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

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"Taking every precaution": Cows screened ahead of county fairs as H5N1 spreads

"Taking every precaution": Cows screened ahead of county fairs as H5N1 spreads

"Taking every precaution": Cows screened ahead of county fairs as H5N1 spreads
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Suspected human remains found at Michigan construction site determined to be from pre-modern era

Suspected human remains found at Michigan construction site determined to be from pre-modern era

Suspected human remains found at Michigan construction site determined to be from pre-modern era
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How did Neanderthals disappear? New DNA analysis sheds light on the mystery

How did Neanderthals disappear? New DNA analysis sheds light on the mystery

How did Neanderthals disappear? New DNA analysis sheds light on the mystery
Environment|Science

Iceland’s recent volcanic eruptions driven by pooling magma are set to last centuries into the future

The eruptions that began in 2021 in Iceland could last for centuries, which is bad news for Icelanders but good news for scientists seeking to understand how the inner Earth works.

Iceland’s recent volcanic eruptions driven by pooling magma are set to last centuries into the future
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'Everything feels tiring': CNN goes inside a heat chamber

At the University of South Wales, Professor Damian Bailey runs an environmental testing chamber that can alter temperature, altitude, pressure and oxygen levels. CNN’s Senior Climate Writer Laura Paddison put her body to the test under extreme heat and humidity to understand how these conditions can quickly become deadly and why a warming world is dangerous for us all.

'Everything feels tiring': CNN goes inside a heat chamber
Science|Technology

NASA images unlock complex history of two near-Earth asteroids

In the moments before NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in a landmark planetary defense test in 2022, it took high-resolution images of

NASA images unlock complex history of two near-Earth asteroids
Science

Ancient swimming ‘taco’ had ‘bug jaws,’ new fossils show

Ancient swimming ‘taco’ had ‘bug jaws,’ new fossils show

Ancient swimming ‘taco’ had ‘bug jaws,’ new fossils show
Health|Science

Shingles vaccines may reduce dementia risk, two large new studies suggest

Shingles vaccines may reduce dementia risk, two large new studies suggest

Shingles vaccines may reduce dementia risk, two large new studies suggest
Health|Science

To prevent supercharged flu virus, CDC pushes seasonal flu vaccines to farmworkers at risk of coinfection with bird flu

To prevent supercharged flu virus, CDC pushes seasonal flu vaccines to farmworkers at risk of coinfection with bird flu

To prevent supercharged flu virus, CDC pushes seasonal flu vaccines to farmworkers at risk of coinfection with bird flu
Environment|Science|Technology

USC researchers use artificial intelligence to predict wildfire activity

USC researchers use artificial intelligence to predict wildfire activity

USC researchers use artificial intelligence to predict wildfire activity
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Strong solar activity may soon trigger auroras farther south than usual

Strong solar activity may soon trigger auroras farther south than usual

Strong solar activity may soon trigger auroras farther south than usual
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The aviation industry mess is turning into bad news for the planet

The aviation industry mess is turning into bad news for the planet

The aviation industry mess is turning into bad news for the planet
Health|Science

Ozempic predecessor suggests potential for GLP-1 drugs in Alzheimer’s in early trial

Ozempic predecessor suggests potential for GLP-1 drugs in Alzheimer’s in early trial

Ozempic predecessor suggests potential for GLP-1 drugs in Alzheimer’s in early trial
Education|Science|Technology

Verifying facts in the age of AI – librarians offer 5 strategies

Library scientists offer tips and tricks to figure out if a particular online news article is reliable or fake.

Verifying facts in the age of AI – librarians offer 5 strategies
Environment|Science

Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it

An unplanned experiment when wildfire smoke rolled through Colorado shows how trees keep some of the smoke out.

Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it
Science|Technology

Quantum information theorists are shedding light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics

Quantum information theory is the field behind quantum computing, but experts in this field are also applying their way of thinking to some big questions in quantum physics.

Quantum information theorists are shedding light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics
Health|Science

BioNTech's cancer drug meets primary endpoint in Phase 2 trial

COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech's cancer drug candidate BNT111 showed significant improvement in the response rate in patients with advanced melanoma during a Phase 2 trial, the German

BioNTech's cancer drug meets primary endpoint in Phase 2 trial
Environment|Science

Sicilians deal so well with drought that tourists don’t notice. A record dry year could alter that

Like many Mediterranean islands, people in Sicily are used to long spells without rain, but human-caused climate change has made weather more erratic, and droughts can be longer and more frequent

Sicilians deal so well with drought that tourists don’t notice. A record dry year could alter that
Environment|Science

World's forests failed to curb 2023 climate emissions, study finds

Forests and other land ecosystems failed to curb climate change in 2023 as intense drought in the Amazon rainforest and record wildfires in Canada hampered their

World's forests failed to curb 2023 climate emissions, study finds
Science|Technology

SpaceX in talks to land and recover Starship rocket off Australia's coast

SpaceX is in talks with U.S. and Australian officials to land and recover one of its Starship rockets off Australia's coast, a possible first step toward a

SpaceX in talks to land and recover Starship rocket off Australia's coast
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Wildfire smoke may be worse for your brain than other air pollution, study says

Wildfire smoke may be worse for your brain health than other air pollution

Wildfire smoke may be worse for your brain than other air pollution, study says
Health|Science

FDA approves blood test for colorectal cancer screening among average-risk adults in the US

FDA approves blood test for colorectal cancer screening among average-risk adults in the US

FDA approves blood test for colorectal cancer screening among average-risk adults in the US
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Two meteor showers are set to peak this week. Here’s how to see them

Two meteor showers are set to peak this week. Here’s how to see them

Two meteor showers are set to peak this week. Here’s how to see them
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Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased risk of dementia diagnosis, new study finds

Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased risk of dementia diagnosis, new study finds

Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke linked to increased risk of dementia diagnosis, new study finds
Environment|Science

The discovery of a possible sign of life in Venus’ clouds sparked controversy. Now, scientists say they have more proof

The discovery of a possible sign of life in Venus’ clouds sparked controversy. Now, scientists say they have more proof

The discovery of a possible sign of life in Venus’ clouds sparked controversy. Now, scientists say they have more proof

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