How to improve your memory: strategies for kids and adults
We tend to think of people’s memories as being either good or bad. However, you might know someone with a terrible memory for names and...
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October’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will dazzle parts of South America and the Pacific
NEW YORK (AP) — A “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun is coming. But only a lucky few will be in the path. The annular...
Mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer, according to a major review of 28 years of research
A systematic review into the potential health effects from radio wave exposure has shown mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer. The review was...
Drinking alcohol before conceiving a child could accelerate their aging – new research in mice
The conditions within a person’s home, family and community affect their ability to stay healthy. Scientists studying these social determinants of health are trying to understand whether nature...
Racism and discrimination lead to faster aging through brain network changes, new study finds
Racism steals time from people’s lives – possibly because of the space it occupies in the mind. In a new study published in the journal...
What is love? A philosopher explains it’s not a choice or a feeling − it’s a practice
Love is confusing. People in the U.S. Google the word “love” about 1.2 million times a month. Roughly a quarter of those searches ask “what is...
Common modern-day applications of sheet metal
Sheet metal plays an integral role in many modern-day applications, from automobiles and aircraft to buildings. Learn more about these applications here. Sheet metal stands...
AI plus gene editing promises to shift biotech into high gear
During her chemistry Nobel Prize lecture in 2018, Frances Arnold said, “Today we can for all practical purposes read, write and edit any sequence of DNA, but...
What to know about Monday’s total solar eclipse in the US, Mexico and Canada
North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun. Monday’s total solar eclipse will make landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast and cross...
Who created the alphabet? A historian describes the millennia-long story of the ABCs
A, B, C, D, E, F, G – makes you want to hum the alphabet song. But there’s no real reason why people should learn these...