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Survey finds 'slutpage' use may be common among U.S. college students

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Survey finds 'slutpage' use may be common among U.S. college students

Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Viewing and uploading to so-called slutpages -- mobile apps, websites and email lists that include non-consensual nude or semi-nude pictures of women -- is fairly common among college students in the United States.

Outsider threats inspire bonding, cooperation among chimpanzees

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Outsider threats inspire bonding, cooperation among chimpanzees

Tanzanian bow-and-arrow hunters offer insight on evolution of technology

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Tanzanian bow-and-arrow hunters offer insight on evolution of technology

Cancer survivor to join first all-private spaceflight on SpaceX's Dragon

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Cancer survivor to join first all-private spaceflight on SpaceX's Dragon

In cockroach fights, bet on the roach with the bigger respiratory system

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In cockroach fights, bet on the roach with the bigger respiratory system

Feb. 23 (UPI) -- When cockroaches square off, more often than not, the roach with the bigger respiratory system emerges victorious.

Non-conscious brain modulation may help PTSD patients forget their fears

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Non-conscious brain modulation may help PTSD patients forget their fears

Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Decoded Neurofeedback is a novel approach to treating a variety neurological disorders using a combination of artificial intelligence and brain scanning technology, and new research suggests it may help PTSD patients.

'Eco-friendly' foam may pose environmental, human health risks

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'Eco-friendly' foam may pose environmental, human health risks

Feb. 23 (UPI) -- New research suggests the polymeric flame retardant PolyFR, commonly used in foam plastic building insulation, could be more harmful than anticipated.

Climate change is fueling an east-west divide in forest seed production

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Climate change is fueling an east-west divide in forest seed production

Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Across North America, seed production patterns in eastern and western forests are responding differently climate change, new research suggests.

Study: Low levels of air pollution a threat to older adults hearts, lungs

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Study: Low levels of air pollution a threat to older adults hearts, lungs

Breathing in air that has even low levels of pollution poses a threat to older adults' heart and lungs, a new study warns.

Neutrino from shredded star reveals cosmic particle accelerator

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Neutrino from shredded star reveals cosmic particle accelerator

Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Astrophysicists have traced a subatomic particle called a neutrino to its cosmic origins, a tidal disruption event located some 700 million light-years from Earth.

NASA delays new test-firing of moon rocket

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NASA delays new test-firing of moon rocket

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 22 (UPI) -- NASA has delayed the test-firing of its SLS moon rocket that had been planned for Thursday to check out a faulty valve in the liquid propulsion system.

NASA releases first video, audio from new Mars rover Perseverance

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NASA releases first video, audio from new Mars rover Perseverance

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 22 (UPI) -- NASA on Monday released a minute-long video, audio clips and thousands of images of the Mars rover Perseverance landing on Mars.

Kangaroo portrait is Australia's oldest rock painting

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Kangaroo portrait is Australia's oldest rock painting

Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Scientists have identified a life-size portrait of a kangaroo as Australia's oldest rock painting. The ancient art, described Monday in the journal Nature Human Behavior, is between 17,500 and 17,100 years old.

Microbes from Earth could temporarily survive on Mars

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Microbes from Earth could temporarily survive on Mars

Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Microbes from Earth could temporarily survive on Mars, according to a new study by scientists at NASA and Germany's space agency.

Urban pollinators get almost all their food from backyard gardens

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Urban pollinators get almost all their food from backyard gardens

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers in Britain determined just three home gardens can yield a teaspoon of nectar each day -- enough food to nourish thousands of bees.

Coral reef predators get 70% of their energy from the open ocean

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Coral reef predators get 70% of their energy from the open ocean

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Food webs anchored by coral reefs extend much farther into open waters than scientists previously thought.

Historic new images from Mars show rover landing

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Historic new images from Mars show rover landing

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 19 (UPI) -- NASA's newest Mars mission sent back the first-ever photos of a rover -- Perseverance -- landing on another planet on Friday.

Global survey finds nature sanitizes millions of tons of human waste a year

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Global survey finds nature sanitizes millions of tons of human waste a year

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- According to a new global survey, the sanitization services of natural ecosystems play a significant role in cleaning human waste and protecting water supplies.

Scientists explore how to recalculate the social cost of carbon

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Scientists explore how to recalculate the social cost of carbon

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Researchers in the fields of economies, ethics and environmental science have offered a series of recommendations for revising the social cost of carbon.

NASA's Perseverance rover lands safely on Mars

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NASA's Perseverance rover lands safely on Mars

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 18 (UPI) -- NASA's Mars rover Perseverance made a dangerous, robotic landing on Mars on Thursday, starting a high-tech mission to hunt for signs of life in an ancient lakebed.

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