Why Is Yawning Contagious
Someone starts and it spreads…why is yawning contagious? Whether at work, school or a dinner, once someone yawns, it is over…more yawning, then someone gets up and the…
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Imaging tech: No longer a last resort
Newswise — There are various ways to image biological samples on a microscopic level, and each has its own pros and cons. For the first time, a team…
Read more Imaging tech: No longer a last resortAccurate measurements of black carbon in the atmosphere
Newswise — Our industrialized society releases many and various pollutants into the world. Combustion in particular produces aerosol mass including black carbon. Although this only accounts for a…
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Honey Bee Brains: A Look at Evolution
Newswise — Researchers have proposed a new model for the evolution of higher brain functions and behaviors in the Hymenoptera order of insects. The team compared the Kenyon…
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Rats bop to the beat
Newswise — Accurately moving to a musical beat was thought to be a skill innately unique to humans. However, new research now shows that rats also have this…
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Opening the eye of the storm
Newswise — For the first time, high-energy muon particles created in the atmosphere have allowed researchers to explore the structures of storms in a way that traditional visualization…
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