The Smell of Desert Rain May Be Good for Your Health
The smell of rain and the feeling of euphoria that comes when a storm washes over the parched earth – it really is good for you. Here is why.
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Tunisians Make Generator That Produces Drinking Water From Thin Air - 25 Liters Per Day - Watch
A tech start-up has developed a product that allows safe drinking water to be refined from vapour in the air.
New Type of Plastic Made Directly From Organic Plant Waste Could Be the Game-Changer We Need
A new type of plastic made directly from organic plant waste has been created by scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
If You Can Stand on One Leg for 10 Seconds in Middle Age Your Heath Risk Plummets
Middle-aged people unable to stand on one leg for 10 seconds are almost twice as likely to die within the next decade, according to new research.
Bone Loss Meds May be Lowering Ovarian Cancer Risk, Scientists Find
Medicines used to prevent bone loss may help lower the risk of ovarian cancer according to research by The University of Queensland.
Everything Needed to Make RNA and DNA Has Been Found in Asteroids and Meteorites
All five "nucleobases" have been found in asteroids, which when combined with sugar and phosphate, can create genetic code.
Revolutionary Filter Uses Moss to Capture Pollutants And Microplastics Before You Drink Them
The product can trap around 16 credit cards worth of microplastics from being consumed in a person's drinking water.
Why Our Brains See Faces Everywhere - And Monkeys Do Too
Neuroscientists at the University of Sydney say our brains find real human faces in objects around us using a cognitive process.
Sunshine Could Ward Off Dementia and Strokes: First-Ever Direct Link to Vitamin D Found
Sunshine could ward off dementia and strokes after scientists have shown a direct link between vitamin D and the conditions in a world-first study.
Astronomers Think They've Detected a 'Dark' Free-Floating Black Hole For the First Time
Astronomers at University of California - Berkeley think they've detected a 'dark' free-floating black hole for the first time.
Spending Quality Time With Dad 'Helps Young Children Do Better at School'
According to researchers at the University of Leeds, spending quality time with Dad helps young children do better at school.
A Beer A Day-Even Non-Alcoholic-Seems to Keep the Doctor Away
In a new study published in American Chemical Society, the benefits of drinking beer and non-alcoholic beer in moderation are considered.
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