New DNA From a Tooth Confirms Famous Wild Ponies in Maryland Descended From Spanish Shipwreck
The mystery of how wild feral horses got onto Assateague island off the coast of Maryland and Virginia has remained a mystery-until now.
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Fungi Species New to Science Discovered in Scottish Highlands
A species native to Greenland, another to Antarctica, a new species, and the rarest in the UK were found in the survey of remote highlands.
Study Shows Duolingo Learning Outcomes Are Comparable to University Classes
The most popular language-learning program, Duolingo offers courses on more than 20 languages, but whether or not they help is hard to say.
Large Study Suggests Doing Chores May Be Linked to a 21% Reduced Risk For Alzheimer's Disease
Cooking, cleaning, and gardening may be linked to reducing your risk for developing Alzheimer's by 21%, according to new research.
Dead Solar Panels Are About to Become a Lot More Valuable - a $2.7 Billion Market by 2030
PV panels at the end of their lifespan will be worth more than $2.7 billion in 2030, compared to just $170 million this year.
Seaweed-Eating Giant Crabs Could Help Save Florida Coral Reefs - And They're Lovingly Named 'The Reef Goats'
The Caribbean king crab has been shown in a new study to clean 80% of invasive seaweed from coral reefs around the Florida Keys.
Scientists Excited by Odd Fish Sounds Recorded in a Restored Coral Reef-the Coolest Thing You'll Hear All Week
The croaks, chirps, growls, and foghorns recorded in the soundscape of a restored Indonesian coral reef is good news-and fascinating to hear.
Climate-Resilient Coral Offers Hope to World's Reefs, Able to Cope With 2ºC of Global Warming
The experiment was the longest ever done in coral resilience, and showed that adaptation could offer yet-unknown solutions to climate risks.
New Dimension for Coral Restoration: 3-D Printed Reefs Recreate Natural Diversity
An innovation interface from Bar-Ilan tailors 3D-printed reefs to their marine environment and may curb reef devastation.
Dolphins Self-Treat Their Own Skin By Lining Up to Rub on Specific Coral
Amazing footage shows dolphins rubbing against a specific type of coral—possibly to extract healing elements that will keep their skin healthy.
Gardening Can Lift Your Mood Even if You've Never Done it Before and Have No Mental Health Issues
The response was dose-dependent, meaning the more the women gardened, the better they felt, and many said they planned to continue gardening.
7 Healthy Habits Can Almost Halve Our Risk of Dying From Stroke and Protect Against Alzheimer's
These 7 healthy habits can almost halve people's risk of suffering a life-threatening stroke, according to new Texas research.
Large Dose of Iron Could be Used to Kill Off Drug-Resistant Prostate Cancer, Scientists Believe
Prostate cancer is one of the most common in men, but it can often become treatment-resistant, so new methods like this one are sorely needed
Psilocybin Microdosing Study Finds Improved Mental Health and Psychomotor Dexterity in Those Over 55
In the world's largest psilocybin microdosing trial, it was the 55 and over age group that benefitted most.
Vitamin D Could Help Protect Women Against and Even Reverse Ovarian Cancer - Study
The sunshine vitamin was also found to reverse a transformation process critical to the cancer's pathology.
Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain by Separating it From the Self
When mindfulness meditation separated the brain's sensory communications with its perception of person, place, and moment, pain fell 32%.
Reaching Out to Friends After Long Time is More Appreciated Than You Know, Says Research
Have you ever gotten nervous before sending a message to a friend after a long time? It's normal, but also likely unwarranted.
Being A 'Weekend Warrior' Boosts Health as Much as Working Out Every Day, According to New Research
Those who a team of British and Chinese scientists called "weekend warriors" who exercise on the weekend, are doing fine for their health.
Simple Marker Clues-In Scientists to Potential Cure For Asthma
Hidden within a person's urine, a simple metabolic marker has put scientists on the trail to a potential asthma cure.
Newlyweds Become Medical Researchers To Find Cure For Wife's Rare Genetic Prion Disease
This husband and wife aren't going to let a genetic disease get in the way of being able to grow old together.
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