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All you need to know about heroin
Heroin is an addictive substance extracted from poppy fruit. It is grouped with strong analgesics known as opiate.
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The most bizarre research in 2011
The following is the scientific news that surprises the ability to ... read your ears over the past year, according to MSNBC's news page, which recorded reviews and vote…
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Failure is not a successful mother
One study found that the ability of neurons to process information is hardly improved after animals make mistakes.
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African fruit bats are intermediate hosts of the Marburg virus
A group of scientists have reported the successful separation of Marburg virus genome sequences from a common bats eating African fruits (also known as Egyptian fruit ba…
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Sleep helps 'clean up' the brain
If you have ever had insomnia, you will know the feeling of being dull and dazed.
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Love of lightning is also genetic
According to a new study, love of lightning actually exists, at least in terms of genetics.
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It is not just the change of weather that causes the leaves to fall
A falling leaf often causes the poet's eyes to vibrate, but scientists also wonder about what causes leaves to fall.
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Scientists can increase the fragrance of flowers
A team of scientists at Hebrew University of Jerusalem has discovered a way to increase the scent of flowers and implant the scent in odorless flowers.
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Quercetin in fruits and vegetables prevents flu
A study published in The American Physiological Society, mice injected with quercetin - a natural compound in vegetables - is less likely to get the flu.
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Why are pears more fragile than apples during storage?
Pears and apples contain airways that help them breathe. These are small structures that are only visible on a microscope that provides oxygen - an essential ingredient…
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Unexpected truth about vegetables
Tomatoes, japaleño peppers, serrano peppers and avocados are currently under scrutiny after Salmonella outbreaks, causing many Americans to worry about eating vegetables.
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Animals learn but smarter are not necessarily better (Part 1)
'Why are people so smart?' - this is a question that always appeals to scientists and evolutionary biologist Tadeusz Kawecki of the University of Friborg.
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My parents are beautiful, I am not yet pretty
Sexy guys can create dull girls, and attractive girls give birth to tasteless boys. That's at least what happens in fruit flies.
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Mysterious strange circular rocks in nature
Giant and strange circular rocks are strange phenomena that people see everywhere on Earth and no one seems to be able to explain the cause. These are the wonders such a…
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Apple tree with the best cold-resistant fruit
This is astonishing, a difficult question to answer to local people when they witness an apple tree fruit in January of the coldest decade of the decade.