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Vomit Machine Models Cruise-Ship Virus Spread
Using a simulated vomiting device, scientists determined that projectile vomiting ...
Using a simulated vomiting device, scientists determined that projectile vomiting can aerosolize noroviruslike particles, allowing the infection to spread short distances through the air. Christopher... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Sunlight Activates Smog-Causing Chemicals in City Grime
The grime on city buildings and may actively contribute to ...
The grime on city buildings and may actively contribute to urban air pollution. Christopher Intagliata reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Methane-Eating Microbes May Mitigate Arctic Emissions
A newly discovered strain of bacteria found in Arctic permafrost ...
A newly discovered strain of bacteria found in Arctic permafrost harvests methane from the air—meaning it could help mitigate the effects of warming. Christopher Intagliata reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Chinese Cave Graffiti Agrees with Site's Drought Evidence
Researchers linked dated graffiti about droughts in a cave in ...
Researchers linked dated graffiti about droughts in a cave in China to physical evidence in the cave of the water shortages, such as changes in ratios of stable isotopes in specific layers of... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Whistled Language Forces Brain to Modify Usual Processing
Both hemispheres are involved in the brains of people interpreting ...
Both hemispheres are involved in the brains of people interpreting a whistled variant of Turkish, compared with a left hemisphere dominance when listeners hear the spoken language -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
