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Life on Earth forms like?
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Life on Earth forms like?

Researchers at Scripps Research Institute and the University of California, Merced, USA, have discovered that the relatively simple combination of sugars in nature and a…

December 18, 2018
Drink sugar juice to reduce loss of calm
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Drink sugar juice to reduce loss of calm

Scientists at the University of South Dakota, USA, said that before asking employers to raise salaries, drink some sugar to help ease the loss of calm.

December 18, 2018
Why is food sweet
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Why is food sweet

On the tongue we have taste buds, a collection of about 100 cells. The nerve fibers connect each taste bud to the brain, informing us whether the food is bitter or sweet.

December 18, 2018
Discover how to kill malaria parasites
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Discover how to kill malaria parasites

In a recently published study, US scientists have found a way to kill malaria parasites, opening up the opportunity to develop a new and effective vaccine to stop, repel…

December 18, 2018
Where is the limit of human endurance?
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Where is the limit of human endurance?

When diving 18 degrees Celsius, the body loses heat through the skin 25 times faster in the air. The vascular surface shrinks to focus on the internal organs and maintai…

December 18, 2018
Tea plants bloom after 200 years
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Tea plants bloom after 200 years

Relocated from China, a camellia planted in a botanical sanctuary in Chiswick, west London, England after 200 years of flowering.

December 18, 2018
Tooth decay and coral reef death
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Tooth decay and coral reef death

Corals can be damaged by a process similar to human decay. Under normal conditions corals live in symbiosis with unicellular algae, but when environmental pollution occu…

December 17, 2018
The secret of strong teeth of ancient Romans
Archeology

The secret of strong teeth of ancient Romans

The CT scan results showed that the Romans killed in a volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago had strong teeth thanks to a diet low in sugar and lots of vegetables.

December 17, 2018