All news on the topic: National Academy of Sciences

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Radiation-proof worms discovered living inside Chernobyl exclusion zone
Following the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chornobyl in 1986, the surrounding area known as the Exclusion Zone, was transformed into a deadly radioactive landscape
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Seaweed 'spreading across Arctic Ocean due to climate change'
Seaweed is spreading across the Arctic Ocean due to climate change, with the extra sunlight boosting some marine life while others suffer from the additional exposure
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Sleep problems can trigger series of serious mental health disorders study finds
A new study determined that sleep problems could be a stepping stone for more serious psychiatric disorders, claiming that a better understanding of the relationship between sleep and mental health could produce new treatments
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Map shows areas where billions will have to leave due to global warming
A new study suggests that billions of people around the world will be forced to migrate due to increasing temperatures attributed to climate change
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What happens in your brain when you die - lights, voices and dead relatives
A new report has delved deeper into what happens to people's brains at the moment they die, with gamma wave activity shown in two patients which is associated with consciousness