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Eating In Front Of A Mirror Makes Food Taste Better

Eating in front of a mirror—or even with a picture of yourself eating—makes food more appealing, a new study suggests.

Transforming Rusty Steel Into Batteries

Scientists have successfully converted rusty stainless steel mesh into stable, low-cost electrodes for potassium-ion batteries.

A Potential Biomarker For Aggressive Brain Cancer

Researchers have found that the levels of a protein called BCL6 can be used to identify patients with glioblastoma multiforme, a particularly aggressive type of brain cancer.

Male Farmers In Malaysia More Prone To ‘Monkey Malaria’

A new study suggests that adult male farmers in Malaysia are four times more likely to contract ‘monkey malaria’ than other members of their community.

Duck-Billed Dinosaur Is Japan’s Largest Complete Fossil

The 8-meter-long Mukawa dragon is the largest complete dinosaur fossil to be unearthed in Japan to date.

Teaching Old Tools New Tricks

An ‘old’ cancer detection technology is now being explored as a dengue detection tool in humans.

How Graphene Enables Us To See Viruses

Researchers in Japan have used atomically thin graphene film to enhance the quality of electron microscopy images.

Eating Soft-Shelled Turtles Spreads Cholera

Soft-shelled turtles, eaten as a delicacy in China, have been implicated in the spread of cholera.

3D Artificial Skin Used To Treat Spina Bifida In Rats

Scientists have used artificial skin grafts grown from induced pluripotent stem cells to cover the developing spines of rat fetuses while still in the womb.