Simple Green LED Lights Save Sharks and Turtles from Accidental Bycatch in Fishing Nets
Marine biologists have found that $8 green LEDs affixed to fishermen’s gill nets were enough to dissuade huge amounts of…
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Good Night’s Sleep ‘Helps Cut Appetite By Up to 500 Calories a Day’
A good night’s sleep helps cut appetite by up to 500 calories a day, according to a new study. Getting…
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Researchers Pioneered a Way to Use DNA From Elephant Tusks to Catch Poachers
Two men from the Democratic Republic of Congo were arrested on November 3 outside of Seattle, Washington, having been indicted…
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Scientists Discover How to Destroy Toxic PFAS – the ‘Forever Chemicals’
The media has dubbed them “forever chemicals,” but now scientists are putting their name to the test. Perflourinated or polyfluorinated…
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New Study Busts the 7 ‘Dog Years’ Myth and Explores Data That Could Help Humans Live Longer
A new study into how long dogs live busts the myth that each of our years is seven for dogs—and…
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Even Dying Stars Can Still Give Birth to Planets, Scientists Discover
Planets are usually not much younger than the stars around which they revolve. Take the Sun: it was born 4.6 billion…
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This Mozart Sonata Calms the Brain to Help Reduce Seizures in People With Epilepsy
Listening to just 30 seconds of Mozart calms areas of the brain and can prevent seizures in people with medication-resistant epilepsy,…
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