Religion has sparked many a war over differences in beliefs and interpretations. And yet, the different religious texts on which these belief systems are built are quite similar. However, the textual data that exists in religious texts is difficult to analyze because of the multitude of different languages used. Additionally, texts often don’t follow typical […]
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The Mediterranean diet has long been touted for its ability to decrease one’s risk of suffering from health problems such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases. Although various studies support these claims, it isn’t always clear how the Mediterranean diet confers these benefits. While olive oil isn’t the only component
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If current climate trends persist, the Arctic Ocean is predicted to become seasonally ice-free by the 2030s. Sea ice follows a cyclic pattern, partially melting in the summer and re-forming with the cooler temperatures of autumn and winter. However, rising global temperatures have increased the melting rate and decreased the formation rate. During future summers,
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When getting out of bed means preparing for an icy plunge into a winter morning, it is tempting to retreat to a blanket of warmth and return to peaceful slumber. To a shivering early riser, the ability to hibernate is one to envy. A multitude of animal species undergo torpor, any hibernation-like state in which
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When it comes to the complexity of human behavior, no behavior is more intricate than the social nets we weave. In complex social networks, empathy is an important key to social behavior, but because it is felt emotionally complicates the matter. When it comes to the brain and personality, many people might be aware of
Every night, precisely at midnight, thousands of people visit a website and wrack their brain, going through every five-letter word they know to find the correct solution in six tries or less. Once they solve the word — or fail to do so — they wait for 24 hours to do it all over again.
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Drugs are highly stigmatized in society. Furthermore, there exists a particular stigma regarding drug use for those in the scientific community. Many companies, hospitals, and research facilities include drug testing in their hiring process. In fact, according to the American Addiction Centers, healthcare and hospital-related jobs were the second most common positions to require drug
Scientists on substances: Can researchers be open about drug use? Read More »
In 1980, astronomer Carl Sagan stated, “We’re made of star stuff.” Around 13.8 billion years ago, the Big Bang occurred and created the “star stuff” that forms the universe we know today. However, that explosion created more than just matter; it created antimatter too. Always produced as a pair, antimatter and matter are very similar.
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On October 12, 2021, a team of Australian researchers, led by PhD student Ziteng Wang, reported the discovery of a possible new object in space. The mysterious source of energy has been labeled ASKAP J173608.2−321635. The catch? It doesn’t fit into a category of anything scientists have ever seen before. ASKAP J173608.2−321635 was first noticed
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