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These Are the 5 Types of Sleepers. Which One You Are?

These Are the 5 Types of Sleepers. Which One You Are?

Sleep is supposed to be simple, right? You close your eyes, drift off, and wake up ready to face another day. But a new study published in PLOS Biology suggests that what happens between those two points says far more about your brain and body than you might think. Researchers at Concordia University identified five distinct “sleep profiles,” each tied …

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Einstein’s relativity could rewrite a major rule about what types of planets are habitable

Einstein’s relativity could rewrite a major rule about what types of planets are habitable

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of a planet orbiting a white dwarf star. New research hints that planets like these may have more hope for hosting life than previously thought. | Credit: ASA/JPL-Caltech The planets around white dwarf stars might provide long-term homes for alien life, …

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Einstein’s relativity could rewrite a major rule about what types of planets are habitable

Einstein’s relativity could rewrite a major rule about what types of planets are habitable

The planets around white dwarf stars might provide long-term homes for alien life, but they suffer from a fatal overheating problem. Who’s going to rescue them? According to new research, it’s none other than Albert Einstein. White dwarfs are the compact remnants of dead sun-like stars. They litter the universe, with the Milky Way alone home to hundreds of millions …

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Not all alphas: Mars crews should be a mix of personality types, study suggests

Not all alphas: Mars crews should be a mix of personality types, study suggests

The right mix of astronaut personalities could make or break future missions to Mars. A new study from researchers at the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey used advanced computer simulations to test how mixtures of different dominant personality traits within crews affect stress, health and teamwork during long-term space missions. The results, published Oct. 8 in the journal …

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New types of organics found spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus

New types of organics found spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, bolstering the likelihood that the ocean world may harbor conditions suitable for life. Their findings, reported Wednesday, are based on observations made by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft in 2008 during a close and fast flyby of Enceladus. The small moon, one …

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Scientists Have Figured Which Types of People Are Successfully Hooking Up the Most on Tinder

Scientists Have Figured Which Types of People Are Successfully Hooking Up the Most on Tinder

Image by Getty / Futurism In the nearly 13 years since Tinder launched, the dating app has been everything from a straight alternative to Grindr to a sexual harassment factory to a venue to meet one’s spouse — and, most recently, an AI-riddled graveyard. Nevertheless, there are still flesh-and-blood humans successfully using the app. And according to a fascinating new study …

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How Stress Types Differently Impact Brain and Behavior

How Stress Types Differently Impact Brain and Behavior

Summary: Stress is a universal experience, but not all stress affects the brain in the same way. A new study in rats reveals that acute stress provokes anxiety-like behaviors, especially in males, while chronic stress is more strongly tied to depressive symptoms. Researchers also found changes in key blood-brain barrier proteins, showing that stress compromises brain defenses in different ways …

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Fossils show two types of ancient human ancestors lived at the same place and time. One was possibly an unknown species

Fossils show two types of ancient human ancestors lived at the same place and time. One was possibly an unknown species

Ancient, fossilized teeth, uncovered during a decades-long archaeology project in northeastern Ethiopia, indicate that two different kinds of hominins, or human ancestors, lived in the same place between 2.6 million and 2.8 million years ago — and one of them may be a previously unknown species. The discovery provides a new glimpse into the complex web of human evolution. Ten …

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