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Cocoa Extracts Can Improve Cognition Among Older Adults With Poor Diets

A trial suggests that taking cocoa extract supplements containing 500 mg per day of cocoa flavanols had cognitive benefits for older adults with lower habitual diet quality.
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Atmospheric CO2 Levels Haven't Been This High in 14 Million Years

A new review of ancient atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and corresponding temperatures asserts that long-term climate is highly sensitive to greenhouse gas, with cascading effects that may evolve over many millennia.
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DNA Reveals Roman Empire's Impact on Balkan Populations

A collaborative team of scientists investigated the ancestry of people who occupied the Balkans during the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, using ancient DNA analysis.
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Researchers Develop a Way To Determine How the Surfaces of Materials Behave

Using machine learning, the computational method can provide details of how materials work as catalysts, semiconductors, or battery components.
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Solar-Powered Hydrogel Harvests Clean Water From Arid Desert Air

Researchers have developed a solar-powered atmospheric water harvesting technology that can pull enough water out of arid desert air to help provide drinking water to those in difficult, dryland areas.
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New Insights Into All-Solid-State Battery Degradation

New findings reveal how degradation of all-solid-state batteries occurs at the cathode under low-pressure operation. Providing clues to accelerate commercialization of all-solid-state batteries.
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Seabirds Can Nurture Coral Reefs With Their Feces

There may be hope for some tropical reefs in the form of feces from feathered friends, as new research shows that the feces of seabirds can boost coral growth rates by more than double.
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Laser Additive Manufacturing: Listening for Defects as They Happen

Researchers from EPFL have resolved a long-standing debate surrounding laser additive manufacturing processes with a pioneering approach to defect detection.
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Climate Change is Thawing Frozen Methane in the Ocean Floor

Frozen methane in the ocean floor is vulnerable to melting as the ocean warms due to climate change, releasing the potent greenhouse into the sea.
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A Buttery Croissant in the Morning Could Impair Your Response to Stress

The high fat content of your morning croissant could be impairing your response to everyday stress, reports a new study.
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