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Children With Supportive & Attentive Parents Turn Out Better: Survey
Japanese children who receive positive attention and care from their parents have high incomes, high happiness levels, academic success, and a strong sense of morality in adulthood.
The Song Of The Songbird
To aid in song learning, specific neurons in the brains of young zebra finches respond to their father’s singing.
Citizen Scientists Find Rare Galaxy Cluster
While poring over telescope images, two volunteers in an international citizen science project found a rare galaxy cluster, which was later named after them.
Liver Health Supplement Reduces Colon Tumor Growth In Mice
Baicalein, a herbal supplement, binds to mismatched DNA and causes cancerous cells to self-destruct in a tightly-regulated cell suicide process.
Marine Sponges Make Up Bulk Of Oceans’ Microbial Diversity
Genetic analysis of these ancient multicellular lifeforms revealed enormous complexity: one single sponge species contained 12,000 different microbes.
Pythons & Boas Evolved Independently To Share Similar Traits
Pythons and boas last shared a common ancestor in the age of the dinosaurs, but by living in the same habitats, they evolved to look similar today.
The ‘Beat’ Of A Graphene Drum Leads To Energy Transfer
The sound a nanometer-scale drum makes may not be music to the ears, but it could mean improvements in quantum information processing.
Particles That Tunnel Together, Stay Together
Researchers have theoretically shown that in certain conditions, two particles will begin to act as if they are one molecule and undergo quantum tunneling together.
Biomass Ash Helps To Boost Plant Growth
Adding torrefied biomass to poor soil from Botswana increased water retention in the soil, as well as the amount of plant growth.
