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How to make a hot chocolate taste even tastier? Put it in an orange-colored mug (yeah, not red). According to a study conducted by the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the University of Oxford, hot chocolate tastes better in an…
Preparations are under way to begin the build-up of the Atlas V 401 rocket for NASA’s TDRS-K At Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Atlas V booster stage will be hoisted into position in…
Today the U.S. Geological Survey announced that Landsat 5 will be decommissioned over the coming months, bringing to a close the longest-operating Earth observing satellite mission in history. By any measure, the Landsat 5 mission has been an extraordinary success,…
Question: So which is better in losing weight, doing cardio or doing lifting/strength training? A study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology on Dec. 15 showed that doing cardio exercises can lose weight faster than lifting/strength training. Researchers at…
The asteroid in 2040 called “asteroid 2011 AG5” will not hit the earth, according to a new observation. Using the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, the researchers say the asteroid shouldn’t get any closer than 550,000 miles (890,000 kilometers) —…
Is there really water the Planet Mercury? In a recent press release from NASA, it says that the MESSENGER spacecraft has found new evidence of water ice at the poles of the planet Mercury. New observations by the MESSENGER spacecraft…
I was watching Chelsea Lately tonight and she was talking about women getting depressed after sex. Chelsea cited a study that showed 1 in every 3 women suffer Post-coital tristesse (PCT), a feeling of melancholy after sexual intercourse. Here is…
You probably heard about gaydar or the “gay radar” that some people (not just gays) possess. Is it real? Does gaydar really work? According to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE, gaydar is for real! The research…
Dr. Cara Tannenbaum, Research Chair at the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (IUGM, Montreal Geriatric University Institute) and Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of Montreal (UdeM), gave a list of drugs that may be causing…
NASA has awarded three contracts totaling $137.3 million to improve the affordability, reliability and performance of an advanced booster for the Space Launch System (SLS). The awardees will develop engineering demonstrations and risk reduction concepts for a future version of…