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20/11/2020

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11/09/2019

Scientists are advancing towards a treatment for pancreatic cancer. Read the ins and outs on sciencebriefss!

https://sciencebriefss.com/health/breaking-the-defense-wall-of-pancreatic-cancer

Weakening the defensive wall around a tumor so that chemomedicines can reach cancer cells better: if that approach proves to be effective in humans, that w...

25/07/2019

No room for doubt: science shows that current global warming is unique to the postindustrial era, and can be linked to greenhouse gas emissions. Is this the end of climate skepticism? Read it here on sciencebriefss.com: https://sciencebriefss.com/earth/current-global-warming-is-unique-in-history-and-parallels-greenhouse-gas-emissions

The average temperature on earth has risen faster than ever in the last 150 years. This is apparent from three new studies, recently published in the scien...

05/07/2019

Planting trees to save the climate

Let's start planting trees to save the climate! https://sciencebriefss.com/earth/planting-trees-to-save-the-climate

Researchers have calculated that 0.9 billion hectares of land worldwide could be used for reforestation to capture two thirds of human-made carbone mission...

07/06/2019

Intestinal bacteria influence the effect of commonly used therapeutic drugs

Important scientific news: bacteria in our intestines metabolize commonly-used medicines. Is this why many drugs work in some patients, but not in others? Read a summary on sciencebriefss.com:

https://sciencebriefss.com/health/intestinal-bacteria-influence-the-effect-of-commonly-used-therapeutic-drugs

Commonly used drugs such as cancer medication, antidepressants, birth-control contraceptive pills, and those that lower blood pressure or cholesterol are c...

06/06/2019

Bacteria in fermented food signal to the immune system

This can only be a German study: bacteria in Sauerkraut communicate with the immune system. Read a summary here:
https://sciencebriefss.com/life-news/bacteria-in-fermented-food-signal-to-the-immune-system

Lactic acid bacteria, which convert cabbage into sauerkraut and milk into yoghurt, have been found to secrete a substance (D-phenyllactic acid) that binds...

04/06/2019

Some dinosaurs had feathers, long before birds

What came first, the feather or the bird? Read it on Sciencebriefss!
https://sciencebriefss.com/life-news/some-dinosaurs-had-feathers-long-before-birds

After analyzing 250-million-year-old fossils from China, paleontologists have discovered that pterosaurs had feathers, long before birds had evolved. The f...

26/05/2019

Billion-year-old fossil of a fungus found in Canada

Mushrooms have appeared on earth much earlier than we thought... One billion years ago! Read here about this amazing discovery:

https://sciencebriefss.com/life-news/billion-year-old-fossil-of-a-fungus-found-in-canada

Numerous microfossils of fungi have been found in Canada, which are up to one billion years old. This find pushes the age of fungi back by 450 million year...

15/05/2019

Bad news: Salmonella carries a newly discovered antibiotic resistance gene

Is antibiotics resistance becoming a threat to human health? What do you think about this newly discovered resistance gene that renders even the last resort antibiotic colistin useless? Check it out here:

https://sciencebriefss.com/life-news/bad-news-salmonella-carries-a-newly-discovered-antibiotic-resistance-gene

When scientists analyzed the genome of Salmonella bacteria, they discovered a gene, named mcr-9, that renders bacteria resistant to the last resort antibio...

07/05/2019

Shrinking biodiversity threatens human life, research warns

Big news yesterday: about one million (!) plant and animal species might become extinct in the next decades. And we, humans, are to blame! Read a summary on sciencebriefss.com

https://sciencebriefss.com/life-news/shrinking-biodiversity-threatens-human-life-research-warns

Plant and animal species on earth are declining at such a rapid pace that human life is also threatened. This emerges from a large scientific study of the...

26/02/2019

Understanding animals’ social life could help save endangered species

https://sciencebriefss.com/life-news/understanding-animals-social-life-could-help-save-endangered-species

A new scientific publication supports the idea that understanding the rich social life of animals might help conservation efforts. The cultural aspects of...

21/02/2019

This is why zebras have stripes

I never thought about that!

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The origin of the typical stripe pattern of zebras has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, a new study suggests an interesting theory: the stripes may be...

12/02/2019

Here's The Scientific Reason Incompetent People Are Often So Confident

Good read

You may have witnessed this scene at work, while socializing with friends or over a holiday dinner with extended family: Someone who has very little knowledge in a subject claims to know a lot. That person might even boast about being an expert.

12/02/2019

Geologists Figured Out Where the Most Remote Part of the Ocean Came From

Material from the seafloor reveals a previously unknown region of Earth's molten deeps.

https://www.livescience.com/64737-antarctic-new-mantle-ocean.html

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The Australian-Antarctic Ridge was expected to have emerged with the Pacific to its East. The real story was a surprise to geologists.

05/02/2019

No secrets: Musk releases all Tesla patents to help fight climate change, save the Earth

Good!

The billionaire said it 'is impossible for Tesla to build electric cars fast enough to address the carbon crisis.'

04/02/2019

Does the time of year really impact your mood?

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-02-year-impact-mood.html

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When daylight saving time ends in late fall, it is common to start experiencing an onset of mild depressive feelings and tendencies, often coined as "winter blues." Energy levels seem to decrease with the temperature drop, people tend to feel more tired and sluggish, and there is an element of dread...

04/02/2019

Cosmic collisions shape the atmosphere of planets

Interesting!

https://sciencebriefss.com/space-science-news/cosmic-collisions-shape-the-atmosphere-of-planets

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Why are rocky planets around the universe so diverse when it comes to their atmosphere? Astronomers came up with an answer by simulating a variety of cosmi...

01/02/2019

Leprosy brought to Ireland by Vikings, according to new evidence

Interesting article!

https://sciencebriefss.com/life-news/leprosy-brought-to-ireland-by-vikings-according-to-new-evidence
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Little is known about leprosy in medieval Ireland, therefore a team of scientists studied the skeletons of five ancient humans with leprosy, from cemeterie...

31/01/2019

Regular exercise makes people smarter

Hmm, I am not sure this is always true...

https://sciencebriefss.com/health/regular-exercise-makes-people-smarter

Walking, cycling and other types of aerobic exercise may provide a boost in thinking skills in people as young as 20, according to a recent study. More pre...

28/01/2019

Top 10 fabulous fishes

Here's the list of the top 10 most interesting fishes in the world!
https://sciencebriefss.com/science-explained/top-10-fabulous-fishes

Most people know fish from the dinner table, or from their aquarium. Not many people know that fish form an extremely diverse group of animals and have evo...

10/01/2019

Cancer death rate has dropped by 27% in 25 years in the US

Good news!

https://www.sciencebriefss.com/health/cancer-death-rate-has-dropped-by-27-in-25-years-in-the-us

While cancer remains the second leading cause of death (22% of deaths in the US) after heart disease, cancer death rate has dropped by 27% in the period fr...

07/01/2019

Loneliness associated with attraction to social media

Take a break from facebook!

https://www.sciencebriefss.com/life-news/loneliness-associated-with-attraction-to-social-media

While everyone is nowadays on social media, one cannot overlook the lack of personal interactions when browsing online. According to a recent scientific st...

03/01/2019

The latest advances in cancer treatment according to the most recent scientific discoveries

Many new discoveries have been made that help us better understand the of . We know better than ever why cancer cells escape from the normal control of cell division, why some therapies work (or don’t), and what could be done to stop cancer from spreading or to treat it.

How about the latest options for ? What are the latest achievements in this direction? What therapies will the future bring for treating tumors? Watch the to learn about it. For a more detailed view about the latest in cancer read our article: http://bit.ly/cancer-article

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30/12/2018

Air Cleaning indoor plant

A new genetically modified plant to clean indoor air.
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30/12/2018

Check out what the scientists have to say of the fast food culture and mental health... https://bit.ly/2ApxYqH

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25/12/2018

U.S. Christmas lights seen from space

Merry Christmas!

Satellites pick up holiday cheer around the country

18/12/2018

Abundance of dinosaur footprints discovered in England

http://sciencebriefss.com/earth/abundance-of-dinosaur-footprints-discovered-in-england

A rich collection of dinosaur footprints was recently discovered in East Sussex, UK. Containing more than 85 well-preserved footprints, the site is the mos...

17/12/2018

How many car trips could we replace using bicycles?

http://sciencebriefss.com/life-news/how-many-car-trips-could-we-replace-using-bicycles

A recent study investigated the possibility of replacing car trips with more active ways of transportation, such as bicycles or even walking. According to...

16/12/2018

The best science images of the year: 2018 in pictures

The best science images of the year: 2018 in pictures

California’s worst wildfires, cloned monkey twins, the world’s smallest house and more.

15/12/2018

Science news this week....

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11/12/2018

Water molecules to unlock secrets of brain cells

http://sciencebriefss.com/mind-and-brain-news/water-molecules-to-unlock-secrets-of-brain-cells

A team of researchers has come out with a new way of monitoring the electrical signals of neurons by analyzing the movement of water molecules surrounding...

06/12/2018

A wonder gene discovered, permitting to eat without gaining weight

http://sciencebriefss.com/health/a-wonder-gene-discovered-permitting-to-eat-without-gaining-weight

Researchers have found that when the gene RCAN1 is knocked out in mice, the animals can eat as much as they want and do not put on weight, even when they a...

04/12/2018

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30/11/2018

This is the most “influential” film ever, according to science

Which one is it? Take a guess before looking!

http://sciencebriefss.com/life-news/this-is-the-most-influential-film-ever-according-to-science

An original study investigated over 47,000 films listed on the internet movie database IMDb to understand which one is the most influential film of all tim...

26/11/2018

NASA InSight probe just landed on planet Mars

This is an amazing achievement for the humankind!

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What’s inside planet Mars? Well, we are about to find out! InSight, a NASA Mars lander module just landed on the planet. InSight or, as friends call it, In...