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c_howdy replied to the topic The hidden structure of the periodic system (article) in the forum General 5 years, 2 months ago
The proposed model accounts for orbital patterns obeying certain rules for many types of symmetries. Although a sphere has the highest geometrical symmetry, there is no real polyatomic species with a spherical symmetry. Credit: Tokyo Tech
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Discovery of periodic tables for molecules
by Tokyo Institute of…[Read more]
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c_howdy started the topic A small nucleus in the brain has large effects on learning and memory in old age in the forum General 5 years, 2 months ago
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
by Max Planck Society
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-09-small-nucleus-brain-large-effects.html
The locus coeruleus, literally the “blue spot,” is a tiny region in the brainstem. As the main source of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine, it has a great influence on whether our memory continues to work well in old age.…[Read more]
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c_howdy replied to the topic Ancient die-off greater than the dinosaur extinction (article) in the forum General 5 years, 2 months ago
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Researchers unearth ‘new’ extinction
by New York University
https://phys.org/news/2019-09-unearth-extinction.html
A team of scientists has concluded that earth experienced a previously underestimated severe mass-extinction event, which occurred about 260 million years ago, raising the total of major mass extinctions in the…[Read more]
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c_howdy started the topic And then there was light: looking for the first stars in the Universe in the forum General 5 years, 2 months ago
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
by ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3D
https://phys.org/news/2019-09-stars-universe.html
Astronomers are closing in on a signal that has been travelling across the Universe for 12 billion years, bringing them nearer to understanding the life and death of the very earliest stars.
In a paper on the…[Read more]
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c_howdy replied to the topic Number Of Super-Centenarians (110+ Years Of Age) Vastly Declines in the forum General 5 years, 2 months ago
What can worms tell us about human aging?
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
by Babraham Institute
What can worms tell us about human ageing? A lot more than you’d think; as research led by the Babraham Institute but involving researchers from multiple disciplines drawn together from across the world has shown. In a cluster of papers, the latest of which is…[Read more]
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c_howdy replied to the topic Querelle of Brest (a very nice novel/movie) in the forum General 5 years, 2 months ago
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c_howdy replied to the topic Mr Methane – Britain's Got Talent – Show 5 (ytvideo) in the forum Practice 5 years, 2 months ago
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c_howdy started the topic Mr Methane – Britain's Got Talent – Show 5 (ytvideo) in the forum Practice 5 years, 2 months ago
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c_howdy started the topic Study details how Tibetan dog got oxygen boost (article) in the forum General 5 years, 2 months ago
by Scott Schrage, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
For millennia, the massive Tibetan mastiff has laid literal claim to the label “top dog.”
The fierce breed, which boasts a lionesque mane and can reach 150 pounds, has long protected Himalayan flocks of sheep from Tibetan wolves and other predators lurking upward of 15,000…[Read more]
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c_howdy replied to the topic Number Of Super-Centenarians (110+ Years Of Age) Vastly Declines in the forum General 5 years, 2 months ago
AUGUST 28, 2019
Intermittent fasting: ‘Fast and feast’ diet works for weight loss
by Serena Gordon
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-08-intermittent-fasting-fast-feast-diet.html
Low-calorie diets work, but can be difficult to follow. A much simpler approach to losing weight might be to just stop eating every other day.
It’s called…[Read more]
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c_howdy replied to the topic Querelle of Brest (a very nice novel/movie) in the forum General 5 years, 3 months ago
The Myth of the Russian Crime Boss, Semion Mogilevich, He’s Israeli by Larry Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcjcE-zwnZo
07 JANUARY 2019
Sorry, but it’s not neat; we will have better later.
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c_howdy replied to the topic Querelle of Brest (a very nice novel/movie) in the forum General 5 years, 3 months ago
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c_howdy replied to the topic Number Of Super-Centenarians (110+ Years Of Age) Vastly Declines in the forum General 5 years, 3 months ago
MARCH 21, 2019
New evidence links lifespan extension to metabolic regulation of immune system
by Joslin Diabetes Center
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-evidence-links-lifespan-extension-metabolic.html
Scientists have known for decades that caloric restriction leads to a longer lifespan. It has also been observed that chronic…[Read more]
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c_howdy started the topic Querelle of Brest (a very nice novel/movie) in the forum General 5 years, 3 months ago
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c_howdy started the topic Ancient die-off greater than the dinosaur extinction (article) in the forum General 5 years, 3 months ago
Deep time is the concept of geologic time. The philosophical concept of deep time was developed in the 18th century by Scottish geologist James Hutton (1726–1797); his “system of the habitable Earth” was a deistic mechanism keeping the world would eternally suitable for humans. The modern concept shows huge changes over the age of the Earth w…[Read more]
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c_howdy started the topic How the brain 'approximates' without actually counting (article) in the forum Practice 5 years, 3 months ago
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress
AUGUST 26, 2019
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-08-brain-approximates.html
From the time of early infancy, humans are endowed with the capacity to approximate the number of objects in their visual field, an ability that continues throughout life and may underlie the development of more complex mathematical…[Read more]
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c_howdy started the topic Amazon rainforest fires in the forum General 5 years, 3 months ago
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c_howdy replied to the topic Number Of Super-Centenarians (110+ Years Of Age) Vastly Declines in the forum General 5 years, 3 months ago
How memories form and fade
by Lori Dajose, California Institute of Technology
Why is it that you can remember the name of your childhood best friend that you haven’t seen in years yet easily forget the name of a person you just met a moment ago? In other words, why are some memories stable over decades, while others fade within minutes?
Using…[Read more]
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c_howdy replied to the topic A CRASHED ISRAELI LUNAR LANDER SPILLED TARDIGRADES ON THE MOON (article) in the forum General 5 years, 3 months ago
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c_howdy started the topic 'Yin and yang' enzymes evolved over billions of years to protect against cancer in the forum General 5 years, 3 months ago
AUGUST 21, 2019
‘Yin and yang’ enzymes evolved over billions of years to protect against cancer
by Grant Hill, University of Dundee
https://phys.org/news/2019-08-yin-yang-enzymes-evolved-billions.html
Researchers at the University of Dundee have made an important discovery about two enzymes that have evolved over billions of years to control…[Read more]
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