Over the last few years, numerous studies, including those in Nature Communications and Environmental International, have found nanoplastics and microplastics throughout the human body, including the blood, bones, and brain. Unsurprisingly, these…
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Valve hints at Steam Machine delay… but the plot thickens
Valve is warning that its upcoming Steam Machine hardware may not arrive as soon as originally expected. In a recent update shared with the community, the company said global shortages of memory and storage components have forced it to…
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Blood-based marker opens up perspectives for cancer diagnostics
Metastatic prostate cancer is currently associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. In addition, patients respond very differently to standard treatments such as hormone therapy or radiation therapy. Reliable markers that can be used to…
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won’t Strike the Moon in 2032, Negating the Chance of a Violent Lunar Impact
The commotion over asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the moon can finally simmer down, as it has been announced that the moon is officially safe from impact. Watching the asteroid over the past year has been a roller coaster, as estimations of impact…
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Scientists Discover 23 Million-Year-Old Arctic Rhino, Unveiling a Lost Era of Prehistoric Life
Beneath the frozen landscapes of Canada’s High Arctic, a stunning prehistoric discovery has emerged, challenging everything we thought we knew about ancient wildlife. Hidden for millions of years under ice and snow, the remains of a…
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Some Memories Live in the Brain Even If We Can’t Recall Them
Struggling to remember a forgotten memory is an all-too-common frustration—one that unfortunately becomes more common as we age. We realize that there’s something we can’t recall, but we simply can’t raise it from the depths of our…
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Empathy's roots in parenting? Study in mice reveals brain circuits behind why we comfort others
Humans and animals share a remarkable capacity to sense when others are in distress and respond with comforting behavior. But the motivation for doing so, and why it sometimes breaks down, has been poorly understood. UCLA Health researchers…
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Global warming nearly twice as fast in past decade, new climate study finds
Global warming has accelerated over the past decade, according to a new analysis of global temperature records by researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).
The study finds that the pace of warming since 2015 has…
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Noise Sensitivity Can Be Difficult to Diagnose and Even Harder to Treat
Noise sensitivity is a problem that often lacks diagnosis — it’s almost as if some doctors just aren’t listening. But the tendency to be irritated by persistent, ongoing noise affects all kinds of people — and it’s more than just a…
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Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran’s attacks on US bases
Planet Labs, one of the world’s leading commercial satellite imaging companies, said Friday it is placing a hold on releasing imagery of some parts of the Middle East as a regional war…
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