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Why Do Women Feel the Cold more than Men?

A woman feeling the cold inside a house. Credit: iStock. We all have distinct preferences for when it is the correct time to draw out winter blankets. And the thermostat's setup frequently forms the basis of office debates between women and men concerning the "appropriate" temperature for it to be configured. Between the sexes, there is...

Scientists Develop Cement Completely Out of Waste Material

Scientists who discovered the biocement. Credit: bioplasticsnews. Creating renewable biocement entirely out of waste material Cement is a binder, a substance utilized while building that hardens, sets, and sticks to other materials to bind them together. When sand and gravel are blended with cement, concrete is made. Cement is classified as non-hydraulic or hydraulic. Hydraulic cement needs...

Bacteria with Recording Function Capture Gut Health Status

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Our intestine is residence to plenty of bacteria, which help us digest food. However, just what do the microorganisms do inside the body? Which enzymes do they create, and when? And how do the bacteria metabolize health-promoting foods that aid us in minimizing disease? To obtain replies to such matters, researchers at...

NASA’s SOFIA Flying Telescope Spots Eclipse of Strange Binary Star

A composite image of the R Aquarii binary star was recorded by NASA's flying telescope SOFIA. Credit: NASA. NASA's flying telescope SOFIA has been watching a dance between 2 celebrities orbiting each other as they come close to the minute of the eclipse, enabling astronomers to study how both exchange stardust. SOFIA, short for "Stratospheric...

A Fringe Conspiracy Theory, Fostered Online, Is Refashioned by the G.O.P.

The belief in replacement theory fueled the right-wing rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 that erupted in violence. Credit: Edu Bayer for The New York Times Some right-wing politicians and commentators have embraced the replacement theory espoused by the suspect in the Buffalo massacre. Mass shootings and replacement theory Inside a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, a white man...

Did Male and Female Dinosaurs Differ? A New Analytical Strategy is Helping Address the Inquiry

How can researchers tell if male and female dinosaurs, like the stegosaur, were different? Credit: Susannah Maidment et al. & Natural History Museum, London, CC BY In many animal varieties, males and also women vary. This is true for individuals and various other mammals. Along with numerous species of birds, fish, and reptiles. However, what concerning dinosaurs?...

Global Heating Must Reach it’s Limit by 2026

Man and a boy walk across the dried up bed of river Yamuna following hot weather in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 2, 2022. Credit: AP Photo. Because of Global Heating earth is slipping closer to the warming limit international agreements are striving to prevent. With close to a 50% possibility that The planet will...

Tiny Plastic Particles From the Atmosphere Is Contaminating Planet’s Oceans

Credit: Scitech Daily In a research study, an international group of researchers investigates the atmosphere as a pertinent source of plastic pollution in our globe's waters. According to estimates, by 2040, plastic pollution could get to 80 million metric tons (176 billion pounds) annually. Plastic particles have now been found in virtually all circles of the...

Can Robots Help to Boost Productivity in Logistics Operations?

Logistic supplies organized and sorted by a robot. Credit: logitech. This is a huge question for the logistics sector, is it possible to boost performance with robotics in the logistics industry? The solution to this inquiry is not straightforward because logistics is different from other industries and distinct from other industries. It is unclear how robotics...

Energy-Generating Fabrics Created by Specialists

A picture of the lightweight and thin TENG textile produced over 35V of energy using artificial movements. It could potentially power low-power health sensors, environmental sensors, and electronic devices in the near future. Credit: Innovationnewsnetwork. Technology experts develop groundbreaking energy-generating fabrics that can generate electricity by seizing energy from body movements. Clothing that can examine our health, communicate...