These robots «grow» and «heal», «eating» others
American researchers from Columbia University have presented a new concept robotic systems, that are able to grow, self-repair, and improve using materials from other robots or from the environment.
People conceived in the summer are more likely to be overweight
Japanese scientists have found in a new study, that people conceived in the cold season, have a higher metabolism and fewer problems with excess weight than those conceived in the warm season.
The brain eats itself during marathon races
Spanish researchers have found that during long marathon distances, in conditions of critical energy deficit, the brain begins to use myelin, which covers neuronal processes and is involved in accelerating signal transmission.
The secret of longevity: scientists carefully studied a 117-year-old woman
Scientists from the Josep Carreras Institute for Leukemia Research in Spain have analyzed the factors that helped Catalan resident Maria Branias live to the age of 117.
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