Record temperatures last year pushed the global water cycle to “new climatic extremes,” according to the Global Water Monitor 2024 report. The document, produced by an international consortium led by researchers at Australian National…
Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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The Tide Could Finally Be Turning Against the LA Fires
“With those winds being very calm this morning, I believe we can actually make some progress, turn a corner, and start to build some containment on these fires,” Brent Pascua, a Cal Fire battalion chief, told The Today Show on Thursday.
So far…
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A scientist claims he might have figured out the solution to the ‘grandfather paradox’
Time travel has fascinated humanity for generations, but it’s long been dismissed as impossible due to the “grandfather paradox.” This thought experiment poses a mind-bending question: what happens if you travel back in time and…
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These Newly Identified Cells Could Change the Face of Plastic Surgery
So how could this new cell elude scientists and doctors for so long? In a way, it didn’t. Plikus and his graduate student scoured centuries of scientific papers for any lost trace of fatty cartilage. They found a clue in a German book from 1854…
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UCLA study links high job strain to persistent sleep problems in middle
Study Links High Job Strain to Increased Sleep Disturbances in Middle-Aged Workers
A recent study revealed a significant link between high job strain and increased sleep disturbances among middle-aged workers in the US. Published in the…
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Over half of Mediterranean shark species are threatened with extinction
A recent study has brought to light significant threats to over 80 species of sharks and rays in the Mediterranean Sea, attributing their decline to overfishing, illegal fishing, and the increasing marketing of shark meat. The research…
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AI vs. Superbugs: Researchers develop AI tool to battle antimicrobial
An international team of researchers has a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to aid in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The tool, named AMR-Policy GPT, aims to bridge critical gaps in knowledge needed…
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The more depressed the CEO, the larger the pay, a study reveals
Researchers at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business developed a method to assess depression in CEOs by analyzing vocal acoustic features from conference call recordings using machine learning models.
The study delved into how CEO…
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The Los Angeles Fires Will Put California’s New Insurance Rules to the Test
Lloyd and his wife later bought another home in Hidden Valley Lake, a town that has taken ambitious steps to reduce flammable vegetation, but their insurance premium is still more than $4,500 a year, more than triple what it was on their last…
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How text messages can help you stop vaping
A recent study co-led by a researcher from the University of Massachusetts Amherst identified potential strategies to help individuals quit vaping. Published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the research points to the…
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