r/ScienceAlert • • Feb 06 '13

To give their young the best chance of survival, female turtles lay their eggs only when they are sure the conditions are perfect.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 06 '13

Fluoride in drinking water provides dental health benefits to adults.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 11 '13

Should we send 'older' couples to Mars? Malcolm Walter explains why it would be a worthwhile adventure.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 13 '13

Resveratrol: Have we found the fountain of youth?

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 19 '13

People who complain about health problems related to wind turbines can be influenced by negative press, study finds.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 07 '13

Urban design may play a key role in helping residents increase their physical activity and wellbeing.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 04 '13

The first signs of heart disease have been identified in babies born to overweight or obese mothers.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 14 '13

A new composite material harnesses the mechanical properties of nanowires and is twice as strong as high strength steel.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 08 '13

People with three insomnia symptoms have a three-fold higher risk of heart failure than people with no insomnia, researchers found.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 06 '13

Giant ancient camels roamed Canada’s Arctic north.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 20 '13

Earthquakes have the Midas touch: researchers confirm quakes form gold deposits.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 17 '13

The cells that protect our nerves can be added to the central nervous system throughout our lifetime and could play a role in Alzheimer's, surprising evidence has found.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 05 '13

When it comes to the choice between making love or war, size really does matter – if you are a snake, that is.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 04 '13

Manuka honey works with antibiotics to fight bacteria more effectively and stop the emergence of resistance, research has found.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 08 '13

Researchers unearthed the fossil of an ancient fish that turned out to be a new species to science and a new genus of lobe-finned fish.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 19 '13

Is soy milk really better for you than dairy? An analysis of the nutritional content of the two milks.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 07 '13

The 2010 beef measles outbreak in northwest NSW was caused by contaminated livestock feed supplement, researchers found.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 11 '13

Climate change will greatly affect Pacific fisheries and aquaculture, but it's not all bad news, a new study predicts.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 20 '13

Some sea snakes have developed 'shrunken heads'. Why is this happening?

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 06 '13

320-year-old mystery solved: The true story of the Falkland Island wolf

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 11 '13

Physicists have provided insight into how the first life-forms were 'born', by modelling biological states using energy waves.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 14 '13

How fish see at depths: Is eye size related to genetics or environment?

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 06 '13

Understanding the spins of central black holes gives us clues to how large galaxies, such as our own Milky Way, came into being.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 11 '13

A new test for Type 1 diabetes has been developed that's quicker, cheaper and more accurate than current tests.

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r/ScienceAlert • • Mar 19 '13

Researchers have discovered the molecule that ensures immune cells correctly position themselves in the body.

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