Month: February 2020
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Whales Migrate Long Distances to Shed Their Skin, Say Scientists
Whales make some of the longest migrations in the world, often swimming thousands of miles, for many months to breed in tropical regions. Scientist really do not understand what drives their migration. It’s been suggested that killer whales migrate long distances to molt their skin. Is this true of all whales? In a paper published…
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‘Cat-Specific’ Music Can Soothe and Calm Cats
If you’re a cat owner, you understand how stressful it may be for your cat and yourself when visiting the vet. However, researchers have found that playing “cat-specific” music can help calm and relax your cat. The results were published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (JFMS). Music has been shown to have…
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A Big Breakfast Can Help You Burn Twice as Many Calories
WASHINGTON—People are looking for ways to lose weight and be healthier. What if just switching your largest meal of the day from dinner to breakfast can help you achieve this goal? Conventional belief is that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Now researchers have found that if you eat a big breakfast…
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Setting Realistic Goals is Secret to Achievement, Say Psychologists
Have you ever set big goals for yourself, only to find that they kind of fade over time and you never really achieved them? Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have found some new insights into why we set big goals but often fail in achieving them. The researchers looked at two significant variables…
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Water Quality in Your House May Vary by Room and Season
A recent study has shown that home water quality varies wildly between room to room, and even with changes in the seasons.
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Ancient Gut Microbiome May Have Affected Our Ancestors’ Daily Lives
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution have recently done a study that shows that our ancestor’s microbiome might be more crucial than it had been previously thought. This is because, according to a recent discovery, the adaptive gut microbiome might have played a vital role in human dispersal. Consequently, this helped our ancestors to adapt to…