Fahad Shahid

how to top 3 article Male spiders are attracted by a female like planets orbiting a star

271 Hits Fahad Shahid Dec 9, 2021, 1:56 PM

The tiny male golden orb-weaving spider faces a considerable challenge when searching for a mate. He is a fraction of the size of the massive female, but must carefully enter her web and approach her without being noticed, because the cannibalistic female will kill and eat him if he makes one wrong move on her web. Add to this gamble the competition he faces from other males also on the delicate arena of the web, and you have a complex optimization problem that even human analysts would find daunting. Yet these little spiders barely have what we would recognize as a brain. How then do they manage?

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how to top 3 article Ancient DNA found in soil samples reveals mammoths, Yukon wild horses survived thousands of years longer than believed.

310 Hits Fahad Shahid Dec 9, 2021, 1:52 PM

Mere spoonsful of soil pulled from Canada's permafrost are opening vast windows into ancient life in the Yukon, revealing rich...

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how to top 4 article Cardiovascular diseases and nutrition in Europe: A lot of premature deaths preventable.

335 Hits Fahad Shahid Dec 9, 2021, 12:34 PM

Of the 4.3 million cardiovascular deaths in Europe in 2016, 2.1 million were the result of poor nutrition. The 28...

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how to top 5 articles global plastic pollution nearing an irreversible tipping point?

317 Hits Fahad Shahid Dec 9, 2021, 12:30 PM

Current rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse, argues a new...

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how to top 3 article Engineers create perching bird-like robot.

360 Hits Fahad Shahid Dec 9, 2021, 12:22 PM

With feet and legs like a peregrine falcon, engineers have created a robot that can perch and carry objects like...

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how to top 3 article Teens who use cannabis frequently more likely to have premature baby

308 Hits Fahad Shahid Dec 9, 2021, 12:09 PM

Teenagers who use cannabis frequently may be more likely to have children born preterm, when they become parents up to twenty years later, finds a new study. The research repeatedly assessed 665 participants in a general population cohort on their tobacco and cannabis use between ages 14 to 29 years, before pregnancy.

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How to Top 3 Article Drug-like molecule points to novel strategies for cancer therapy

242 Hits Fahad Shahid Dec 7, 2021, 4:10 PM

A decade ago, genome sequencing revealed a big surprise: about 50 percent of human cancers are linked to mutations in...

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How to Top 3 Article Effectiveness of ointment that kills antibiotic-resistant bacteria shown

259 Hits Fahad Shahid Dec 7, 2021, 3:28 PM

New research shows that use of a topical drug, called a combination of acidified nitrite and (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) promotes killing...

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How to Top 5 Article Scientists identify second HIV patient whose body appears to have rid itself of the virus

335 Hits Fahad Shahid Dec 6, 2021, 4:25 PM

In 2020, an untreated HIV patient was identified with no intact copies of HIV genomes in more than 1.5 billion...

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How to Top 5 Article Most dog breeds highly inbred Study suggests inbreeding contributes to increase in disease and health care costs

290 Hits Fahad Shahid Dec 6, 2021, 2:41 PM

The majority of dog breeds are highly inbred, contributing to an increase in disease and health care costs throughout their...