January 29, 2021 – Beyond the ski slopes, one of the most iconic symbols of the Alps are the alpine flowers. These plants are not only beautiful — they are also used in liqueurs and medicines, and they form the foundation of the local food chains. But a recent study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution shows […]
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Little scientists: Children prefer storybooks that explain why and how things happen
April 15, 2020 – Children have an insatiable appetite to understand why things are the way they are, leading to their apt description as “little scientists”. While researchers have been aware of children’s interest in causal information, they didn’t know whether it influenced children’s preferences during real-world activities, such as reading. A new study in Frontiers […]
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Humans may have reached their maximum limits for height, lifespan and physical performance
Dec. 6, 2017 – Humans may have reached their maximum limits for height, lifespan and physical performance. A recent review suggests humans have biological limitations, and that anthropogenic impacts on the environment – including climate change – could have a deleterious effect on these limits. Published in Frontiers in Physiology, this review is the first […]
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Current threats to our oceans are revealed
Aug. 3, 2017 – Covering two-thirds of our planet, the ocean was once thought to be too big to be threatened by human activity. Scientific evidence now shows that our use and abuse of this environment is having a detrimental effect on marine habitats across the globe. New research, published in the open-access journal Frontiers in […]
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Study finds 90 percent of American men overfat
July 24, 2017 – Does your waist measure more than half your height? If so, you may be part of the global overfat pandemic. A recent article, published in Frontiers in Public Health, suggests it to be even more prevalent in developed countries where up to 90 percent of adult males and 50 percent children may […]
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Fish oil vs. lard – why some fat can help or hinder your diet
July 31, 2016 – A diet high in saturated fat can make your brain struggle to control what you eat, says a new study in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. If people are looking to lose weight, stay clear of saturated fat. Consuming these types of fatty food affects a part of the brain called the hypothalamus, […]