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Shakib Rahman12 May 2017

Remember the dermal regenerators Commander Riker used on Star Trek? Just wave it over a skin wound for instant healing! Well, real-world scientists are working on similar devices that use sound waves.

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Thomas Vaughan-Johnston11 May 2017

You have attitudes about nearly everything, including people, places, things, and experiences. Researchers have found that your attitudes are based on three key factors: evaluation, potency and activity (EPA).

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Lawrence Ostroff10 May 2017

Don’t have a credit card? You might be able to pay with bitcoin instead. Bitcoin transactions rely on something called a blockchain system, which gives both buyers and sellers a lot of confidence.

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Crystal Wang (Waterloo)2 May 2017

Kliene-Levin syndrome (KLS), also called Sleeping Beauty syndrome, can be scary. A person with KLS could be fine one day, then asleep the next. And there’s no telling when they might wake up again!

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Moushumi Nath30 March 2017

Why is #throwbackthursday so popular? Maybe it’s because nostalgia can make you feel happier, friendlier and warmer!

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Daniel Tarade16 March 2017

Searching for extraterrestrial life often means listening for radio waves coming from deep space. And if you’re interested, you can even help scientists sift through the data!

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Damitha Gunathilake13 March 2017

As technology develops and the world’s population grows, people need more and more energy. Meanwhile, scientists are getting more and more interested in renewable energy sources, like biofuels.

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Tsukushi Kamiya6 March 2017

Treatment and prevention are direct costs associated with a disease. But did you know that diseases also have less obvious, indirect costs? In the case of malaria, they include poor school performance and a higher risk of Salmonella infection.

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Beverly McClenaghan3 March 2017

You might think that crop farming is a sophisticated activity that only humans do. But ants are crop farmers too!

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Kelly Resmer1 March 2017

Hydroelectricity can be an environmentally friendly source of energy, especially compared to fossil fuels. But it also comes with a risk of mercury poisoning.

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