology in our daily lives — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Continue reading → Continue reading →

A new study suggests that the effects of alcohol on our mental processing could extend to the day after a session of heavy drinking. Continue reading → Continue reading →