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A Daily Strawberry Reduces Confusion in Patients With Signs of Early Dementia

New research from the University of Cincinnati found that daily strawberry consumption could help reduce the risk of dementia for certain middle-aged populations.
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Mixed Forests Store 70% More Carbon Than Monoculture Forests

Mixed forests are especially effective at carbon storage and are more resilient to pests, diseases, and climatic disturbances, compared to monoculture forests.
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New Theory Could Explain How Animals Get Their Stripes

The same physical process that helps to remove dirt from laundry could explain how tropical fish and other patterned animals get their spots, according to new research.
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Head Lice Help Scratch the Surface of Human Evolution

A study analzyes the genetics of 275 human lice, revealing new clues about human migration.
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Scientists Study Soap To Develop Longer Lasting Batteries

Researchers found that one of the most promising electrolytes for designing longer lasting lithium batteries has complex nanostructures that act like micelle structures do in soaped water.
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New Device Can "Smell" Sea Sponges

With the help of a new device, the In Situ Marine moleculE Logger, or I-SMEL, researchers at Station Marine d’Endoume, Marseille, have been able to collect sea sponge compounds with newfound ease.
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Biodiversity in Europe's Rivers Increased in the 1990s Then Fell in the 2010s

A study based on data gathered between 1969 and 2020 from river systems in 22 European countries is published in the journal Nature.
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Cold Weather Affects Different Varieties of Kale in Different Ways

Researchers from Oldenburg and Bremen investigated the effect of environmental factors on genetically different varieties of kale.
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New Map Shows Which Countries Have the Most Biochar To Capture Carbon

Biochar, a charcoal made from heating discarded organic materials such as crop residues, offers a path to lowering atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) at a time when climate scientists warn that urgent action is needed limit CO2 in the atmosphere.
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A Solid-State Thermal Transistor for Better Heat Management

A team of researchers from UCLA has unveiled a first-of-its-kind stable and fully solid-state thermal transistor that uses an electric field to control a semiconductor device’s heat movement.
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