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An analysis of genetic data from the UK Biobank and the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium has indicated that individuals with higher estimated levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their bodies are less likely to suffer from major depressive disorder. The strongest…
The Pacific geoduck is a clam that lives along the shore from Alaska to Mexico, can reach 9 pounds in weight and can outlive humans.
The world is becoming clogged with plastic. Particles of plastic so tiny they cannot be seen with the naked eye have been found almost everywhere, from the oceans’ depths to the mountain tops. They are in the soil, in plants,…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Rudy Sulgan) This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. It is republished with permission. Sign up for its newsletter here. Among the…
The European Space Agency shared a high-resolution interactive image of central Paris highlighting several notable venues where the 2024 Summer Olympic games are being held from July 26 through Aug. 11, 2024.
Recent research published in Frontiers in Psychiatry has shed new light on the psychological mechanisms underpinning pathological narcissism. The study found that individuals with higher levels of narcissism are more likely to engage in grandiose fantasizing—a form of daydreaming about…
If we can see at most 3% of the universe, how can we estimate the total number of galaxies in it?
“Sailors believed they grew underwater at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, and it was thought that male trees uprooted themselves on stormy nights and walked to find female trees, embracing them to pollinate their large flowers.”
Kepler’s sun drawings are the oldest sunspot records with known dates.
Enlarge (credit: The Gemini prompt box in the ) Have you seen Google’s “Dear Sydney” ad? The one where a young girl wants to write a fan letter to Olympic hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone? To which the girl’s dad responds that…
