Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Food|Health|Science

This diet may reduce Covid-19 risk, new research suggests

This diet may reduce Covid-19 risk, new research suggests

This diet may reduce Covid-19 risk, new research suggests
Environment|Science

Spider forces male fireflies to flash like females to set a lethal trap, scientists say

Spider forces male fireflies to flash like females to set a lethal trap, scientists say

Spider forces male fireflies to flash like females to set a lethal trap, scientists say
Environment|Science

Thwaites Glacier won’t collapse like dominoes as feared, study finds, but that doesn’t mean the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is stable

Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is a disaster in slow motion, a polar scientist writes. But in a rare bit of good news, the worst-case scenario may be off the table.

Thwaites Glacier won’t collapse like dominoes as feared, study finds, but that doesn’t mean the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is stable
Health|Science

Covid tied to higher risk of depression, anxiety, PTSD and other conditions, with the unvaccinated most affected, study shows

Covid tied to higher risk of depression, anxiety, PTSD and other conditions, with the unvaccinated most affected, study shows

Covid tied to higher risk of depression, anxiety, PTSD and other conditions, with the unvaccinated most affected, study shows
News|Science

Politicians step up attacks on the teaching of scientific theories in US schools

A growing number of states are passing laws that call scientific theories into question.

Politicians step up attacks on the teaching of scientific theories in US schools
Science|Technology

Space missions are getting more complex − lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft management in orbit

The space missions of the future will need to coordinate multiple satellites and spacecraft − and figure out how to refuel, repair and even replace them in orbit.

Space missions are getting more complex − lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft management in orbit
Science

Squid have tiny teeth in their suckers − scientists could use their unique properties to make self-healing materials

Researchers can use powerful microscopes to capture the tiny teeth in squid suckers.

Squid have tiny teeth in their suckers − scientists could use their unique properties to make self-healing materials
Environment|News|Science

Scientists have more evidence to explain why billions of crabs vanished around Alaska

Scientists have more evidence to explain why billions of crabs vanished around Alaska

Scientists have more evidence to explain why billions of crabs vanished around Alaska
Environment|Science

Malaysia orangutan programme says donations eligible for tax relief

Donations to a Malaysian orangutan conservation programme will be eligible for tax relief, including on funds that come from palm oil industry players, the overseeing

Malaysia orangutan programme says donations eligible for tax relief
Food|Health|Science

There is a link between the meat you eat and a chronic disease, according to new research

There is a link between the meat you eat and a chronic disease, according to new research

There is a link between the meat you eat and a chronic disease, according to new research
Environment|News|Science

US must do more to protect species from Gulf of Mexico drilling: judge

A U.S. judge at the urging of environmental groups has thrown out an assessment by a federal agency governing how endangered and threatened marine species should be

US must do more to protect species from Gulf of Mexico drilling: judge
Science|Technology

Spacecraft successfully slingshots around Earth and the moon in a historic first on its way to Jupiter

Spacecraft successfully slingshots around Earth and the moon in a historic first on its way to Jupiter

Spacecraft successfully slingshots around Earth and the moon in a historic first on its way to Jupiter
Health|Science

Humans age dramatically at two key points in their life, study finds

Humans age dramatically at two key points in their life, study finds

Humans age dramatically at two key points in their life, study finds
Science

The mystic and the mathematician: What the towering 20th-century thinkers Simone and André Weil can teach today’s math educators

André Weil was a mathematician. His sister Simone Weil was a philosopher. They both thought deeply about the nature and value of mathematics and mathematics education.

The mystic and the mathematician: What the towering 20th-century thinkers Simone and André Weil can teach today’s math educators
Health|Science

J&J's chemotherapy-free treatment for lung cancer gets US approval

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J&J's chemotherapy-free treatment for lung cancer gets US approval
Health|News|Science

Tirzepatide cuts risk of diabetes by 94% in adults with prediabetes and obesity or overweight, drugmaker says

Tirzepatide cuts risk of diabetes by 94% in adults with prediabetes and obesity or overweight, drugmaker says

Tirzepatide cuts risk of diabetes by 94% in adults with prediabetes and obesity or overweight, drugmaker says
Health|News|Science

Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official

A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its

Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official
Environment|Health|News|Science

Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II heading to Michigan

Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II heading to Michigan

Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II heading to Michigan
Science

SpaceX's Polaris crew set for first private spacewalking mission next week

A four-person crew for SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of their Aug. 26 launch to space for a mission that includes the first

SpaceX's Polaris crew set for first private spacewalking mission next week
Environment|News|Science|World

Global warming may be factor in deadly Italian shipwreck, climatologist says

Global warming may have contributed to the freak storm that sank a luxury British-flagged yacht off the coast of Sicily on Monday, Italian climatologist Luca Mercalli

Global warming may be factor in deadly Italian shipwreck, climatologist says
News|Science|Technology

SpaceX is about to send four people on a wild — and risky — mission into the radiation belts. Here’s what to know

SpaceX is about to send four people on a wild — and risky — mission into the radiation belts. Here’s what to know

SpaceX is about to send four people on a wild — and risky — mission into the radiation belts. Here’s what to know
Opinion|Science|Technology

Astronomers have warned against colonial practices in the space industry − a philosopher of science explains how the industry could explore other planets without exploiting them

Space may be considered the final frontier, but the US was once a frontier, too. How can space industry leaders avoid repeating practices that led to colonialism in the 18th century and beyond?

Astronomers have warned against colonial practices in the space industry − a philosopher of science explains how the industry could explore other planets without exploiting them
Environment|Science

Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today

As summer temperatures rise, finding ways to build cities that don’t hold in the heat and can provide some cooling is increasingly important.

Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today
Science

Could we use volcanoes to make electricity?

We don’t generate power directly from volcanoes, but their presence is a sign that there are good geothermal resources underground that can be tapped.

Could we use volcanoes to make electricity?
Education|Science

Anthropology students present their research in poetry, plays and op-eds in this course

Students can play to their strengths in this anthropology course designed to teach them how to present research findings in ways other than a peer-reviewed paper.

Anthropology students present their research in poetry, plays and op-eds in this course

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