It’s a packed week for stargazers, as both the Beaver moon and the Taurid meteor shower are expected to peak later this week. The Beaver moon, known as November’s full moon, is also the second of three consecutive supermoons this year, which…
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Scientists in Japan create a new wine grape with a wild twist
A research team led by Professor Emeritus Takuji Hoshino of Okayama University of Science (OUS) has successfully cultivated a new wine grape variety called “Muscat Shiragai.” The hybrid was produced by crossing the wild Shiraga grape, a species…
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Exercise in a Pill? Oral Compound Shown to Replicate Its Anti-Aging Benefits
New research uncovers how the kidney-derived metabolite betaine mirrors exercise’s rejuvenating effects A study published in Cell by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Xuanwu Hospital at Capital Medical University has revealed…
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Study: Employee burnout levels drop significantly when companies deploy personalized mobile-based interventions
The Institute of Behavioral and Decision Science (IBDS) at HKU Business School (HKUBS), in collaboration with the Hong Kong Association for Customer Service Excellence (HKACE), released a new study report focusing on employee well-being and…
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Earthshot prize's request for a vegan menu for Prince William leaves a bitter taste in the Amazon
Saulo Jennings, an acclaimed Amazonian chef and UN gastronomy tourism ambassador, was reportedly outraged when organizers of Prince William’s Earthshot Prize asked him to prepare an entirely vegan menu. For Jennings, being told to exclude…
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Why Do We Eat Chickens And Turkeys And Not Birds Like Seagull And Swan?
Chicken, whether Kentucky fried or simply buttered, is a large part of the human diet. The average American, for instance, eats around 45 kilograms (100 pounds) of chicken every year, according to the National Chicken Council. If you were so…
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Reef restoration shouldn't just be about growing corals—but also bringing reefs to life, new study suggests
Over the past twenty years, coral reef restoration has seen unprecedented growth worldwide. From Indonesia to the Caribbean, thousands of projects have been launched with the goal of “saving” coral reefs—often by planting coral fragments or…
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A 25-year Crohn’s disease mystery finally cracked by AI
The human digestive system relies on two main kinds of macrophages, a type of specialized white blood cell, to maintain intestinal health. One group, the inflammatory macrophages, attacks harmful microbes, while the other, the non-inflammatory…
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Zoning Out May Be Your Brain’s Rinse Cycle, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
We’re all familiar with the feeling of zoning out, especially when we’re sleep-deprived. A new study suggests these brief wanderings of attention are our brain’s attempts to catch up on maintenance that usually happens while we snooze.
The…
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Entangled atoms found to supercharge light emission
Researchers from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, the Centre for New Technologies at the University of Warsaw, and Emory University (Atlanta, USA) have explored how atoms influence one another when interacting with light. Their…
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