How can Martian regolith (often mistakenly called “soil”) be used to benefit human exploration? This is what a recent study published in the International Journal of Astrobiology hopes to address as a team…
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5 things nobody tells you when you move from ChatGPT to Claude
Since OpenAI announced its deal with the Pentagon, just hours after Anthropic refused to back down on its stance regarding the use of AI for mass surveillance of the American people and in autonomous weapons, the number of people announcing…
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Breast cancer still most common cancer among women worldwide, with annual cases expected to exceed 3.5 million by 2050
Despite recent advancements in breast cancer treatments, new breast cancer cases in women are predicted to rise by a third globally from 2.3 million in 2023 to more than 3.5 million in 2050. Similarly, yearly deaths from the disease are projected…
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Porpoises can 'turn down the volume' to withstand ship noise
Porpoises are entirely dependent on their hearing for survival. They navigate, hunt, and communicate by emitting rapid click sounds and listening to the returning echoes. However, with increasingly noisy oceans, it is getting harder for porpoises…
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Total lunar eclipse Bay Area: When and how to watch
OAKLAND, Calif. – Set your alarms and keep your eyes on the sky early Tuesday morning for a total lunar eclipse.
Also known as a blood moon for its deep crimson hue, the event’s period of totality — the best time for viewing for the Bay…
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Growth hormone receptor could serve as possible target for improving lung cancer treatment
Researchers at Ohio University have discovered what may be a new way to fight lung cancer that is resistant to other treatments. The study, published in the International Journal of Molecular Science and led by Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar and…
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Low fertility may not be an economic threat, researchers argue
In their piece, published in Nature Human Behaviour, IIASA Distinguished Emeritus Research Scholar Wolfgang Lutz and IIASA Senior Researcher Guillaume Marois, who is also an associate professor at the Asian Demographic Research Institute of the…
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Greenhouse gas fluxes in Everglades provide path for maximizing carbon capture via water management
The Florida Everglades is a complicated climate actor. The 1.5-million-acre wetland system remains a carbon sink, removing an average of 13.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year, but the system also releases…
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Oman ophiolite study suggests subduction zones can lock away CO₂
A research team led by a Keele scientist has shed new light on how a mysterious rock formation in Oman was created, which could reveal new details about Earth’s ability to store carbon dioxide (CO2). The study, led by Dr. Elliot Carter in Keele’s…
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Viagara May Be One of Our Best Existing Options For an Alzheimer’s Treatment : ScienceAlert
Repurposing treatments to treat multiple conditions is quicker, safer, and less expensive than developing new ways to manage health.
A recent ranking of existing drugs and vaccines has nominated the erectile dysfunction treatment marketed…
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