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A diet of junk food not only makes rats fat, but also reduces their appetite for novel foods, a preference that normally drives them to seek a balance...

Glass has many applications that call for different properties, such as resistance to thermal shock or to chemically harsh environments. Glassmakers c...

Television shows filled with action and sound may be bad for your waistline. TV viewers ate more M&Ms, cookies, carrots and grapes while watching ...

Some species of marine phytoplankton（浮游植物）, such as the prolific bloomer Emiliania huxleyi, can grow without consuming vitamin B1 (thiamine), research...

For decades, researchers have used petri dishes（培养皿） to study cell movement. These classic tissue culture tools, however, only permit two-dimensional ...

Stimulating a particular region in the brain via non-invasive delivery of electrical current using magnetic pulses, called Transcranial Magnetic Stimu...

Water scarcity is not a problem just for the developing world. In California, legislators are currently proposing a $7.5 billion emergency water plan ...

A new study of satellite data from the last 19 years reveals that fresh water from melting glaciers has caused the sea-level around the coast of Antar...

The relationship between a shepherd and his sheepdog has always seemed almost magical, but scientists now say it can be explained by two simple rules....

Fluorochemicals（含氟化合物） are synthetically produced chemicals, which repel（抵制） water and oil and are persistent towards aggressive physical and chemical...