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• 'Chemtrails' not real, say atmospheric science experts
• Greenland sharks live for hundreds of years
• Large human brain evolved as a result of 'sizing each other up'
• Ten trillionths of your suntan comes from beyond our galaxy
• Backup plans may keep you from achieving your goal, research shows
• We understand that social media does not equal social interaction
• Researchers 'reprogram' network of brain cells in mice with thin beam of light
• Gaming using a stretchy touchpad
• Much ado about nothing: Astronomers use empty space to study the universe
• Your brain on Google Glass

'Chemtrails' not real, say atmospheric science experts Posted: 12 Aug 2016 07:37 AM PDT Well-understood physical and chemical processes can easily explain the alleged evidence of a secret, large-scale atmospheric spraying program, commonly referred to as 'chemtrails' or 'covert geoengineering.' A survey of the world's leading atmospheric scientists categorically rejects the existence of a secret spraying program.

Greenland sharks live for hundreds of years Posted: 12 Aug 2016 07:37 AM PDT The 5 meter long Greenland shark's general biology and way of life have been a mystery to biologists for many years. However, marine biologists have now deployed an epoch-making method to unveil one of the greatest of the mysteries surrounding this enigmatic shark -- and have come to an amazing revelation: with a life expectancy of at least 272 years, the Greenland shark has the longest life expectancy of all vertebrate animals known to science.

Large human brain evolved as a result of 'sizing each other up' Posted: 12 Aug 2016 04:45 AM PDT Humans have evolved a disproportionately large brain as a result of sizing each other up in large cooperative social groups, researchers have proposed.

Ten trillionths of your suntan comes from beyond our galaxy Posted: 11 Aug 2016 04:07 PM PDT Astronomers have accurately measured the light hitting the Earth from outside our galaxy and determined that 10 trillionths of your suntan comes from beyond our galaxy.

Backup plans may keep you from achieving your goal, research shows Posted: 11 Aug 2016 12:59 PM PDT When it comes to setting organizational and personal goals, making a backup plan has been seen as a sensible way to deal with uncertainty -- to be prepared if things don't go as expected. However, new research challenges that conventional wisdom.

We understand that social media does not equal social interaction Posted: 11 Aug 2016 11:35 AM PDT If you worry that people today are using social media as a crutch for a real social life, a study will set you at ease. A new study found that people are actually quite adept at discerning the difference between using social media and having an honest-to-goodness social interaction.

Researchers 'reprogram' network of brain cells in mice with thin beam of light Posted: 11 Aug 2016 11:35 AM PDT Neurons that fire together really do wire together, says a new study, suggesting that the three-pound computer in our heads may be more malleable than we think.

Gaming using a stretchy touchpad Posted: 11 Aug 2016 11:32 AM PDT Researchers have developed a highly stretchable touchpad that can be used to write words and play electronic games.

Much ado about nothing: Astronomers use empty space to study the universe Posted: 11 Aug 2016 11:26 AM PDT An international team of astronomers reports that they were able to achieve four times better precision in measurements of how the universe's visible matter is clustered together by studying the empty spaces in between.

Your brain on Google Glass Posted: 11 Aug 2016 09:04 AM PDT A group of biomedical engineers use functional near-infrared spectroscopy to measure mental workload as subjects navigate a college campus.

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