[ad_1] Our appreciation of our material well-being and our status in society is largely determined by our assessment of others. However, the neurological underpinnings of how we monitor the complex social environment …
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[ad_1] If an insect begins its life in the water, there is a good chance that it eats pieces of microplastic. Mosquitoes begin life as larvae, living in water. They are filter …
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[ad_1] Image showing the host star Pi Mensae (big black dot) around which the new planet was discovered. The red lines indicate the limits of the TESS opening. Image: Science and Engineering …
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[ad_1] by DAVID SHARP, Associated Press FILE – This June 6, 2018, a folder photo shows a green crab in Portland, Maine. A researcher at the University of New England has said …
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[ad_1] "We would use lunar habitat to prove the technology to serve as a habitat base for future deep space missions beyond the moon," Hauf told CNBC Make It. "Everything for the …
Read More »NASA appoints first female flight director
[ad_1] NASA has appointed its first female flight director. Ethan Miller / Getty Images NASA has appointed Holly Ridings to the position of Director of Chief Flight, marking the first time that …
Read More »ExoMars Highlights Radiation Risk for Mars Astronauts and Observes Decline in Dust Storm
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