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This Tuesday (01/16/24) - Topics sensationalized!:
The AI future - Larry's Comments = Particulates from plastic bottles - 'Everything's fine' says the plastic bottle industry - The Black Hole thingee - How hummingbirds switch mental gears - Sperm whales live in matrilineally based clans - Reduce dementia with hearing aids - Lost cities - Young People, Unprecedented Cancer Rates - Antibiotic Found That Kills Deadly Drug-Resistant Superbug - Pain Relief: Ketamine - New COVID Vaccine’s Robust Response - Don’t Use Ibuprofen for Migraines - Perceived Time Affects Healing Rate - How Life Emerged on Earth - The Hogg from Hell - Oldest fossilized skin - Light: Faster Than the Speed of Light - Neutrino deficiency - Impossible Galaxies - Several articles, the AI thingee - Giant Structures Billions of Light-Years Away - Mystery, H2 Steel - Building a Dyson Sphere, fast - Survive Space Travel to a New World - Iceland Volcano keeps going - Climate change articles - The Age of Tiwanaku.

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Health Effects of Microplastic Exposures: Current Issues and Perspectives in South KoreaMicroplastics are environmental pollutants that prevail in the oceans, remote islands, and polar regions. Exposure to microplastics presents a major emerging threat to the ecosystems due to their potential adverse effects. Herein, we reviewed the literature ...

Need for speed: How hummingbirds switch mental gears in flightHummingbirds use two distinct sensory strategies to control their flight, depending on whether they're hovering or in forward motion, according to new research by University of British Columbia (UBC) zoologists.

Study shows dementia risk for older people with hearing difficulty could be reduced by use of hearing aidsA large team of medical researchers affiliated with several institutions in Denmark analyzed data from a national health information database and found evidence that hearing aids could reduce the risk of developing dementia in older people with hearing difficulties. Their study is published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery.

An ancient, massive urban complex has been found in the Ecuadorian AmazonFound by airborne laser scans, this settlement and others throughout Mesoamerica and the Amazon are shifting how archaeologists think about urbanism.

Doctors Alarmed by Young People Getting Cancer at Unprecedented RatesYoung people are getting diagnosed with cancer at rates higher than ever before — and doctors are stumped as to why.

Reimagining Pain Relief: Ketamine as an Opioid AlternativeKetamine, once primarily known as an anesthetic and a recreational drug, has gained a new reputation due to its potential therapeutic benefits. This drug is now being utilized in various medical settings, notably as a substitute for opioids in pain management and in treating treatment-resistant depr

“Unexpectedly Effective” – New COVID Vaccine’s Robust Response to Mutated VariantsA new study reveals the updated COVID-19 vaccine's strong response against Omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants, suggesting broad protection and highlighting its significance for vulnerable populations. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Danderyd Hospital have followed recipients of the ne

Harvard’s Startling Discovery: Perceived Time Affects Healing RateA Harvard study demonstrates that perceived time can accelerate or slow down physical healing, suggesting a strong mind-body connection in health. Perceived time has a significant impact on the actual time it takes to heal physical wounds, according to new research by Harvard psychologists Peter

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This New Humanoid Robot Can Now Watch And Learn Tasks Autonomously - Wonderful EngineeringThe article discusses a significant development in humanoid robotics, particularly the capabilities of Figure’s Brett Adcock’s robot, refe

“Cannot Be Explained” – Scientists Unveil Revolutionary SS-H2 SteelA team headed by Professor Mingxin Huang from the University of Hong Kong's Department of Mechanical Engineering has achieved a significant advancement in the field of stainless steel. This recent innovation focuses on the development of stainless steel designed for hydrogen applications, known as S

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Bottled Water Industry Says Please Disregard This Horrifying Discovery About Our ProductFollowing a shocking study, the bottled water industry has cried foul, claiming that it's totally fine we're all ingesting nanoplastics.

How to Create a Black Hole Out of Thin AirBlack holes were thought to arise from the collapse of dead stars. But a Webb telescope image showing the early universe hints at an alternative pathway.

Sperm whales found to live in large, matrilineally based clansA sperm whale expert at Dalhousie University, in Canada, has found evidence showing that sperm whales form large matrilineally based clans that have their own coda dialect. In his paper published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, Hal Whitehead describes how he, working with multiple colleagues over many years, used underwater microphones to listen in on conversations among the whales.

Huge ancient lost city found in the AmazonThe city was built 2,500 years ago but may have been abandoned after a volcanic eruption.

New Class of Antibiotic Found That Kills Deadly Drug-Resistant SuperbugResearchers have identified an entirely new class of antibiotic that can kill bacteria that are resistant to most current drugs.

Live Longer: Hearing Aids Reduce the Risk of Death by Almost 25%A new study shows that hearing aids reduce the risk of death by almost 25%. Hearing loss affects approximately 40 million American adults, yet only one in 10 people who need hearing aids use them, research shows. Those who don’t use hearing aids but should may want to make wearing them one of

Don’t Use Ibuprofen for Migraines – New Study Reveals Much More Effective MedicationsMany individuals suffering from migraines struggle to find treatments that work consistently, and often there's a lack of comparative information on different medications. A new study, utilizing data from about 300,000 people through a smartphone app, aims to aid in making informed decisions about m

Scientists Solved a 1.75-Billion-Year Mystery About How Life Materialized on EarthThe secret was hiding in tiny fossils.

Oldest known fossilized skin is 21 million years older than previous examplesResearchers have identified a 3D fragment of fossilized skin that is at least 21 million years than previously described skin fossils. The skin, which belonged to an early species of Paleozoic reptile, has a pebbled surface and most closely resembles crocodile skin. It's the oldest example of preserved epidermis, the outermost layer of skin in terrestrial reptiles, birds, and mammals, which was an important evolutionary adaptation in the transition to life on land.

The Gallium Anomaly: Uncovering a New Particle in PhysicsThe Baksan Experiment on Sterile Transitions (BEST) finds evidence of the sterile neutrino, a hypothetical particle that interacts only via gravity. Scientists have confirmed possible evidence of a new elementary particle, the sterile neutrino. These particles, if they exist, interact only via gr

OpenAI Says It Is 'Impossible To Train Today’s Leading AI Models Without Using Copyrighted Materials' - Wonderful EngineeringThe landscape of artificial intelligence development is facing increasing scrutiny over the use of copyrighted material in training models. OpenAI, th

Two Giant Structures Have Been Found Billions of Light-Years AwayThe early universe, according to the Standard Model of Cosmology, ought to be a fairly homogenous place, with little structure or arrangement. In 2021, however, astronomers discovered a large pattern of galaxies forming a giant arc 3.3 billion light years across. Now, a second large-scale pattern has emerged. This time, it’s an enormous circle of … Continue reading "Two Giant Structures Have Been Found Billions of Light-Years Away"

2023 Was the Hottest Year Ever and 2024 May Be Even Worse“2023 was a mere preview of the catastrophic future that awaits if we don’t act now.”

To reach net zero, we need to close the loop on combustionA systems thinking approach to decarbonising our economies presents chemistry with a key challenge

Bernie Reim's astronomical update for January

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