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Unhappy programmers - Universe awack - Militarized Whoopie Cushion - AI model learns DNA's hidden language - Generation X and millennials risk of developing 17 cancers - High Levels of Toxic Metals Found in Popular Chocolate Brands - Major Breakthrough! Controlling Placebo Effect - Cartilage Regeneration Breakthrough - New Therapy Destroys Glioblastoma - Size Doesn’t Matter for Mammals With More Complex Brains - Shingles Vaccine Does Even Better Job of Delaying Onset of Dementia - Device That Turns Wi-Fi Signals Into Electricity - Intelligence-Explosion Near? - Google smokes Olympic mathletes, while OpenAI tries to kill - Zoo Gorillas Getting Addicted To Screens - Robot With Human-Like And Highly Expressive Facial Features - The U.S. Grid Can’t Handle The Drain Of Growing Generative AI Energy - Why You See Faces in Things - Ugly in High School? Doctors say you'll die sooner - At-Home Colon Cancer Test - Streetlights makes leaves tough for insects to eat- 5 Shocking Things About Vikings - Long-Lost Technology Used to Build Iconic Pyramid of Djoser - Ancient Chinese bone needle workshop on industrial level - Prehistoric Market Economy - Japanese Supermarkets Track Workers’ Smiles - The physics of fish hearing - EV Battery Can Charge For 600 Miles - Found Water In Lunar Soil Samples - Sun’s Next Solar Cycle Detected Early - Surface of asteroid Dimorphos is Surprisingly New - NASA Is Building Nuclear Spaceship for Mars - NASA's Parker Solar Probe Shatters Theory on Sun’s Extremely Hot Corona - Andean Glaciers Retreat Unseen in Over 11,700 Years - Antarctic Ice Sheet Growth Triggers Mid-Pleistocene Climate Shift - Battery powered flights from Washington DC to LA. No longer a pipe dream? - What is life and how does it work? - Retreat of tropical glaciers foreshadows changing climate's effect on the global ice - The Real Reason Robots Shouldn’t Look Like Humans - 50 Facts You Probably Didn't Know.
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Generation X and millennials in US have higher risk of developing 17 cancers compared to older generationsA new large study suggests incidence rates continued to rise in successively younger generations in 17 of the 34 cancer types, including breast, pancreatic, and gastric cancers. Mortality trends also increased in conjunction with the incidence of liver (female only), uterine corpus, gallbladder, testicular, and colorectal cancers.

Cartilage Regeneration Breakthrough Ushers In a New Era of Joint HealthResearchers at Northwestern University have developed a bioactive material capable of regenerating high-quality cartilage in knee joints. This new material, which closely mimics the natural environment of cartilage, has shown promising results in animal models, potentially reducing the need for k

Size Doesn’t Matter for Mammals With More Complex Brains, According to New StudyNew research led by the University of Bath in the UK suggests that mammals with more advanced brain development tend to exhibit smaller size differences between males and females within the species. In many mammal species, males are often larger than females (or vice versa), a characteristic know

Scientists Have Created A Device That Turns Wi-Fi Signals Into ElectricityA research team led by the National University of Singapore (NUS) has made a breakthrough in energy harvesting technology by developing an advanced re

A Robot With Human-Like And Highly Expressive Facial Features Developed In ChinaChinese robotics researchers have created a humanoid robot with extremely expressive, human-like face features, marking a significant advancement in t

At-Home Colon Cancer Test Proves Just As Effective as a ColonoscopyA JAMA Network Open study finds that noninvasive at-home colorectal cancer screening can reduce death risk by 33%. Researchers from Ohio State University and Kaiser Permanente analyzed data from 11,000 patients, showing FIT's annual effectiveness equals a ten-year colonoscopy. The study stresses

Ancient Chinese bone needle workshop reveals industrial practices of the 2nd millennium BCERecent excavations at the Shimao site in Shaanxi, China, have revealed one of the earliest and, so far, largest bone needle workshops ever discovered. The research published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology by Hua Wang and colleagues provides valuable insights into craft specialization and early state formation in China during the transition from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age (ca. 2nd millennium BCE).

Japanese Supermarkets Have Begun Tracking And Optimizing Workers' SmilesAeon, a major Japanese supermarket chain, has initiated the use of an innovative AI system aimed at evaluating and standardizing employee smiles. On J

This New EV Battery By Samsung Can Be Charged For 600 Miles In Just 9 Minutes And Has A 20 Year LifespanSamsung recently demonstrated its breakthroughs in solid-state battery technology, which had a big impact on the EV battery market. In Seoul, South Ko

The Surface of Dimorphos is Surprisingly NewWhen NASA’s DART mission intentionally slammed into Dimorphos in September 2022, the orbit of the moonlet was altered. Researchers have studied the photos and data taken by DART before its impact, learning more about the geology of the Didymos/Dimorphos system. They have now estimated the surface age of both the asteroid and its moon. The … Continue reading "The Surface of Dimorphos is Surprisingly New"

Cryospheric Collapse: Andean Glaciers Retreat Unseen in Over 11,700 YearsA new study indicates that Andean tropical glaciers have shrunk to their smallest sizes in over 11,700 years, signaling a severe impact of modern global warming. Researchers used cosmogenic nucleotide measurements from bedrock samples near Andean glaciers to show that these glaciers are currently

Fundamentally Altering Earth’s Glacial Cycles: Antarctic Ice Sheet Growth Triggers Mid-Pleistocene Climate ShiftNew research has revealed that the growth of the Antarctic ice sheet was crucial in triggering the longer, more intense glacial cycles of the mid-Pleistocene, reshaping our understanding of global climate dynamics. Recent collaborative research led by Professor An Zhisheng from the Institute of E

Cracking the code of life: New AI model learns DNA's hidden languageDNA contains foundational information needed to sustain life. Understanding how this information is stored and organized has been one of the greatest scientific challenges of the last century.

Concerning Findings: High Levels of Toxic Metals Found in Popular Chocolate BrandsThe authors suggest that those who enjoy dark chocolate should consider limiting their intake to one ounce per day to remain cautious. A recent study from George Washington University reveals that a concerning percentage of cocoa products in the U.S. exceed heavy metal guidelines, with organic prod

Brain Cancer Breakthrough: New Therapy Destroys Glioblastoma in Recently Unveiled PathwayResearchers have discovered a new pathway used by cancer cells to infiltrate the brain and developed a promising therapy that targets this pathway with CAR T cells. Their study showed significant preclinical success in increasing survival and eradicating tumors in animal models of glioblastoma an

New Shingles Vaccine Does Even Better Job of Delaying Onset of DementiaA recent study has suggested Shingrix, a relatively new vaccine given to protect older adults against shingles, may delay the onset of dementia.

Gorillas At The San Diego Zoo Are Getting Addicted To ScreensAn unexpected problem that the gorillas at the San Diego Zoo are dealing with is excessive screen time. A recent trend that has zoo officials more ala

The U.S. Grid Can’t Handle The Drain Of Growing Generative AI Energy Use, Reports SayThe swift expansion of generative AI is putting substantial pressure on the US power grid and water supplies, mainly due to the energy and cooling req

If You Were Ugly in High School, Doctors Have Terrible NewsA new study says people rated as unattractive in their high school photos tend to have shorter lifespans compared to more attractive people.

Streetlights running all night makes leaves so tough that insects can't eat them, threatening the food chainLight pollution disrupts circadian rhythms and ecosystems worldwide—but for plants, dependent on light for photosynthesis, its effects could be profound. Now scientists writing in Frontiers in Plant Science have found that exposure to high levels of artificial light at night makes tree leaves grow tougher and harder for insects to eat, threatening urban food chains.

Researchers Claim Long-Lost Technology Used to Build Iconic Pyramid of DjoserThe magnificent step pyramid standing tall in the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara is truly one of the wonders of the ancient world.

Revising History: Scientists Unearth Prehistoric Market EconomyResearchers, including those from Göttingen University, suggest that modern behavior influences ancient economies. A study by the Universities of Göttingen and Salento reveals that Bronze Age Europeans may have operated under a market economy, challenging the notion that such systems only arose wit

A Chinese Mission Has Found Water In Lunar Soil SamplesThe Chinese Academy of Sciences provided information confirming that water had been found in soil samples from the Moon brought by China’s Chang

Sun’s Next Solar Cycle Detected Early in Sound WavesThe Sun's next 11-year solar cycle has been detected in internal sound waves, even though the current Cycle 25 is at its solar maximum and won't end until mid-2025. This peak period increases sunspots, flares, and coronal mass ejections, sending more electromagnetic energy towards Earth. Even tho

NASA Is Building A Nuclear Spaceship That Could Take Us To MarsOn June 26, 1968, a nuclear reactor the Phoebus 2A was tested at the Nevada Test Site. Although the test demonstrated the reactor’s capability t

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Shatters Theory on Sun’s Extremely Hot CoronaNASA's Parker Solar Probe found that S-shaped magnetic field bends are not responsible for the sun's corona's extreme heat. While these switchbacks appear in the solar wind, they are absent in the corona. This discovery challenges the idea that magnetic field collisions on the sun's surface creat

Retreat of tropical glaciers foreshadows changing climate's effect on the global iceAs they are in many places around the globe, glaciers perched high in the Andes Mountains are shrinking. Now, researchers have uncovered evidence that the high-altitude tropical ice fields are likely smaller than they've been at any time since the last ice age ended 11,700 years ago.

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