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Drops of Seawater Contain Traces of an Ancient World
Sea salt hides a secret: tiny droplets of the seawater from which it came, preserving geologic history. Studying these traces could help scientists understand the chemistry of Earth's ancient oceans, researchers say.
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Cadmium in Cocoa Mapped Across Peru
Samples of Peru’s varied soils make it possible to predict which parts of the country can produce cacao low in the toxic heavy metal cadmium.
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Hope That Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Treatment Could Ease Childhood ADHD
In a clinical trial, 55% of children showed significant clinical improvements in ADHD symptoms after a two-week program of brain stimulation.
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Materials Found To Host D-Wave Effects With F-Wave Behaviors
Scientists have shown that immutable topological states, which are highly sought for quantum computing, can be entangled with other, manipulable quantum states in some materials.
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Scientists Discover Unusual Ultrafast Motion in Layered Magnetic Materials
Cutting-edge ultrafast imaging has revealed ultrafast mechanical motion tied to a change in a layered material's magnetic state. This magnetic effect could have applications in nanodevices requiring ultra-precise and fast motion control.
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A Significant Minority of People Think Their Jobs Are Pointless
A sociological study confirms that a considerable proportion of employees perceive their work as socially useless. Employees in financial, sales and management occupations are more likely to conclude that their jobs are of little use to society.
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New Neuroimaging Approach Could Improve Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
A data-driven method that extracts brain networks from neuroimaging data has identified age-related changes in brain patterns associated with schizophrenia risk, potentially improving diagnosis.
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Duct Tape Evidence Will Hold Up in Court Thanks to One-of-a-Kind Forensic Method
Duct tape found at crime scenes can provide forensic scientists with important information, but no standardized protocol for analyzing it has ever existed, until now.
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Three Doses of COVID Vaccine Effective in Vulnerable Populations
In a study, vulnerable people at risk of severe COVID-19 achieved good antibody levels after three doses of mRNA vaccine.
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Sex- and Age-Specific Genes Tied to Obesity
From influencing how our body stores fat to how our brain regulates appetite, hundreds of genes, along with environmental factors, collectively determine our weight and body size. Now, researchers add several genes, which appear to affect obesity risk in certain sexes and ages, to that list.
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