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What you can do with a Swiss Army Knife - Larry's comments - Climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the Earth - Earth's rotating inner core slowing down - Code of Broccoli’s Health Benefits - Gut microbe key to benefit from healthy foods - Autism in Children Linked to Changes in Gut Microbiome - diabetes drugs offers complementary heart and kidney benefits - Apple 'Suno AI' Voice/Text to music - Noplace, A Mashup of Twitter And MySpace For Gen Z - Humans survived on the Tibetan plateau for 160,000 years - 500-Million-Year-Old “Pompeii” Trilobite Fossils - First Mouse Model With our DNA - Scientists Develop Skin That Heals - High ceilings, lower Test Scores - "Forever Chemicals" - Shipwrecks - 5,000-year-old ceremonial temple discovered beneath sand dune in Peru - Woman Uses Hand Grenade as a Hammer for 20 Years - World’s Largest Nuclear Reactor To Power Up For 15 Years - Survival Strategies of Giant Deep-Sea Vent Tubeworm - New Species of Venomous Viper Discovered in China - 'Weekend getaway' to space? You'll never be physically the same again - Stunning Infographics Reveal All The Amazing Planets - Major Evidence That Dark Matter Is Not Made Out of Black Holes - Black Holes May Be Controlled by Magnetic Fields After All - Black Homes, really? - Galaxies evolve too soon for Big Bang - Stars exist 460 million years after a Big Bang? - Vacuum Energy - What Is Machine Learning? - AI’s Leap From Language to Logic - AI model estimates lung function using chest X-rays - South Korean Administrative Robot Dies After Apparent Suicide - ChatGPT Is Funnier Than Humans - Recovery: Ozone Layer Heals Ahead of Schedule - Polar warming may be underestimated by climate models - Undetected Melting Threat: Scientists Discover New Antarctic Tipping Point - Last 12 months have broken records like never before': Earth exceeds 1.5 C - Secrets of the Ocean Void - Hunt For Preserved Ancient Shipwrecks - The Antikythera Mechanism Revealed.
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A big boost for a climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the EarthOne method of making electricity cleanly to address climate change has been quietly advancing and just hit a milestone.

Scientists Crack the Code on Broccoli’s Health BenefitsNew research has identified crucial genes in broccoli that enhance its cancer-fighting compounds, promising healthier Brassica crop varieties A comprehensive genomic analysis of broccoli has uncovered the genetic basis for producing glucosinolates (GSLs), substances known for their health advantage

Autism in Children Linked to Changes in Gut Microbiome, Study FindsOne of the most detailed studies yet has cemented the link between autism and what dwells within the gut.

Extinct humans survived on the Tibetan plateau for 160,000 yearsBone remains found in a Tibetan cave 3,280 m above sea level indicate an ancient group of humans survived here for many millennia.

The World’s First Mouse Model With A Fully Functional Human Immune System Has Been DevelopedResearchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio have created the first mouse model of a human immune system that is fully

High Ceilings in Buildings Linked to Poorer Exam Results For StudentsNew research has found a link between the height of ceilings in exam halls and the performance of students, which might sound a bit crazy, but makes more and more sense as you think about it.

Startling Research Shows That Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Can Penetrate Human SkinRecent research reveals that 'forever chemicals' known as PFAS can be absorbed through human skin, challenging previous assumptions and highlighting a significant exposure route. This discovery underscores the need for further research into the health impacts of these widely used substances. Rese

5,000-year-old ceremonial temple discovered beneath sand dune in PeruThe 5,000-year-old site contains the walls of a ceremonial temple, as well as human remains.

Woman Uses Hand Grenade as a Hammer for 20 Years, Still Lives To Tell The TaleA 90-year-old Chinese woman, surnamed Qin, recently revealed an astonishing story of how she unknowingly used an old hand grenade as a hammer for two

Harvard Scientists Reveal Amazing Survival Strategies of Giant Deep-Sea Vent TubewormResearch on the deep-sea vent tubeworm Riftia pachyptila shows how its symbiotic bacteria use two carbon fixation pathways to adapt to deep-sea conditions, suggesting potential for biotechnological applications in carbon capture. The giant hydrothermal vent tubeworm Riftia pachyptila lives in the

Even a 'weekend getaway' to space can alter astronauts' biology, sweeping new studies findEven three days in space is enough to alter an astronaut's biology, according to a new set of studies that offers the most comprehensive look at spaceflight health since NASA's Twins Study.

Tracing the Hidden Hand of Magnetism in the Galaxy | Quanta MagazineSusan Clark is helping to unravel the mysterious workings of the Milky Way’s magnetic field, a critical missing piece of the galactic puzzle.

Webb Reveals Pristine Star Clusters in an Early Universe GalaxyThe history of how stars and galaxies came to be and evolved into the present day remains among the most challenging astrophysical questions to solve yet, but new research brings us closer to understanding it. A recent international study led by Dr. Angela Adamo at Stockholm University has unveil

What Is Machine Learning? | Quanta MagazineNeural networks and other forms of machine learning ultimately learn by trial and error, one improvement at a time.

Highly accurate AI model can estimate lung function just by using chest X-raysIf there is one medical exam that everyone in the world has taken, it's a chest X-ray. Clinicians can use radiographs to tell if someone has tuberculosis, lung cancer, or other diseases, but they can't use them to tell if the lungs are functioning well.

ChatGPT Is Funnier Than Humans, Study SaysA recent study has shown a surprising finding: AI-generated comedy, specifically from OpenAI’s ChatGPT 3.5, is considered funny or funnier than huma

Polar warming may be underestimated by climate models, ~50 million year old climate variability suggestsPolar regions are known to be warming at an enhanced rate compared to lower latitudes, with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change citing a ~5 °C increase in air temperature over Arctic land masses during the 20th century and the highest rates of ~1 °C per decade since the 1980s. Clearly, this so-called "polar amplification" of warming, defined as the ratio of high-latitude (>60 ºN/S) to low-latitude (<30 ºN/S) warming, is a significant issue not only affecting the organisms calling polar regions home, but also how this impacts the rest of the planet.

'The last 12 months have broken records like never before': Earth exceeds 1.5 C warming every month for entire yearEvery month has broken the temperature record of the previous for the past 12 months, and the signs of climate breakdown are already here, a new analysis shows.

Larry's Comments 07/09/24

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Earth's rotating inner core is starting to slow down — and it could alter the length of our daysA new study confirms that Earth's inner core has been rotating more slowly than usual since 2010. This mysterious "backtracking" could also end up slightly altering the planet's overall rotation, lengthening our days.

Gut microbe could hold key to help people benefit from healthy foodsIn an analysis of more than 50,000 individuals from around the world, carriers of gut Blastocystis, a single-celled organism that has been labeled either a parasite or harmless organism but is commonly found in the digestive system, was linked to indicators of good cardiovascular health and decreased body fat.

Combining popular diabetes drugs offers complementary heart and kidney benefits, research findsNew research shows combined use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) is likely to offer additional protection against heart and kidney disease in patients with diabetes. The findings were published today in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and presented in May at the 61st European Renal Association Congress in Stockholm, Sweden.

Noplace, A Mashup of Twitter And MySpace For Gen Z, Hits No. 1 On The App StoreNoplace, a new social networking app combining elements of Twitter and Myspace, has rapidly climbed to the top of the App Store following its release

Next-Gen Robotics: Scientists Develop Skin That Heals, Feels, and Looks HumanScientists have developed a method for attaching engineered skin to robots, improving their functionality and appearance. Japanese researchers have developed a method to bind engineered skin tissue to humanoid robots, enhancing their mobility, self-healing abilities, and sensory capabilities. Thi

Startling: Humans Are Absorbing Microplastics, and It Is Increasing Our Risk of Cancer, Diabetes, and Heart DiseaseRising levels of micro- and nanoplastics are potentially increasing the risk of serious health conditions like cancer and diabetes, prompting calls for comprehensive global research into their effects and management. A new study reveals that rising global levels of micro- and nanoplastics (MnPs)

Alarming Study Unveils How “Forever Chemicals” Transfer From Mothers to NewbornsA recent study by Fudan University found high levels of PFAS in maternal and infant sera and breast milk, indicating significant placental transfer and underscoring the need for stringent regulations to protect infants from exposure. Researchers have made a crucial scientific breakthrough by inve

Rewriting the Timeline: New Radiocarbon Dating Reveals True Age of Ancient Greek ShipwreckResearch updates radiocarbon calibration curve and reevaluates dates of Greek shipwrecks. Improved radiocarbon calibration techniques now offer more accurate date estimates for Greek shipwrecks, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Sturt Manning of Cornell Universit

The World’s Largest Nuclear Reactor Is Actually Not Going To Power Up For 15 YearsThe International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in France, the world’s largest nuclear fusion project, has faced a significant delay. Ac

“Truly Astonishing” – Discovery of 500-Million-Year-Old “Pompeii” Trilobite Fossils Shake Up Scientific Understanding of the Long-Extinct GroupResearchers have discovered exceptionally preserved "Pompeii" trilobite fossils in Morocco, providing new insights into the anatomy and preservation of these ancient creatures through advanced imaging techniques. Researchers have described some of the best-preserved three-dimensional trilobite fo

Unusual New Species of Venomous Viper Discovered in ChinaA new venomous snake species, Ovophis jenkinsi, was discovered in Yunnan, known for its aggressive defense and preference for humid environments. A team of Chinese researchers has discovered a new species of mountain pit viper, a medium-sized venomous snake. The snake was found in Yunnan, China,

Stunning Infographics Reveal All The Amazing Planets You've Never Heard OfMartin Vargic is a space enthusiast, author, and graphic artist from Slovakia.

Cosmic History Rewritten With New Webb Telescope DiscoveriesAstronomers have revealed that spiral galaxies appeared more frequently in the early universe than previously believed, based on new findings using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. This challenges earlier notions of galaxy formation timelines and suggests that galaxy development occurred faster th

Programmatic Breakthrough: AI’s Leap From Language to Logic To Solve Complex ProblemsResearchers have developed a technique called natural language embedded programs (NLEPs) that improves the performance of large language models by generating Python programs to solve complex tasks. This method not only enhances accuracy and efficiency but also increases transparency, as users can

South Korean Administrative Robot Dies After Apparent SuicideRecently, a city council in South Korea announced the demise of their first administrative officer robot. The incident, which involved the robot seemi

Unprecedented Recovery: Ozone Layer Heals Ahead of ScheduleRecent findings indicate significant reductions in hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), harmful to both the ozone layer and climate. This success, stemming from the Montreal Protocol, shows that global efforts to phase out these substances are effective, with reductions exceeding earlier predictions.

Undetected Melting Threat: Scientists Discover New Antarctic Tipping PointWarm water flowing beneath can cause ice to melt in ways not currently accounted for in models. Scientists have identified a concerning new mechanism for the melting of large ice sheets. The study highlights how relatively warm seawater can erode the underside of ice that is grounded, potentially s

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