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Incorporating Sexual Pleasure in Educational Sexual Health Programs Can Improve Safe Sex Behaviors
Neuroscience News - 12 Feb 2022 01:57
A meta-analysis study reports interventions targeting STI/HIV infection risk education could benefit from including a focus on sexual pleasure and desire.
Climate hope as scientists in UK set fusion record
Phys.org - 12 Feb 2022 16:40
Scientists in Britain announced Wednesday they had smashed a previous record for generating fusion energy, hailing it as a "milestone" on the path towards cheap, clean power and a cooler planet.
What's the maximum number of planets that could orbit the sun?
Live Science - 12 Feb 2022 14:00
If a super-advanced civilization had to ability to engineer the solar system from scratch, how many planets could they squeeze around the sun?
Initiative to map the cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) landscape in Europe will help improve patient outcomes
Science Daily - 12 Feb 2022 20:10
Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), is a rare cancer often diagnosed only at an advanced stage. A comprehensive analysis of diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic aspects of over 2,200 patients in ...
The risk of concussion lurks at the Super Bowl
Live Science - 12 Feb 2022 17:09
As tens of millions of Americans tune into the Super Bowl this Sunday, they likely don't realize that in addition to touchdowns, collision sports like football also raise the chances of concussions.
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 12)
Singularity Hub - 12 Feb 2022 17:00
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Computer Scientists Prove Why Bigger Neural Networks Do Better Mordechai Rorvig | Quanta “Fundamental mathematical results had suggested that networks should only need to be so big, but modern n...
5 million shipwrecked Legos still washing up 25 years after falling overboard
Live Science - 12 Feb 2022 14:01
A once-in-a-century wave that struck a cargo ship 25 years ago caused the worst toy-related environmental disaster of all time, known as the Great Lego Spill.
What is the 'Gold Foil Experiment'? The Geiger-Marsden experiments explained
Live Science - 12 Feb 2022 14:00
The Geiger-Marsden experiment, also called the gold foil experiment, gave physicists their first view of the structure of the atomic nucleus.
New Clues in the Brain Linking Pain and Food
Neuroscience News - 12 Feb 2022 01:29
Brain circuitry responsible for motivation and pleasure is activated when a person experiences pain. The findings reveal a link as to why some people may overeat when they experience chronic pain.
Fitbit Charge 5 review
Live Science - 12 Feb 2022 00:48
We got hands-on with the Fitbit Charge 5, testing it features and accuracy.
Lifetime of Knowledge Can Clutter Memories of Older Adults
Neuroscience News - 12 Feb 2022 00:22
Older people's brains allocate more space to accumulated knowledge and have more material to navigate when trying to access memories, a new study reports.