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Should Schools Teach Meditation? Studies Say YES!

As each year passes, meditation shows that it’s not a gimmick. Celebrities like Jerry Seinfeld and Goldie Hawn have publicly discussed practicing it. Even the military uses it to “improve mental performance under the stress and strain from war.” (The Washington Times) There are many studies showing there are direct links to health benefits using meditation. A study that was published in the Journal ...

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Group of young people doing meditation during yoga class outside.

What Is the Link Between the Immune System and the Brain?

It has been found that there is a link between the brain and the immune system. Scientists have discovered vessels of the lymphatic system that run through the sinuses, which were previously unidentified and thought not to exist. But the true importance of this discovery will lie in what potential effects this finding will have on both the study and ...

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A jigsaw puzzle shaped like a brain.

‘MRI’ Scan Reveals Spectacular Ice Age Landscapes Beneath the North Sea

Spectacular ice age landscapes beneath the North Sea have been discovered using 3D seismic reflection technology.  Similar to MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), the images reveal in unprecedented detail huge seafloor channels — each one 10 times wider than the River Thames. For the first time, an international team of scientists can show previously undetectable ice ...

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Spectacular ice age landscapes beneath the North Sea.

New Technology Makes It Possible to Clearly See Through Murky Water

Researchers have developed a new method that can automatically produce clear images so you can see through murky water. The new technology could be useful for searching for drowning victims, documenting submerged archaeological artifacts, and monitoring underwater farms. Being able to clearly see through murky water is extremely challenging because the water and the particles ...

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A murky river.

4 Amazing Facts You Didn’t Know About Space

There are so many amazing facts about space. Scientists are making new discoveries all the time and it’s difficult to keep abreast of all the new information. Hopefully, you can learn something new from these facts and you would be surprised just how many people don’t know much about space at all. 4 facts about ...

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Astronaut on a space walk reaching toward the camera with Earth and the Sun seen in the background.

Study Provides Evidence for Startling ‘New Physics’

Is the Standard Model of particle physics incorrect at key points? Recently, there has been an increase in experimental observations that deviate from the predictions of this widely accepted physical theory. A current study by the University of Bonn now provides even stronger evidence for the existence of “new physics.” The final version of the ...

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A confused man looking at formulas on a blackboard.

Why Is the CIA so Interested in Climate Change?

Why is the CIA showing so much interest in climate change? A senior U.S. scientist is concerned over the CIA‘s interest in climate change research, and whether the new technologies can be used as weapons. Alan Robock, a climate scientist at Rutgers University in New Jersey, has been studying how stratospheric aerosols (geoengineering) may work in much the same way as volcanic eruptions do in ...

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Dramatic dark clouds fill the sky ahead of a supercell thunderstorm with intense lightning.

Space Junk Dangers to Be Tackled by First-of-Its-Kind Research Center

New ways of tackling the threat that space junk debris in our skies poses are being explored by University of Warwick scientists, as they pioneer new research that could help the UK fulfill its ambition to become a responsible spacefaring nation. Scientists at a new Centre for Space Domain Awareness are to focus attention on ...

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Space junk threatens all satellites in an Earth orbit.

Do You Know Why Your Eyes Go Red After a Swim? It’s Not the Chlorine

This is a story that may just stop you from going for a swim in your local pool. Do you know why your eyes go red and get irritated after swimming in a pool? Well, it turns out you can stop blaming the chlorine. The Water Quality and Health Council and the National Swimming Pool Foundation have teamed ...

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Three children playing in a swimming pool.

Have We Detected Dark Energy? Scientists Say It’s a Possibility

A new study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge and reported in the journal Physical Review D, suggests that some unexplained results from the XENON1T experiment in Italy may have been caused by dark energy, and not the dark matter the experiment was designed to detect. They constructed a physical model to help explain the ...

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Galaxy NGC 1052-DF2.