Agata Blaszczak-Boxe
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New App Helps People Remember Faces
An app could help those with face blindness but has raised concerns among privacy experts → Read More
Visualizing Specific Impacts of Climate Change Could Change Behavior
People asked to imagine how flooding or droughts would affect particular people or places were more likely to engage in environmentally friendly actions → Read More
Visualizing Specific Impacts of Climate Change Could Change Behavior
People asked to imagine how flooding or droughts would affect particular people or places were more likely to engage in environmentally friendly actions → Read More
Facts About Chlorine
Properties, sources and uses of the element chlorine. → Read More
Facts About Beryllium
Beryllium is one of the lightest metals and has one of the highest melting points among the light metals. → Read More
Facts About Nitrogen
Properties, sources and uses of nitrogen, one of the most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere. → Read More
Facts About Iron
Properties, sources and uses of the element iron. Also, information about wrought iron, cast iron and iron-rich foods. → Read More
1 In 3 Cases Of Dementia Could Be Prevented By Healthier Lifestyles
Public health strategies could help decrease the global numbers of dementia cases. → Read More
1 in 3 Cases of Dementia Could Be Prevented by Healthier Lifestyles
Healthier living could prevent about one-third of dementia cases worldwide, researchers say. → Read More
How Bad Is Gonorrhea's Resistance to Drugs? Some Cases Are Untreatable
Around the world, a growing number of cases of gonorrhea are becoming more difficult, or at times even impossible, to treat with antibiotics. → Read More
Science Explains Why Fake News Goes Viral
We're battling a sheer overload of information on social media. → Read More
Why Fake News Goes Viral: Science Explains
Stuff goes viral because of people's limited attention spans, plus the sheer overload of information on social media. → Read More
Your Genes May Influence Your Risk of Insomnia
Researchers in the Netherlands identified seven genes linked with insomnia. → Read More
Snake Solution: Dangerous Venom Could Fight Kidney Disease
The green mamba snake is one of the deadliest in Africa. But one compound isolated from it's venom could help fight kidney disease, research suggests. → Read More
Shootings Are Now the 3rd-Leading Cause of Death in US Kids
For kids in the U.S., gun-related injuries are now the third-leading cause of death. → Read More
Hair Regrowth Products for Women & Men: Who Pays More?
Women may pay more for minoxidil -- a drug aimed at regrowing hair -- than men do, a new study finds. → Read More
Herbal Tea Linked to Man's Psychosis in Unusual Case
In an unusual case, a man developed psychosis after drinking tea made with St. John's wort daily for several months. → Read More
Sleepiness and Snoring Tougher for Women, Study Suggests
Women who have trouble sleeping may suffer more problems during the daytime than men who have trouble sleeping. → Read More
Less Invasive Autopsy Should Be Standard Practice, Study Says
A new, less invasive method of conducting autopsies could one day replace the traditional procedure for diagnosing the causes of many deaths, according to a new study. → Read More
Why Sleep Is So Important for People at Risk for Heart Disease
People at risk for heart disease who don't get too little shut-eye may face a higher risk of dying early, a new study finds. → Read More