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Do you think politics influences your view on vaccines?

Your Views on Vaccines May Reveal More Than You Think

What shapes whether someone sees a vaccine as safe and effective? New research sugests the answer involves more than political affiliation. People’s broader views of science help explain differences…

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Something Strange Is Happening to the Rings Around This Tiny World

A small world between Saturn and Uranus has two rings that even the James Webb Space Telescope can’t photograph directly. Yet astronomers have detected something unexpected: compared with earlier ob…

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Why do large dogs age faster than small dogs?

A bigger body often comes with a longer life in mammals, but dogs tend to reverse that pattern. A new study points to a possible clue inside their DNA: the gradual loss of chemical marks that help kee…

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For the First Time ever, Scientists Observed Changing Water Clouds on an Exoplanet!

Just 7.5 light-years from here, a lonely object about the size of Jupiter has clouds made of water they that are changing thickness and astronomers have now watched it happen.

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This Star Survived Its Own Explosion. Now Astronomers Have a Better View

A Stellar Explosion First Seen in 1181 Still Has Surprises to Reveal!

A stellar explosion recorded in 1181 is still giving astronomers something new to investigate. The clearest view yet of its remains has revealed long chains of enormous gas knots surrounding a star th…

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Which do you prefer: daylight saving time or standard time?

If we stop changing the clocks, which time should we keep?

Ending the twice-yearly clock change sounds simple, until you ask where the daylight should fall. As several Canadian jurisdictions move toward ending the switch, a new analysis in CMAJ argues that th…

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We all know they aren't great for our waistlines, but what are they doing to our brain?

Are Ultraprocessed Foods Ageing Your Brain? Here’s what scientists actually know

Ultraprocessed foods are part of everyday life for many of us; we all know they aren't great for our waistlines, but what are they doing to our brain?

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Scientists Tracked the Sleep of 95,559 People. What They Found Suggests 8 Hours Is Only Part of the Story

Your Sleep Schedule May Matter More Than Simply Getting Enough Hours

How long you sleep matters, but a large new study suggests that what happens during those hours may matter too. Researchers found that REM sleep, deep sleep and the regularity of sleep were each linke…

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Scientists found a surprising link between where you live and brain age...

Can Where You Live Leave a Mark on Your Brain?

Researchers analysing 2,826 brain MRI exams found that people living in the most socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods tended to have brains that appeared older, along with lower total brain …

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Mercury Has Been Shrinking for Billions of Years. Scientists May Have Underestimated How Much...

Mercury Shrunk Far More Than Expected!

Mercury has been slowly shrinking for billions of years. New research suggests the planet may have contracted significantly more than scientists could see from its surface alone.

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Yet another reason to do something about your sleep deprivation...

Treating Insomnia May Do Something Unexpected: Slow Biological Aging

Sleep is usually discussed in terms of energy, mood and concentration. A new UCLA Health study suggests that treating insomnia may also influence something less obvious: the pace at which the body bio…

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