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Facial hair on pilots: Study busts myth Posted: 21 Sep 2018 11:01 AM PDT Do airline pilots need a clean-shaven face to ensure a proper seal on face masks during emergency cabin depressurization? A recent study offers an answer. |
Octopuses given mood drug 'ecstasy' reveal genetic link to evolution of social behaviors in humans Posted: 20 Sep 2018 02:52 PM PDT By studying the genome of a kind of octopus not known for its friendliness toward its peers, then testing its behavioral reaction to a popular mood-altering drug called MDMA or 'ecstasy,' scientists say they have found preliminary evidence of an evolutionary link between the social behaviors of the sea creature and humans, species separated by 500 million years on the evolutionary tree. |
We are bombarded by thousands of diverse species and chemicals Posted: 20 Sep 2018 01:10 PM PDT Scientists have measured the human 'exposome,' or the particulates, chemicals and microbes that individually swaddle us all, in unprecedented detail. |
Pairing zebrafish by personality improves fitness of the species Posted: 20 Sep 2018 07:21 AM PDT Scientists have challenged the theory of 'love at first sight' after discovering that they can boost the reproductive success of zebrafish by pairing them by personality, rather than appearance. |
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