It's an unconscious tic we do dozens of times a day. Texas A&M experts explain why you shouldn't touch your eyes, nose and mouth, and offer advice for breaking the habit.
Stop Touching Your Face
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Microbes Far Beneath the Seafloor Rely on Recycling to Survive
Scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) reveal how microorganisms could survive in rocks nestled thousands of feet beneath the ocean floor in the lower oceanic crust, in a study published on March 11 in Nature.
A Possible End to ‘Forever’ Chemicals
Excess electrons could help break the strong chemical bonds in products that contaminate water supplies.
Power Struggles Hinder Urban Adaptation Policies to Climate Change
Transformative actions implemented by cities to address and mitigate the impacts of climate change may be hindered by political struggles for municipal power.
Ancient Shell Shows Days Were Half-Hour Shorter 70 Million Years Ago
Beer stein-shaped distant relative of modern clams captured snapshots of hot days in the late cretaceous.
Feeding Wildlife Can Disrupt Animal Social Structures
A team of researchers from the University of Georgia and San Diego State University has found that the practice of feeding wildlife could be more detrimental to animals than previously thought.
