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7 Houseplants That Purify The Air (And Are Nearly Impossible To Kill)
goslimyourbody.us
By Neny Herni Saturday, August 13, 2016 Benefit houseplants According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans spend an estimated 90 percent …
Every day carry (EDC) pocket tools and gadgets
ZDNet
Leatherman Wave This is like carrying around a small toolbox with you everywhere you go. It contains everything from a strong pair of pliers to a saw, …
Morse code molded into Mars dunes spells out gibberish
CNET - by Amanda Kooser
If Mars has a special message for the planet Earth, it's not making much sense.
Immune System
Countdown to a cure: UCSF's effort to finally defeat AIDS
Fiat Lux - By Carol Pott, UC San Francisco
The sun, barely penetrating the summer fog, dully illuminated the hallways of San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) on July 1, 1981, as Paul Volberding, M.D., started his first day of rounds and met his
This molecule glows when it binds to amyloid fibrils
futurity.org - Mike Williams-Rice
Scientists are investigating a metallic molecule that begins to glow when bound to the type of amyloid protein fibrils implicated in Alzheimer’s …
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Lose weight, improve your vision, and more with... the placebo effect! - Seriously, Science?
discovermagazine.com
By Seriously Science | July 12, 2016 10:09 am Photo: flickr/Fabian You probably associate the placebo effect with sugar pills. But according to these …
The surprising science of why a curveball curves
The Washington Post - By Sarah Kaplan
Whenever skeptics told pitcher Dizzy Dean that his curveball was just an optical illusion, he shot back the same snarky reply: "Stand behind a tree 60 feet away, and I'll whomp you with an optical illusion."
Great white sharks disappear into the middle of the Pacific Ocean every year — and scientists are trying to figure out why
Business Insider - Rachel Becker
There's not a lot going for this particular spot in the ocean. It's about 3000-5000 meters deep, and pretty barren as far as foodstuffs go. But the massive sharks—which can reach lengths of nearly 22 there
What a Woman's Brain Looks Like When She Orgasms
Glamour - by Suzannah Weiss
You know how it feels like a little explosion happens in your brain when you orgasm? Well, that is kind of what's happening up there. A video recently dug up by IFL Science shows an fMRI scan of a woman
Never Forget a Task With This Proven Brain Hack
Inc Magazine - By Brian de Haaff
Feeling forgetful? Try this genius low-tech trick. Have you had trouble remembering to complete a task that you vowed not to forget? I know I have. Who hasn't? Despite our best intentions, we all have
Earth - The quantum origin of time
BBC News - By Philip Ball
Science has a habit of asking stupid questions. Stupid, that is, by the standards of common sense. But time and time again we have found that common sense is a poor guide to what really goes on in the
The human universe: Exploring our place in space
newscientist.com
For millennia, we humans have thought of ourselves as a pretty big deal. Then along came science and taught us how insignificant we are. Or so we …
27 of the Most Beautiful Places In America
Elle - By Lyndsey Matthews
From sea to shining sea and everything in between. Narrowing down the list of America's most scenic spots is clearly an impossible task, but these stunning places are totally worth bumping to the top your