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Those “Aha!” Moments Aren’t Just Satisfying — They May Help You Remember Information Longer

When lightbulb moments occur — you know, those instances when you’re struck by a brilliant idea or solution seemingly out of nowhere — they can feel like miracles from the universe. But there’s actually science behind them, and according to a new study, their positive impact could last well beyond the instances themselves. Researchers at […]

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Pondering Artistic Beauty Encourages “Big Picture” Thinking, Study Suggests

The next time someone rushes you through a museum, show them the findings from a new study out of the U.K.: Stopping to ponder artistic beauty may encourage “big picture” thinking. The research suggests that contemplating the beauty of artistic objects in a gallery or museum boosts our ability to think in abstract ways and look at our lives from a wider perspective.

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Tiny New Species of Snail With Unusual Shell Named After Picasso

In yet another example of nature serving as the world’s largest open-air art museum, a tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell has been named after the painter Pablo Picasso. The 3-millimeter creature (about half the size of a medium grain of rice) was discovered by an international team exploring snail diversity in Southeast Asia. 

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Perfect Brownies Baked at High Altitude Are Possible Thanks to Colorado’s Home Economics Pioneer Inga Allison

This article was written by Tobi Jacobi, a professor of English at Colorado State University, and Caitlin Clark, a senior food scientist at Colorado State University, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Many bakers

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Genomic Sequencing Reveals Previously Unknown Genes That Make Microbes Resistant to Drugs and Hard To Kill

This article was written by Nneka Vivian Iduu, a graduate research assistant in pathobiology at Auburn University, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. In the 20th century, when a routine infection was treated with a

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Researchers Created Sound That Can Bend Itself Through Space, Reaching Only Your Ear in a Crowd

This article was written by Jiaxin Zhong, a postdoctoral researcher in acoustics at Penn State, and Yun Jing, a professor of acoustics at Penn State, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. What if you

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Enzymes Are the Engines of Life — Machine Learning Tools Could Help Scientists Design New Ones to Tackle Disease and Climate Change

This article was written by Sam Pellock, a postdoctoral scholar in biochemistry at the University of Washington, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Enzymes are molecular machines that carry out the chemical reactions that

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Margaret Morse Nice Thought Like a Song Sparrow and Changed How Scientists Understand Animal Behavior

This article was written by Kristoffer Whitney, an associate professor of science, technology, and society at the Rochester Institute of Technology, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The invader, puffed out into the shape

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