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science
Sleep apnea impacts brain in ways that may affect cognitive function
Researchers estimate that about 936 million adults globally have sleep apnea — a condition where a person stops breathing when asleep, disrupting...
medicalnewstoday.com
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science
SpaceX will launch Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander to the moon in mid-January with these 10 NASA payloads
Ghost Riders in the Sky is ready to fly. Firefly Aerospace's first mission to the moon is nearly ready to fly. The company's Blue Ghost...
space.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
AI sniffs out whiskey flavor notes as well as the pros
A machine learning algorithm identified the top five flavor notes in 16 types of whiskey. Each matched the aggregate of what a panel of human pros...
sciencenews.org
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Killer squirrels have developed taste for flesh — and voles are running for their lives
Ground squirrels have turned into carnivorous killers in a local park after vole numbers exploded in Contra Costa County, California. Ground squirrels...
livescience.com
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science
Prehistoric rock in Japan reveals clues to ancient ocean anoxic event
Rocks from Mount Ashibetsu in Japan have revealed important information about an ancient global environmental crisis, which choked the oxygen from...
cosmosmagazine.com
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science
Shocking flaw found in AI: Like humans, it shows signs of 'dementia' with age
JERUSALEM — In a deliciously ironic twist that feels like something out of a sci-fi comedy, researchers have discovered that some of the world’s most...
studyfinds.org
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science
The value of research is measured in many ways
2024 ended with at least one good news story. Early in December, world leaders, dignitaries, celebrities and clergy gathered on the Île de la Cité in...
chemistryworld.com
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science
Aha! Here Are 15 of the Most Surprising Archaeological Finds of 2024
These finds include everything from Peruvian geoglyphs to Roman statuary. Archaeology had a massive 2024. Discoveries abounded—from ever-multiplying...
artnet.com
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science
FDA OKs novel device for non-invasive treatment of spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injuries dramatically reduce a person’s mobility and independence, but a new device could aid rehabilitation efforts. Onward Medical...
statnews.com
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science
Human Civilization At Junction Between An Evolutionary Leap Or An Authoritarian Collapse
A renowned systems theorists who predicted the most significant events in the last two decades offers stark warnings....
iflscience.com
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science / wellness
Study Reveals How Ultra-Processed Foods May Fuel Bowel Cancer
Colorectal cancer's characteristic tumors are spurred on by chronic inflammation, and new research shows this might be linked to a diet of...
sciencealert.com
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science
New Class of Magnets Promises To Supercharge Tech Speeds by 1000X
What's New For the first time , scientists have imaged an entirely new form of magnetism called altermagnetism. The researchers used cutting-edge x-ray...
newsweek.com
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science
Genetic tweak to three key crops massively boosts their growth
The growth of maize, sugarcane and sorghum has been greatly boosted by modifying the plants to take advantage of higher carbon dioxide levels now...
newscientist.com
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science / space
Moon’s largest crater is rounder than 1st thought
• The South Pole-Aitken basin is the largest impact crater on the moon. Its 1,550-mile (2,500-km) expanse also makes it one of the largest known impact...
earthsky.org
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science / space
New study uncovers the moon’s ancient secrets
New study uncovers the moon’s ancient secrets A groundbreaking study in Nature has shaken up our understanding of the moon’s formation. This research...
rollingout.com
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science
New Genetic Link to Autism Identified on X Chromosome
Researchers identified variants in the DDX53 gene, located on the X chromosome, as contributors to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These genetic...
neurosciencenews.com
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science
Biologists Discover What Makes Bed Bugs Uniquely Hard to Kill With Insecticides
Sixty years ago, we nearly wiped out bed bugs—but they’ve been making a steady comeback, and they’re stronger than ever. By the 1960...
gizmodo.com
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science
Latest Qualcomm RB3 Gen 2 Developer Kit Unlocks AI Computing for IoT Edge Innovation
This is a sponsored article brought to you by Qualcomm.In a move set to transform the Internet of Things (IoT) landscape, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc....
ieee.org
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science
Scientists ‘grow a backbone’ for the first time in the lab
Scientists have figured out how to coax human stem cells to develop into the “notochord”, which plays a critical role in organising tissue in...
cosmosmagazine.com
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science / space
Study: Saturn's rings could be as old as the planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — New research suggests Saturn's rings might be older than they look — possibly as old as the planet. Instead of being a youthful...
oanow.com
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science
Boosting neuronal activity-driven mitochondrial DNA transcription improves cognition in aged mice
Editor’s summary Aging is associated with impairments in mitochondrial functions. However, how aging affects mitochondria in neurons remains to be...
science.org
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science
When researchers attached cameras to baby humpback whales they discovered something amazing
Video shows how humpback calves tell their mothers they are hungry Hungry baleen whale babies may burp, bark and snort as a way of begging...
discoverwildlife.com
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science
How a 1932 Movie Lawsuit Changed Hollywood Forever and Made Disclaimers a Thing
MGM Studios will remember Rasputin forever. After all, he caused them to lose a legal battle that changed the film industry forever....
zmescience.com
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science
Dog-Like Predator's Bones Belong to Oldest Known Mammal Relative
Before the time of the dinosaurs, a naked, warm-blooded egg-layer known as a gorgonopsian sipped water from Pangea's tropical floodplains amid...
sciencealert.com
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science / space
'Enormous' black hole goes 'dormant' after swallowing swath of galaxy
A new study out of Cambridge's Kavli Institute for Cosmology led to a major discovery about black holes. Scientists have made a discovery about how...
the-express.com
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science
Why are monarch butterflies hanging out in the southern U.S.?
Researchers are seeking help from the public in finding monarch butterflies that are overwintering in Southern states instead of migrating. It's not clear why so...
npr.org
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science
Iceland or Scotland: Which wildlife cruise is right for you?
Geological wonders or forest-flanked lochs, the landscapes of Iceland and Scotland are equally magical, but which calls your name? Read on to learn...
discoverwildlife.com
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science / space
Building the Black Hole Family Tree
In 2019, astronomers observed an unusual gravitational chirp. Known as GW190521, it was the last scream of gravitational waves as a black hole of 66...
universetoday.com
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science / space
The Moon might be older than scientists previously thought
A physicist, a chemist and a mathematician walk into a bar. It sounds like the start of a bad joke, but in my case, it...
rawstory.com
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science
Fully charged: how AI-powered battery testing can support the EV boom
The automotive industry faces immense pressure in the fight to achieve net zero. Engineers must overcome incredibly complex – intractable – physics...
weforum.org
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science
Watch swarms of ant-like microrobots lift heavy objects and more
Robots traversing lifting and guiding objects. Credit: Device, Yang and WonNanoengineers have designed tiny magnetic robots that swarm together like...
cosmosmagazine.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Sydney Young and his evaporative fractionator
I recently gave a talk at an event Salters Hall in central London. Over the buffet lunch, I fell into conversation with a senior researcher...
chemistryworld.com
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books / education / learning / science
Laboratories of the impossible
In September 1961, Richard Feynman gave the first in a series of lectures on basic physics at the California Institute of Technology. At the start of...
aeon.co
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science
US deaths are down and life expectancy is up, but improvements are slowing
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy jumped last year, and preliminary data suggests there may be another — much smaller — improvement this year. Death rates...
apnews.com
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science / space
Purple diamond maser could one day amplify signals from deep space
UNSW engineers have developed and built a special maser system that boosts microwave signals—such as those from deep space—but does not need to...
phys.org
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science
Deaths related to the cold have grown since 1999 in the U.S.
From 1999 to 2022, the rate of cold-related deaths rose from about 4 per 1 million people to 9 per 1 million in the United States....
sciencenews.org
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Nature Human Behaviour - Executive function delays in neurodevelopmental conditions
Comment & Opinion News & Views Research Briefings Amendments & Corrections...
nature.com
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science / learning
Surprisingly slow speed of human thought calculated by Caltech
We all like to think of ourselves as quick-witted, but a new study from Caltech calculates that our brains process information at the extremely slow...
newatlas.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
AI’s dangerous mental-health blind spot
As we approach the end of 2024, First Opinion is publishing a series of essays on the state of AI in medicine and biopharma. “How far...
statnews.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
A Mysterious Health Wave Is Breaking Out Across the U.S.
America is suddenly getting healthier. No one knows why. Americans are unusually likely to die young compared with citizens of other developed countries. The U....
theatlantic.com
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science
The Accidental Discovery 168 Million Year Old Fossil In Scotland
Scientists have stumbled across a new species of flying dinosaur on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The biggest shock of this find? Most of...
animalsaroundtheglobe.com
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science
Of all the geological periods, the Triassic was the most fabulous
Everything has its pecking order, and geology is no exception. The cocks of the rocks are the big, swaggering periods of the past that fill...
economist.com
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science
AI beats human experts at distinguishing American whiskey from Scotch
Artificial intelligence can tell Scotch whisky from American whiskey and identify its strongest constituent aromas more reliably than human experts –...
newscientist.com
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science / space
These scientific feats set new records in 2024
Noteworthy findings include jumbo black hole jets, an ultrapetite frog, ancient asteroid remnants and more....
sciencenews.org
@ 30+ days ago
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science / space
Does the Sun make noise?
The sun is a singular experience in Earthly life. We see it. We feel it. But we can’t seem to hear it. If we...
popsci.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science / space
‘The Clock in the Sun’ Review: Get to Know Ol’ Sol
The sun was once personified as a god, a symbol of a perfect cosmos. The occasional detection of dark blemishes was unsettling. On the first...
wsj.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Turning the Sargassum Crisis into a Seaweed Industry
Sargassum seaweed has been invading the coasts of the Caribbean and putting the health and economy of the region at risk. But innovative solutions...
thexylom.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science / space
Planet parade, happening now, will dazzle skywatchers into 2025
If you love to look for planets glimmering in the night sky, this is a perfect time to do it. A so-called “planet parade,” when...
oregonlive.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
This Common "Calming" Technique Could Actually Be Stressing You Out More
Try as we might, some time s there's just no avoiding stress. The good news is, there are plenty of calming techniques you can do...
mindbodygreen.com
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how-to / science
How to make the biggest splash in a pool, according to science
To make the biggest splash when you dive-bomb into water, the secret seems to be to use the Manu technique practised by the Maori of...
newscientist.com
@ 30+ days ago
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