The same taste receptors found on the tongue are in the stomach, intestines and elsewhere, too. What are they doing there? Well, a lot.
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Gut feelings
The same taste receptors found on the tongue are in the stomach, intestines and elsewhere, too. What are they doing there? Well, a lot.
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A parasitic fungus takes over the brains of flies and controls them for its own sinister ends. Here’s the science behind the horror. Learn more about this in our recent article republished by Popular Science.
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Night of the zombie insects
A parasitic fungus takes over the brains of flies and controls them for its own sinister ends. Here’s the science behind the horror.
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#COMIC: Using tools from fields like fluid dynamics to better understand how groups of people move around can improve flow and make large gatherings safer.
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Bustling through the physics of crowds
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Scientists are scouring garbage sites around the world for bacteria, fungi and even insects that harbor enzymes that could be harnessed for breaking down various polymers. It’s early days, but if the efforts can be efficiently scaled-up, such biological recycling could put a dent in the plastic waste problem.
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The living things that feast on plastic
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In promising experiments, phage therapy forces bacteria into a no-win dilemma that lowers their defenses against drugs they’d evolved to withstand.
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What if a virus could reverse antibiotic resistance?
In promising experiments, phage therapy forces bacteria into a no-win dilemma that lowers their defenses against drugs they’d evolved to withstand
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Specialized glass that keeps heat in during winter and lets it out during summer could make buildings much more efficient — if costs and complexities don’t get in the way.
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How smart windows save energy
Specialized glass that keeps heat in during winter and lets it out during summer could make buildings much more efficient — if costs and complexi...
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In the upcoming international competition, people with physical disabilities put state-of-the-art devices to the test as they race to complete the tasks of everyday life.
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The Cybathlon: Bionic athletes compete for the gold — and push assistive technologies forward
In the international competition, people with physical disabilities put state-of-the-art devices to the test as they race to complete the tasks of ...
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Soldiering through nightly suspended animation, a (nearly) all-sugar diet, backwards flight and long migrations, the birds’ tiny physiques prove mighty
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Hummingbirds thrive on an extreme lifestyle. Here’s how.
Soldiering through nightly suspended animation, a (nearly) all-sugar diet, backwards flight and long migrations, the birds’ tiny physiques prove ...
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Most of today’s psychotherapies are grounded in Western values. Researchers hope that tailoring treatments to patients’ cultural backgrounds will improve mental health outcomes.
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Better therapy for Asian Americans
Most of today’s psychotherapies are grounded in Western values. Researchers hope that tailoring treatments to patients’ cultural backgrounds wi...
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The first tests of optical communications far from Earth will take place aboard the asteroid-bound 'Psyche' spacecraft.
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Speedy downloads: Why NASA is turning to lasers for next-gen space comms
The first tests of optical communications far from Earth will take place aboard the asteroid-bound Psyche spacecraft
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