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science
Global forecast for 2025 sees temperatures falling back below 1.5°C
The average global surface temperature during 2025 will be between 1.29°C and 1.53°C – and most likely 1.41°C – above the pre-industrial average,...
newscientist.com
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science
What I’ve learned — the hard way — about AI in bio
As we approach the end of 2024, First Opinion is publishing a series of essays on the state of AI in medicine and biopharma. There’s...
statnews.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
'Grand' spiral galaxy dazzles in new Hubble Telescope photo
"As fascinating as the galaxy appears at visible wavelengths, some of NGC 5643's most interesting features are invisible to the human eye." A grand...
space.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Psychology Study Reveals Trick For Appearing More Likeable In Social Situations
Ever felt awkward at a party? This could come in handy....
iflscience.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science / cool stuff / movie & tv
Tragedy Lingers Inside Chornobyl's Abandoned City
It’s been nearly 40 years since a reactor exploded at this Soviet nuclear power plant, but disaster has a long half-life. Even looking down from...
atlasobscura.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
'Conan the Bacterium' has a superpower, and researchers decoded the secret behind it
Discovery of the MDP antioxidant could lead to radiation protection in healthcare, industry, and space exploration. Researchers have decoded the...
jpost.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Artemis Accords reaches 50 members with Panama, Austria signing space pact
Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Officials for Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords on Wednesday, becoming the 49th and 50th nations to join the...
upi.com
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science / learning
AI Godmother Fei-Fei Li Has a Vision for Computer Vision
Stanford University professor Fei-Fei Li has already earned her place in the history of AI. She played a major role in the deep learning revolution...
ieee.org
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science
Nuclear-electric rocket propulsion could cut Mars round-trips down to a few months
Forward- looking: Scientists have long envisioned nuclear electric propulsion as a transformative technology for unlocking the potential of solar...
techspot.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science / space
Amateur Astronomers Detect Signal Coming From Voyager 1 Spacecraft, 24.9 Billion Kilometers Away
The signal took 23 hours to reach Earth....
iflscience.com
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science
Molecular CSI: How cancer 'fingerprints' could yield diagnoses earlier than ever
BARCELONA — In the cellular world’s version of CSI, scientists have discovered that our cells leave behind telltale “fingerprints” that could blow...
studyfinds.org
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science
'Medicine needed an alternative': How the 'phage whisperer' aims to replace antibiotics with viruses
"Both understood phages as medicinal agents, which the rest of the medical field viewed as nonsensical." The first antibiotics made once-deadly...
livescience.com
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science
AI can bring back a person’s own voice
Pedro, a former IT security specialist, was forced to quit his job in 2021 when his motor-neurone disease (MND), a neurodegenerative condition,...
economist.com
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science
NASA explains why Mars helicopter Ingenuity crashed on its 72nd flight
The space agency says this represents the first crash investigation of an aircraft on another world. The first aircraft to achieve a powered, controlled flight...
washingtonpost.com
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science
What Are AI Agents, and Why Are They About to Be Everywhere?
All day, every day, you make choices. Philosophers have long argued that this ability to act intentionally, or with agency, distinguishes human beings...
scientificamerican.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Common virus may help protect skin against Sun damage
Human skin may have unlikely microscopic allies in its unending battle with the Sun. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation damages the DNA in cells...
science.org
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science / health
Designer Babies Running Into Trouble Now That They're Teenagers
The kids grow up "knowing they were an experiment." Imagine the unbelievable expectations that come with being among the small number of "designer...
futurism.com
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science
A wake-up call for dementia detection: the urgent need for precision tools across health care
Dementia is advancing at an unprecedented rate—every three seconds, another person is diagnosed. Currently, 55 million people worldwide live with...
kevinmd.com
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science / entrepreneurship
This $ 800 Emotional Support Robot for Kids Will Soon Be Bricked—Without Refunds
Embodied says it will try to refund recent purchases of its Moxie robot but makes no promises. Startup Embodied is closing down, and its product,...
wired.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Manta ray robots break speedy swimming record
A team of researchers has beaten its own record for the fastest swimming soft robot, drawing inspiration from manta rays to improve their ability to...
futurity.org
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science
Brain Coral Looks Like a Brain, and Can Live up to 900 Years
Discover how brain coral got its name, and why it’s vital to protect it. If you’re swimming across a thriving coral reef, you...
discovermagazine.com
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science
Neurobeachin regulates receptor downscaling at GABAergic inhibitory synapses in a protein kinase A-dependent manner
GABAergic synapses critically modulate neuronal excitability, and plastic changes in inhibitory synaptic strength require reversible interactions...
nature.com
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science
What is “Disease X” and how worried should we be about it?
A mysterious disease has popped up in the DRC and seems to be particularly deadly to children, but we are still not sure exactly what...
zmescience.com
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science
Earth’s Long Lost 8th Continent Revealed by Scientists
Ever sit up late at night, dazed and pondering about ancient earth? Like, what was it like when the dinosaurs roamed the world? And, most...
surfer.com
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science
The surprising maths that explains why coincidences are so common
I had a strange experience in a cafe recently. When paying for coffee, I asked to use the toilet. After I tapped my PIN into...
newscientist.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science / cool stuff
Monarch Butterflies May Soon Be Protected By the Endangered Species Act
The insect isn’t technically endangered, but it’s still not good news. Some tend to regard endangered or threatened species as exotic animals facing...
mentalfloss.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Genes That Determine Tooth Shape Identified, Including One Inherited from the Neanderthals
Researchers report that they have identified genetic variants that determine the shape of human teeth, including a gene inherited from Neanderthals....
genengnews.com
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science
Gene inherited from Neanderthals influences tooth shape, study suggests
Genetic variants that determine the shape of your teeth—including a gene inherited from Neanderthals—have been identified by a team co-led by UCL...
phys.org
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science
Breakthrough cream puts cure for itchy skin conditions on the horizon
PITTSBURGH — Could itchy skin be a thing of the past? Imagine a simple daily cream that quiets the inflammatory storm of millions suffering from...
studyfinds.org
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science
Survival of the wittiest: Could wordplay have boosted human evolution?
We will never know who spoke the first sentence or what they said, but we can have some fun speculating. Perhaps it came out of...
newscientist.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Mystery woman’s DNA reveals close family ties between Europe’s earliest people
In 1950, researchers found a skull and spine fragments at the bottom of a Czech cave called Zlatý kůň. Stone tools and mammal fossils found nearby...
science.org
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science
Archaeologists Found the Tomb of an Actual Roman Soldier From Year Zero
The grave tells the story of an ancient warrior lost to time . A 2,000-year-old tomb discovered in Heerlen, Netherlands, contained the remains of a Roman...
popularmechanics.com
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science
More Than Half Of Researchers Who Communicate Science In The Media In Spain Say They Suffered Attacks
The report “Experiences of researchers who interact with the media and social networks in Spain” collects and analyses data from a survey—the first...
eurasiareview.com
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science
EPA bans two solvents used in dry cleaning and battery manufacture
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalised rules banning two common solvents used for purposes like dry cleaning, stain removal and...
chemistryworld.com
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science
NASA's crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis I—an aerospace expert on these critical spacecraft components
Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, sun sparkled over the rippling sea as waves sloshed around the USS Portland dock ship. Navy...
phys.org
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science / cool stuff
The Story of the Aurochs Is More Complicated Than We Thought
New research helps us understand how cattle spread across the world. “Cattle are one of the most important animals in human history,” says Mikkel...
atlasobscura.com
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science
Earthquake off northern California shook the water in Devils Hole, 500 miles away
The endangered yet ruthlessly resilient Devils Hole Pupfish that live in Death Valley National Park just had quite a shock. The water-filled cavern that they...
popsci.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
These neurons in the abdomen help form the gut-brain connection
Not all brain cells are found in the brain. For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens...
wbhm.org
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science
The Discovery of Huge Salamander-Like Predator That Sucked Prey Into Its Mouth 280 Million Years Ago (Existed Before Dinosaurs)
Although all fossil findings are exhilarating, this is a pretty special discovery. This is the fossil of a huge salamander-like predator that was...
animalsaroundtheglobe.com
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science
'Unique' Cave Pearls Containing Ancient Artifacts Discovered in Tunnel
Researchers have found a "unique" collection of "cave pearls"—some of which contain archaeological artifacts—in an ancient tunnel, a study has...
newsweek.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
A Paleontologist Cracked Open a Rock and Discovered a Prehistoric Amphibian With a Clever Survival Strategy
In prehistoric time s, western Wyoming was a land of lethal extremes. When it rained, it poured for months on end, and when the monsoons...
smithsonianmag.com
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science
Scientists mapped the world's rivers over 35 years. They found shocking changes
The nearly 3 million rivers that weave across the world are experiencing rapid and surprising changes, with potentially drastic implications for...
ctvnews.ca
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Eating More Ultra-Processed Foods Associated With Increased Biological Aging
These foods have been getting more attention recently, and there is good reason for it....
iflscience.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
The bizarre story of a rodent utopia that predicted doom for humanity
In June 1972, the Royal Society of Medicine in London hosted a symposium called “Man in His Place”. It featured an eclectic group of speakers,...
newscientist.com
@ 30+ days ago
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education / science / cool stuff / learning
This 100-Page Proof Claims to Have Solved the World’s Most Frustrating Math Puzzle: What’s The Largest Sofa That Fits Around a Corner?
Mathematician claims to have cracked the annoying puzzle of fitting a sofa around a corner....
zmescience.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
To tattoo or not tattoo: Testing the limits of beauty in body art
German survey respondents rated images of tattooed models as less beautiful than images of the same models with no tattoos. However, younger people,...
phys.org
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Bowel cancer is rising in younger people around the world
Rates of bowel cancer in younger adults have increased in countries around the world, though the trend appears to be most common in high-income...
newscientist.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
America Is Building the World's Biggest Battery—And It Will Run on Rust
Built on the bones of a shuttered mill, the battery will store 8,500 megawatt-hours of energy, enough to power about 57,000 homes. With long sandy beaches, glassy...
popularmechanics.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Silent epidemic: 846 million people infected with genital herpes
GENEVA, Switzerland — Did you know there has been a hidden epidemic sweeping the world? A new study finds nearly a billion people are dealing with...
studyfinds.org
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Cracking a Neanderthal ‘Cold Case’ Dating Back 5,000 Years
Discover why the remains of a Neanderthal house fire in Ukraine provides clues about how Eastern European Neanderthals lived and died. Archaeologists...
discovermagazine.com
@ 30+ days ago
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