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Smoking
Jul 10, 2015 06:24 PM EDT

Smoking And Mental Illness: Schizophrenia Risk Increases With Cigarettes

New findings published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry reveal that smoking could increase the risk of developing certain mental illnesses.

Panda
Jul 10, 2015 05:48 PM EDT

Pandas Evolved to be Lazy with Their Diet of Bamboo

Scientists have discovered that pandas manage their bamboo diet because they essentially evolved to be extremely lazy.

Intake of Alcohol Before Pregnancy Tied to Intestinal Birth Defect
Jul 10, 2015 04:02 PM EDT

Antidepressants And Pregnancy: Certain Medications May Increase Birth Defects

New findings published in The BMJ reveal that certain antidepressants may increase the risk of a number of birth defects.

graphene
Jul 10, 2015 03:26 PM EDT

Graphene: Thermal Conductivity Of Film Helps Cool Electronics

New findings published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials reveal a new grapheme-based film that works to efficiently cool electronics.

Smoking Bans in Prison Tied to Lower Death Rate
Jul 10, 2015 01:57 PM EDT

Secondhand Smoke: Stroke Risk Rises When Nonsmokers Exposed

New findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reveal that secondhand smoke could increase the risk of stroke by close to 30 percent for nonsmokers.

Comet
Jul 10, 2015 12:40 PM EDT

Philae Phones Home from Comet after 2 Weeks of Silence with Rosetta

The Philae lander has officially gotten back in touch with Rosetta-and Earth-after nearly two weeks of silence.

gmail
Jul 10, 2015 11:50 AM EDT

Postmaster Tools: New Filter Launched By Google Differentiates Email

Google has created a new toolset that makes its Gmail spam filters even better in detecting what's what; it is known as Gmail Postmaster Tools and was launched today.

Pluto
Jul 10, 2015 10:00 AM EDT

NASA New Horizons Races Toward Pluto and its Heart-Shaped Features

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has now managed to capture its best view yet of Pluto.

Seabird
Jul 10, 2015 09:40 AM EDT

Climate Change: Seabird Populations Dropped by a Staggering 70 Percent

Seabird populations have actually dropped by a staggering 70 percent since the 1950s. These findings, in particular, are a stark indication that marine ecosystems are rapidly declining.

Venus Transit
Jul 10, 2015 09:07 AM EDT

Extremely Rare Venus Transit May Help Future Missions to Nearby Planet

Scientists have learned a bit more about Venus by examining a very rare transit.

Marijuana
Jul 10, 2015 08:35 AM EDT

Marijuana: Medical Benefits of Cannabis Separated from its Side Effects

Could you have the medical effects of marijuana without the side effects? That may just be the case.

Supermassive Black Hole
Jul 10, 2015 07:41 AM EDT

Supermassive Black Hole Outgrew its Galaxy After the Big Bang

Scientists have discovered a massive black hole that simply outgrew its galaxy. The super-sized black hole actually grew far faster than its host galaxy, which may reveal a bit more about the evolution of these objects.

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