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The most popular blog posts about science & space on Hacker News. 409 posts.
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Study links high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease to plastics
UC Riverside-led mouse study finds a receptor greatly contributes to the harmful effects of plastic-associated chemicals
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Computer simulation helps test land management techniques to help bumblebees
The many threats facing bumblebees can be tested using a “virtual safe space” created by scientists at the University of Exeter.
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Eating sardines regularly helps prevent type 2 diabetes
Nutrients such as taurine, omega 3, calcium and vitamin D help to protect against the diseaseThe study was carried out on a group of participants aged 65 and above. However, investigators claim the results could be extrapolated to other age groupsSardine consumption also improves other health parameters, such as…
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New generation artificial heart implanted in patient
DURHAM, N.C. -- A surgical team at Duke University Hospital, led by Drs. Jacob Schroder and Carmelo Milano, successfully implanted a new-generation artificial heart in a 39-year-old man with heart failure, becoming the first center in North America to perform the procedure.
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“The Martian” + Starship
“The Martian” by Andy Weir, and its film adaptation directed by Ridley Scott, remain some of my all time favorite science fiction works. Way back in the day I wrote a technical commenta…
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Grand mosaic of the Milky Way is now larger than ever
This blog is all about astrophotography and it works mainly as an imaging diary. J-P Metsavainio is a Finnish astrophotographer,
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Ultracold, superdense atoms become invisible
MIT physicists have confirmed that as atoms are chilled and squeezed to extremes, their ability to scatter light is suppressed, making them less visible. The findings show the Pauli exclusion principle, or Pauli blocking, applies not just to electrons but also to atoms.
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Ancient bees found in Blenheim palace estate
We were priviliged and excited to have the opportunity for a behind-the-scenes tour of wild bee colonies at Blenheim Palace led by Filipe Salbany, an internationally experienced bee expert who emit…
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First lethal attacks by chimpanzees on gorillas observed
Research team now examines impact of food competition and climate change
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Over the past 10 years, the LHC has found more than 50 new hadrons
This content is currently in the process of being archived and integrated into the CERN Library collections.
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Turning satellite imagery into wall art
See how we go from raw satellite imagery, clouds and all, to beautiful wall art.
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A possible link between childhood trauma and Alzheimer disease
Two recent articles, one about China and the other from Europe, are pointing at a link between childhood trauma and Alzheimer disease. The first
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Researchers chart path to drastically lower administrative costs of health care
A new analysis by Stanford researchers suggests the health care industry can reap many of the economic benefits of a "Medicare for All" program through incremental changes to the private health care market.
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Greens: why we eat the leaves that we do (2013)
Jeanne reveals which branches of the evolutionary tree of plants bear edible leaves and speculates about why that is. Most of the 300,000 + plant species have leaves, and the function of all of the…
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A Chemical Hunger: Mysteries
The study of obesity is the study of mysteries.
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Alcohol, health, and the ruthless logic of the Asian flush
Why did the Asian flush evolve? What does this say about alcoholism? What does this have to do with Odysseus?
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Caltech professor helps solve Hindenburg disaster
Konstantinos Giapis delves into the science of the iconic accident for a PBS special.
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In Defense of Myers Briggs (2020)
examines claims that the big five personality traits is more scientifically valid than the myers briggs personality indicator
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How I learned to stop worrying and love the lab-leak theory
In early spring 2020, I reported an article for The New York Times on which I put the tentative headline: “New Coronavirus Is ‘Clearly Not…
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I've decided not to work with Aubrey de Grey or SENS
I've decided not to work with Aubrey de Grey or SENS in any capacity moving forward. I had one bad experience with him when I was 17 - he told me in writing that he had an ‘adventurous love life’...
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Air Pollution Linked to Increased Mental Health Outpatient Visits
More pollution in the air could be linked to higher rates of mental health service utilization, researchers at the Yale School of Public Health found in a new
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Study: Most Dog Breeds Highly Inbred
UC Davis study shows most dogs are highly inbred, which affects health.
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Why we don’t understand heavier-than-air flight
If you've been reading popular science websites or magazines lately, then you may have heard the news: we don't understand how airplanes work. For example:…
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A simple 11.2 GHz radio telescope (Hardware) (2020)
Abstract : In this post we describe the construction of a small amateur radio telescope operating at
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Mars has right ingredients for present-day microbial life: study
New research suggests that rocks in the Martian crust could produce the same kind of chemical energy that supports microbial life deep beneath Earth’s surface.
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Periodical cicada Brood X will emerge in 15 states in 2021
Magicicada periodical cicadas often emerge one or four years earlier or later than their main brood is expected to emerge. When they do, we call them precursors or stragglers (the most common name in scientific literature). This behavior is natural and expected, and how Magicicada have branched off into new broods…