science news 2020
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Why Social Media Makes People Unhappy—And Simple Ways To Fix It
Disrupted sleep, lower life satisfaction and poor self-esteem are just a few of the negative mental health consequences that research…
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A $100 genome? New DNA sequencers could be a ‘game changer’ for biology, medicine
For DNA sequencing, this “is the year of the big shake-up,” says Michael Snyder, a systems biologist at Stanford University.…
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Pesticides Are Spreading Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Scientists Warn
Scientists have been raising growing concerns for decades over the use of toxic “forever chemicals,” so called because their strong…
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Severe covid-19 symptoms linked to more than 1300 genetic variants
Hundreds of genetic variants may influence your risk of becoming severely ill with covid-19, a discovery that could lead to…
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Heated Debate Persists over the Origins of Complex Cells
For billions of years after the origin of life, the only living things on Earth were tiny, primitive cells resembling…
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‘Superworms’ Eat—and Survive on—Polystyrene
One of the noticeable things about microbiologist Christian Rinke’s laboratory is the startlingly loud crunching noise of wormlike larvae chewing…
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Better Face Masks Are Possible: Here Are Some Winning Designs
High-quality masks called respirators, such as N95s and KN95s, offer strong protection against the spread of COVID-19. But when it…
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Mental health emergency responder programme cut crime rates in Denver
A six-month pilot programme in Denver, Colorado, that had mental health specialists instead of police respond to non-violent emergency calls…
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See the Mysterious Sea Creatures that Only Come Up at Night
Every night at sundown, a great mass of mostly small sea creatures rises up from the depths into the topmost…
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Artificial General Intelligence Is Not as Imminent as You Might Think
To the average person, it must seem as if the field of artificial intelligence is making immense progress. According to…
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