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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Does Drinking Cold Water Burn Calories?
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The answer to your question appears to be yes! Read this: "Studies have suggested that drinking water has a thermogenic effect in adult...
What's the Best Way to Stay Awake and Study?
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Experts tell us that pulling "all nighters" rarely are effective in raising test grades. Newer research tells us that the best wa...
Monday, August 15, 2011
Can You Tell Me A Little About How Memory Works?
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It appears that there are a lot of misconceptions about the accuracy of memory.The facts below came from the August 4, 2011 online Scienti...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
What is the Real Difference Between Sunscreens?
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It appears that there is a lot of confusion about sun screen and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has attempted to help the consumer b...
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Yes, You Can Eat Insects
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When the health department in Columbia, Mo., nixed a new flavor of ice cream laced with cicadas in early June from a local shop's menu, ...
Thursday, June 16, 2011
How Deep in the Earth Can Living Things Be Found?
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Scientists already knew that single-cell organisms live in harsh, dark environments miles underground. But recently a multicellular organism...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
I Heard We All Have Genetic Mutations - Isn't This Bad?
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The best answer to this question is from the June 13, 2011 Science News: In a study, published online June 12 in Nature Genetics, shows tha...
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