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New Law Bans Out-Of-Hours Work Calls for Belgium’s Civil Servants with Right to Disconnect
Due to a new “right to disconnect” rule that went into effect in Belgium on February 1, 2022, federal supervisors are no longer allowed to…
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Plants and Animals
Turns Out, We Still Don’t Know What Megalodon Actually Looked Like
The deadly megalodon of Earth is a favourite monster in Hollywood science fiction, but recent research claims that we have no idea what these creatures…
Health
A Mouse Study could help Doctors in Selecting Leukemia Treatments for Patients
Some genetic mutations linked to leukemia aren’t very helpful in guiding treatment decisions for patients. A new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests a…
Health
A Protein related with Circadian Rhythm affects Alcohol Consumption
The internal system of the body that controls the daily rhythm of the body’s functions (i.e., the circadian system), the body’s stress response, and the…
Health
A Study Reveals links between Addictive Drugs and Mouse Brain Function
Researchers used high-resolution imaging techniques to examine how addictive drugs affect dopamine circuitry in mice. The findings answered old structural questions while raising new ones…
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Ancient Human Spines Threaded Onto Posts Found In Peru
Researchers discovered 192 human spines woven onto reed posts in 500-year-old burials in southern Peru. The authors of a paper published in the journal Antiquity…
Plants and Animals
Cheeky Kea Parrot Steals GoPro, Capturing Its Cinematic Get-Away On Film
Beware, New Zealanders: a brave kea parrot was recently spotted stealing a GoPro camera from an unsuspecting tourist in Fiordland National Park. We have eyes…
Plants and Animals
Weather-Predicting Groundhog Dies Right before Groundhog Day
Milltown Mel, New Jersey’s weather-predicting groundhog, died just before Groundhog Day, which is definitely not a good omen for whatever the environment has in store…
Technology
Used Surgical Masks Can Be Recycled For Energy Storage
Along with a catastrophic loss of human life, the pandemic has resulted in a waste catastrophe of a different kind: all the disposable masks, gloves,…
Environmental Science
UK Plants Are Flowering A Whole Month Earlier Due To Climate Change
Plants’ blossoming times are shifting as a result of the UK’s climate problem. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered that during the last…
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