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Should you listen to music while you are working? For many this is down to individual preference, and many find music helps develop the muse. New research, however, finds that, overall, playing music whilst working inhibits the creative tide.
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By AFP
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Parents exasperated by their children constantly ignoring pleas to stop picking their noses, may have finally found an argument to break the habit: it might give you pneumonia.
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By AFP
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The world must drastically reduce its meat consumption in order to avoid devastating climate change, scientists said Wednesday in the most thorough study so far on how what we eat affects the environment.
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The cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform, Shopify has partnered with Toronto's York University to expand its innovative computer science program called Dev Degree.
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It’s hard to avoid discussion about artificial intelligence these days and each day brings a new article about the latest application. For those wishing to no more about the emerging technology, a new course has been launched.
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A recent survey on Canadian students’ and parents’ attitude towards coding highlights a significant gender gap across the board when it comes to involvement in STEM. To understand why Jennifer Flanagan, of the charity Actua, gives some answers.
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As blockchain technology gains in popularity, are universities willing to offer blockchain courses and degrees? The answer appears to be yes, at least for an instiution in Russia.
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The largest study of its kind has demonstrated that good weather makes people feel happier by analysing over three billion Facebook and Twitter posts made over a seven-year period. The volume of data assessed for the study far exceeds previous attempts.
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By AFP
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Western Europe accounted for less than one percent of the 34,676 people killed in terror attacks in 2016 and only two percent of attacks, according to a new report.
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By AFP
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Taking a common vitamin supplement could significantly reduce the number of miscarriages and birth defects worldwide, Australian scientists said Thursday, in what they described as a major breakthrough in pregnancy research.
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Aviva, an insurance company based in the United Kingdom, conducted survey about sharing vacation photos via Facebook. It turns out most users don't want to see their 'friends' vacation photos.
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Hay fever is an unpleasant allergy, varying in severity. The allergy affects many people as they go about their lives and this includes school children. The extent of the problem has been examined in a new study.
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It sometimes seems as if our phones function like an extra limb on our bodies and now, research demonstrates exactly how attached to the devices we really are.
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A study has revealed that short men and overweight women get a raw deal in life, in jobs and in income. Short men are not the only ones getting a raw deal, as the study shows overweight women are too.
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Scientists from the University College London (UCL) Cancer Institute made a groundbreaking discovery in fight against cancer. A new cellular target has been found that greatly increases the ability of the immune system to destroy cancer cells.
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In 2014, producers of soft drinks funded a study that concluded diet soda was better for losing weight than water. The companies are at again, as they have funded another study.
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A new study concluded African American endure discrimination from mortgage lenders, right from the information-gathering stage via an introductory email.
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A new report has revealed more games consoles are owned by women than by men in the United States. The study found that 42 percent of women have a console in their house compared to 37 percent of men.
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A U.S. study of mobile device usage by children under the age of 4 has concluded that they are faced with "almost universal exposure" to digital devices and most will have their own device by the time they turn four.
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On Friday, government researchers in the United States reported that autism may be overdiagnosed in as many as 9 percent of kids.
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A tiny and rare species of frog living in remote, hidden caves in the heavily forested mountains near Russia and Georgia depends on bats for its survival, according to a recent study.
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People who have full bladders may be more convincing when they tell lies. That is according to a new California State University study.
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British universities have tumbled down the latest league tables, with only Cambridge in the top five. However, the metrics used for assessing the placements have recently been changed.
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A new study was released and it claims that half of the planet's sea turtles have eaten some form of plastic at some point in their lives.
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Security researchers have found that many lock screen patterns used by Android smartphone owners are as predictable as simple passwords like "1234567". Most people adhere to several common traits when making a pattern which dramatically reduces security.
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The UK's Which? consumer research group has found that contactless payment cards can be easily hacked using homemade technology. The card details can be stolen and then used to pay for goods online without further verification.
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A new study has concluded that Google harms consumers by filtering search results so that listings for its own services are promoted to the tops of pages. It adds more fuel to the EU's recent accusation of Google engaging in anticompetitive practices.
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A new study has discovered that listening to "extreme music" like heavy metal can actually make one more positive. The recent study suggests that "extreme music" can help you calm down and feel inspired.
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A computer has solved a mystery that has been puzzling scientists for over 120 years in just three days. Using complex predictive simulation software, the system managed to explain how sliced-up worms turn into independent organisms.
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Dinosaurs grew quickly and were warm-blooded just like modern mammals, says a scientist who researched the metabolism of these ancient creatures.
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Glyphosate use by crop in 2012. USGS
A northern water snake (Nerodia sipedon), which was captured in 2009 from an island in western Lake Erie, Ohio. The snake has crusty and thickened scales over raised blisters, a sign of snake fungal disease. D. E. Green/USGS National Wildlife Health Center
Monthly time series from 2005 to 2013; colors indicate the phases of ENSO and the incidence of snakebites in Costa Rico. L.F. Chaves, et. al.
The Hispaniolan Hutia is now being followed using GPS and radio telemetry to study its distribution and home range. Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Massachusetts was planning to establish a protected habitat for the state's timber rattlesnakes. Screen grab
Map showing study areas used by Dr. Michael Hendryx. Over 1184 individuals were involved in the research. Michael Hendrix
This graphic was created based on word frequency to call attention to global climate change. Woodley Wonderworks
MIT Building 10 and the Great Dome, Cambridge Massachusetts. John Phelan
Students studying for an exam Albeiro Rodas
This eastern rat snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis) has opaque eyes and hard, crusty scales on its snout, telltale signs of snake fungal disease. D. E. Green/USGS National Wildlife Health Center
: Primula clevelandii (formerly Dodecatheon clevelandii) — Padre's Shooting Star.
On the Backbone Trail, at Circle X Ranch Park — in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California. National Park Service
Scientists have determined rare California condors are being harmed by DDT that has been banned for decades. Wikimedia commons
Pieris brassicae, or large white cabbage butterfly (L) and Pyronia tithonus, or Gatekeeper, (R). Photographed in Havré, Belgium. Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
A Japanese torii at dusk at Itsukushima Shrine Rdsmith4
Savannah River Site | June 2011 Aerial View. U.S. Department of Energy
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), Study for “The Image Disappears,” 1938. Pencil on paper © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 2012 Photo © 2012 Museum Associates/ LACMA, by Michael Tropea, Private Collection. Museum Associates/ LACMA, by Michael Tropea
This is an interview with Abha Parajulee about the study done with University of Toronto PhD supervisor Frank Wania: Evaluating Officially Reported Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emissions in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region with a Multimedia Fate Model. University of Toronto, Scarborough
Genetic origins of Paleo-Eskimos and Neo-Eskimos. E. Willerslev
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