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• Creative and neurotic: Is neuroticism fueled by overthinking?
• Evidence suggests subatomic particles could defy the standard model
• Interstellar seeds could create oases of life
• Nasal spray device for mental illness
• Historic 2013 Colorado Front Range storm accomplished up to 1,000 years of erosion
• New theory leads to 'radiationless revolution'

Creative and neurotic: Is neuroticism fueled by overthinking? Posted: 27 Aug 2015 10:01 AM PDT Psychologists have presented a new theory for why neurotic unhappiness and creativity go hand-in-hand. The authors argue that the part of the brain responsible for self-generated thought is highly active in neuroticism, which yields both of the trait's positives (e.g., creativity) and negatives (e.g., misery).

Evidence suggests subatomic particles could defy the standard model Posted: 27 Aug 2015 09:19 AM PDT A team of physicists has found new hints of particles -- leptons, to be more precise -- being treated in strange ways not predicted by the Standard Model. The discovery could prove to be a significant lead in the search for non-standard phenomena.

Interstellar seeds could create oases of life Posted: 27 Aug 2015 08:16 AM PDT Astrophysicists now show that if life can travel between the stars (a process called panspermia), it would spread in a characteristic pattern that we could potentially identify.

Nasal spray device for mental illness Posted: 27 Aug 2015 07:17 AM PDT Researchers have tested a new device for delivering hormone treatments for mental illness through the nose. This method was found to deliver medicine to the brain with few side effects.

Historic 2013 Colorado Front Range storm accomplished up to 1,000 years of erosion Posted: 27 Aug 2015 05:34 AM PDT The historic September 2013 storm that triggered widespread flooding across Colorado's Front Range eroded the equivalent of hundreds, or even as much as 1,000 years worth of accumulated sediment from the foothills west of Boulder, researchers have discovered.

New theory leads to 'radiationless revolution' Posted: 27 Aug 2015 05:34 AM PDT Physicists have found a radical new way confine electromagnetic energy without it leaking away, akin to throwing a pebble into a pond with no splash.The theory could have broad ranging applications from explaining dark matter to combating energy losses in future technologies.

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