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scienceblog.com > j-hedgehog-swollen-balloon-rescuers-find-cause

Rescuers took in a hedgehog swollen up like a balloon and worked out what was inflating it before treating the swelling itself, The Dodo reports — the shape had a specific cause, not an unexplained one

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (515+ words) Behind the bizarre balloon shape was a treatable culprit—and rescuers knew exactly how to deflate the problem. By Lab Report · Edited by Justin Brown Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit The veterinary term for this presentation is subcutaneous emphysema, while…...

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scienceblog.com > m-namibias-capital-has-been-drinking-its-own-sewage-since-1968-when-eight-years-of-pilot-work-produced-a-system-whose-current-plant-pushes-21-000-cubic-meters-a-day-through-a-ten-ste

Namibia's capital has been drinking its own sewage since 1968, when eight years of pilot work produced a system whose current plant pushes 21,000 cubic meters a day through a ten-step treatment process before the water reaches a kitchen tap again.

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (542+ words) When a desert city runs dry, recycling sewage into tap water stops being taboo and becomes survival—a technology now copied worldwide but perfected first in Windhoek over fifty years ago. By The Long View · Edited by Mal James Published…...

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scienceblog.com > t-32-people-viewing-water-pool-blood-pressure-100-seconds

Researchers monitored 32 people as they viewed a swimming pool, a tree in a parking lot and a sign above a busy street. During the 100-second trials, blood pressure was lower on average while they watched the water—even without salt air or breaking waves—suggesting that water’s visual presence alone can produce a rapid, temporary relaxation response.

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1644+ words) A small outdoor experiment found lower average blood-pressure measurements while people viewed pool water. Its design removes ocean spray, but not every contextual difference between the three scenes. By Mind & Matter · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 4, 2026 · How we edit…...

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A psychologist went to Arctic Norway expecting two months of winter darkness to make people miserable. Instead, she found that many locals had learned to see the polar night as cosy, beautiful, and strangely restorative

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (562+ words) The Arctic's darkest months are supposed to crush the human spirit—unless you've learned to embrace them. By Mind & Matter · Edited by Daniel Moran Published August 18, 2026 · How we edit A psychologist arrived in Arctic Norway in 2014 with a suitcase of…...