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November 5, 2015
Antibiotic-Antibody Cocktail Kills MRSA Superbug In Mice
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A white blood cell ingesting MRSA by National Institutes of Health (NIH), via Wikimedia Commons
A technique borrowed from cancer treatment can perform a focused attack on microbes that are resistant to most antibiotics, according to new study published in Nature. Researchers attached an antibiotic to an antibody and found that the combination was highly efficient in fighting bacteria in mice.
Skunk Performs A Handstand Dance In Front Of A Wildlife Camera
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U.S. Department of the Interior
If you love nature, you’ve got to follow the U.S. Department of the Interior on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. Usually, they post incredible photographs displaying the rich variety of landscapes, wildlife and history in the United States.
A Solar Storm Reportedly Made Airplanes Disappear From Radars
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Radar with targets by Andrey VP/Shutterstock
The Swedish civil aviation authority claims that a solar storm knocked out the air traffic control system in the country on Wednesday afternoon, and it was forced to close its airspace for over an hour.
According to the aviation officials, the solar storm created enough disturbance in the Earth’s magnetic field to stop the radar system working properly.
Man Told He Has “30 Minutes To Live” After Doctors Discover Tapeworm In His Brain
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Jubal Harshaw/Shutterstock
A 26-year-old man was told by his doctor he had 30 minutes to live, after a brain scan revealed he had a tapeworm living in his brain.
Luis Ortiz, a student at Sacramento State in California, was rushed to Queen of the Valley Medical Center by paramedics in August, after suffering from the “worst headache of his life.”
XX FILES: The Extraordinary World Of Female Scientists
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Screenshot from Science Magazine's YouTube video. Producer: Nguyen Khoi Nguyen.
Science Magazine is debuting a new special series called the XX Files that peers into “the extraordinary worlds of extraordinary women scientists.” From Ashlee Rowe’s midnight hunts for scorpions, Elizaveta Solomonova’s exploration of “expert dreamers,” and Kate Prigge’s study of disease-sniffing dogs, the XX Files celebrates female scientists doing what they love and doing it well.
Bringing Maths Into Bedtime Stories Can Help Children Learn – And Make The Subject Less Scary For Parents Too
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When parents are stressed about maths, their children can develop the same negative feelings towards the subject. www.shutterstock.com
As parents, we know how important it is to read to our children. Many families include this as a regular part of the bedtime routine.
While we feel confident this is contributing to our child’s literacy development, new research shows that this nightly routine could also be used to help improve maths skills.
How Reading Can Help Your Child Learn Maths
November 4, 2015
Incredible Map Visualizes The Microbial Connections Between Animals
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Maya Wardeh
What better way to express the harmony between all animals on Earth by showing all the stomach bugs, viruses, and parasites we share?
Electrical Shocks To Your Brain Could Boost Your Memory
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agsandrew/Shutterstock
Most people claim to have an imperfect memory, one that they’d rather see improve somehow, perhaps through things like brain-training games. Researchers funded by the U.S. military have outlined a new technique designed to give your memory a boost that may seem a little extreme: The method delivers electrical shocks directly to the brain through implanted electrodes.
Researchers Use Mutated Gene To “Handicap” Ebola Virus Growth
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The recent outbreak of Ebola, concentrated on three countries in West Africa, has claimed over 11,000 lives.
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