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It’s not just genes, diet or exercise that determine children’s physical development – they also need love, hope and happiness to grow tall, new analysis by an expert suggests. A young person’s emotional wellbeing is critical for preventing stunted growth, said Professor Barry Bogin, a biological anthropologist at Loughborough University, who has been studying how
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Beach cleans rapidly and dramatically reduce plastic fragments released into the environment, according to the first scientific evidence of its kind. Experts from Norce, one of Norway‘s largest research organisations, found that within a year of volunteers removing bottles, bags and other large pieces of plastic from the shore of an island near Bergen, the
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If you believe there are UFOs skimming over rooftops, or alien remains stored in secret storerooms in the New Mexico desert, today’s NASA briefing wasn’t for you. But in terms of how governments and scientists manage the public fascination with extraterrestrials, today’s report from NASA is a significant one. Scientists release findings on ‘UAPs’ –
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If you’re looking for a new phone wallpaper, NASA has got you covered for the foreseeable future. The US space agency has released a collection of five stunning new pictures taken by its various telescopes, including: • Its Chandra X-ray Observatory, which is specially designed to capture images of exploded stars, the matter surrounding black
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