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Perfect storms: Researchers shine light on extreme weather preparedness in Connecticut
Connecticut gets snow in the winter, but that’s about it for bad weather.
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Novel OLED design doubles screen brightness while preserving flat display structure
Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are widely used in smartphones and TVs thanks to their excellent color reproduction and thin, flexible planar structure. However, internal light loss has limited further improvements in brightness. KAIST…
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Evaluating apps for treating depression: Study finds most aren't supported by scientific evidence
Diagnoses of depression, one of the most common mental disorders, increased by nearly 50% between 1990 and 2017, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Currently, depression affects around 5% of the world’s population.
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Extreme heat waves disrupt honey bee thermoregulation and threaten colony survival
Although honey bees have the ability to regulate hive temperatures, new research published in Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology shows that extreme summer heat can overwhelm these critical pollinators’ cooling systems, leading to significant…
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Eye for trouble: Automated counting for chromosome issues under the microscope
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in chromosomes under the microscope. Conventional analysis requires trained personnel and time, with…
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A New Jersey lawsuit shows how hard it is to fight deepfake porn
For more than two years, an app called ClothOff has been terrorizing young women online — and it’s been maddeningly difficult to stop. The app has been taken down from the two major app stores and it’s banned from most social platforms,…
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Aligning games and sets in determining tennis matches
Under tennis’s rules, the winner of a match is the player who wins the greater number of sets. In the majority of cases, that is also the player who wins the most games, too—but not always.
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El Niño events projected to cut life expectancy gains and cost trillions by 2100
The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the planet’s greatest driver of year-to-year climate swings, shapes temperature, rainfall, and extreme weather around the world. Its impact ranges from heat waves and floods to air pollution and…
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UK investigating X after Grok undressed thousands of women and children
Ofcom noted that in its view, CSAM does include “AI-generated imagery, deepfakes and other manipulated media,” which “would fall under the category of a ‘pseudo-photograph.’” As Ofcom explained, “If the…
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