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    Creative activities from dancing to gaming can slow brain ageing, study finds

    Engaging in creative activities such as dancing, painting, and even playing certain video games can delay brain ageing, according to an international study. The effect is stronger the more experience an individual has in these activities, the researchers report.

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    Medieval farming boosted bio-diversity in Germany, study finds

    Agricultural reforms introduced in early medieval Europe sharply increased biodiversity in parts of Germany and pushed species richness to levels higher than before human settlement, according to a study published in PNAS. The findings challenge the assumption that agriculture has historically harmed ecosystems, co-author Professor Adam Izdebski said.

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    Stressed parents more likely to share screen devices with their children, study finds

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    Researchers develop 3D-printable ceramic resin for custom bone implants

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    Astronomers probe long-term impact risk of 60-metre asteroid

    A 60-metre asteroid known as 2018 BY6 routinely cuts across Earth’s orbit and in future flybys could pass our planet only a few lunar distances away. Now a team of astronomers is tracking its long-term trajectory to determine whether it might eventually pose a genuine impact risk.

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    How we view past, present and future shapes anxiety and depression, researcher says

    Developing the ability to notice and enjoy everyday pleasures is an important protective factor against anxiety and depression, says researcher Iwona Nowakowska from the Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw.

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    Ancient silverfish reveal primitive evolution and unusual mating, Polish entomologist says

    Silverfish, often regarded as nuisance household insects, belong to one of the oldest evolutionary lineages on Earth, says Professor Stanisław Ignatowicz, an entomologist from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences.

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    Bears have better conditions for migration in Poland’s Carpathian mountains as forests are overgrowing farmland, study finds

    Contemporary opportunities for brown bear migration in the Polish Carpathian Mountains are largely the result of long-term land-use changes, particularly forest expansion on former farmland, according to new research from the Jagiellonian University.

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    Polish researcher voted Audience Winner at FameLab world finals

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