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L-theanine: Can a compound in matcha and other teas lower anxiety and help you focus?
Black tea and green teas including matcha contain varying levels of L-theanineINNA…
Extreme Heat in U.S. Schools Disproportionately Affects Marginalized Students
September 4, 20255 min readKids from Marginalized Communities Are Learning in the…
Here’s how fruit flies’ giant sperm squeeze into tight spaces
Researchers found that fruit fly sperm push against one another and align…
Sun-powered device extracts lithium without wrecking the environment
Lithium-rich brine in an evaporation pond in the Atacama desert, ChileJohn Moore/Getty…
Baby Pterosaur Fossils Show They Died in a Violent Storm
September 5, 20253 min readStorm-Tossed Baby Pterosaurs Died with Broken Wings, Fossil…
A sixth mass extinction? Not so fast, some scientists say
We may not be living through Earth’s sixth mass extinction event —…
A modified hot glue gun can mend broken bones
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Scientists Sequence Bacterial DNA from Germs in Mammoth Teeth
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Tiny thumbnails may be key for rodents’ global takeover
Rodents may have a rule of thumbnails. Many rodents have curved claws…