For school-aged youth, access to a gun can increase their risk for becoming a victim of or for committing a violent crime, including suicide and homicide.
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Ancient Gap-Toothed Whale Led to Evolution of Efficient Filter Feeding
A new fossil find, named Coronodon havensteini, helps explain the unusual eating habits of the blue whale.
To buzz or to scrabble? To foraging bees, that's the question
Biologists have discovered that for a hard-working bumblebee, foraging for pollen versus nectar is very different -- and tougher than you might think.
New measurement will help redefine international unit of mass
Using a state-of-the-art device for measuring mass, researchers have made their most precise determination yet of Planck's constant, an important value in science that will help to redefine the kilogram, the official unit of mass in the SI, or international system of units.
British smokers down by 1. 9 million since smoking ban
Ten years after cigarettes were banished from all UK pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants, new figures reveal there are 1.9 million fewer smokers in Britain compared to when the smoking ban was introduced in 2007, with smoking rates now the lowest ever recorded.
The secret connection between anxiety, sleep
You may have experienced sleepless nights when you were anxious, stressed or too excited. Such emotions are well-known to affect wakefulness and can even cause insomnia, though the underlying mechanisms in our brain have still been unclear. Scientists have spotted neurons that play crucial roles in connecting emotions and sleep, shedding light on the future discovery of drug targets for anxiety disorder and/or sleep disorders.
Vaquita porpoise: Dolphins deployed to save rare species
The Mexican government is to use US Navy-trained dolphins to locate and herd endangered vaquitas.
Lit & Phil Open Day
Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle, 23 Westgate Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SE
Sat, 1 Jul 2017, 09:30 – 16:00
There will be demonstrations of simple experiments throughout the day as well as two science shows:
1.30-2.15pm Magical Science Experience (Suitable for ages 5 to 11)