One of the biggest reasons to buy a new refrigerator is better energy efficiency compared with an older model. But how much of a difference does energy efficiency make in the long-term costs of a fridge? I’m here to crunch the numbers in a…
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Microbes in Space Mutated And Developed a Remarkable Ability : ScienceAlert
A box full of viruses and bacteria has completed its return trip to the International Space Station, and the changes these ‘bugs’ experienced in their travels could help us Earthlings tackle drug-resistant infections.
A team of researchers…
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Varna Gold: Humanity’s first gold jewelry was found in a cemetery with a gold ‘penis sheath’
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Name: Varna Gold
What it is: A collection of gold artifacts
Where it is from: Varna, Bulgaria
When it was made: Circa 4600 B.C.
In the fall of 1972, workers in the coastal Bulgarian city of Varna accidentally stumbled upon an ancient…
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People Are Protesting Data Centers—but Embracing the Factories That Supply Them
Last month, Pamela Griffin and two other residents of Taylor, Texas, took to the lectern at a city council meeting to object to a data center project. But later, they sat back as council members discussed a proposed tech factory. Griffin didn’t…
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Why U.S. middle-aged adults report more loneliness and poorer health than peers abroad
Americans born in the 1960s and early 1970s report higher loneliness and depressive symptoms and show poorer memory and physical strength than earlier generations. Such declines are largely absent in peer countries, particularly in Nordic Europe,…
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For strength training, short workouts can deliver results : NPR
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Building strength and muscle comes with huge payoffs for health and…
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NASA readies for Artemis II mission, AI-powered speech gives stroke patients hope, and researchers discover oldest cave art ever
Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup.
First, we have an update on humans going back to the moon.
In the coming…
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Scientists just got the clearest picture of the dark universe yet: ‘Now the dream has come true’
Scientists have been gifted with a clearer picture of the expansion of the universe and dark energy, the mysterious force driving the acceleration of this expansion, than ever before. This comes courtesy of the analysis of six years’ worth of…
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Microbes in Space Mutated And Developed a Remarkable Ability
A box full of viruses and bacteria has completed its return trip to the International Space Station, and the changes these ‘bugs’ experienced in their travels could help us Earthlings tackle drug-resistant infections.
A team of researchers from…
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Study Uncovers a Possible Explanation for Why Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease Rarely Occur in the Same Individuals
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cancer both represent diseases that classically occur in older individuals. However, these diseases rarely occur in the same person. In fact, individuals with AD have a 50%…
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