Eating 50 grams of walnuts mixed into muesli and yoghurt led to faster reaction times throughout the day and better memory performance later in the day when compared to eating an equivalent calorie-matched breakfast without nuts, according to…
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Hinting at answer to a chicken-or-egg question on evolution — Harvard Gazette
For biochemists, it’s the which-came-first question: oxygen production by photosynthesis or oxygen consumption by aerobic metabolism?
In photosynthesis, algae and plants take in sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into fuel for…
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Mega-iceberg from Antarctica on collision course with South Georgia: Harbinger of things to come?
It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate change is making it happen more frequently, with…
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Research provides new detail on the impact of volcanic activity on early marine life
Analysis of fossilised rocks known as stromatolites from more than two-and-a-half billion years ago has provided new insights into the conditions on Earth before the evolution of oxygen.
Led by Northumbria University researcher, Dr Ashley Martin,…
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Ultra Processed Foods Contribute to High Obesity Levels in Canadian Children
A recent longitudinal study on Canadian children published in Journal of the American Medical Association has provided significant insights into the relationship between ultra-processed food (UPF) intake…
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How a puffin patrol in Iceland is saving the iconic seabirds
A small, rocky island off Iceland is home to the world’s largest breeding colony of Atlantic puffins.
When breeding season is in full swing, around 1.5 million adults pair up and nestle into burrows on the grassy seaside slopes…
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The Surprisingly Independent Evolution of the Avian Brain
A part of the brain called the pallium is responsible for many complex functions. In mammals, the pallium is thought to be where the neocortex forms, and gives rise to the cerebral cortex and isocortex….
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Ford’s EV transition made combustion engineers expendable
When veteran Wall Street Journal reporter Mike Colias began writing about the automotive industry in 2010, the internal-combustion engine still served as the beating heart of legacy carmakers. Since then, the hard pivot to electric vehicles has…Continue Reading
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Can animals have mental disabilities?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to
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New Insights Into Hepatitis B Infection Reveal a Potential Treatment
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes hepatitis B. Worldwide, hepatitis B is thought to be the second deadliest infection; it’s estimated that about five percent of the global population have the disease. This liver…
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