Terracotta Is a 3,000-Year-Old Solution to Fighting Extreme Heat
Companies are adapting this humble clay-based ceramic to keep people cool—without electricity
Cooling facade built from terracotta.
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Vagus nerve stimulation enhances the effects of compassion meditation training
Stimulating the vagus nerve with a device attached to the outer ear can help make compassion meditation training more effective at boosting people’s capacity for self-kindness and mindfulness, finds a new study led by University…
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NASA fast-tracks Moon reactor to counter China’s space ambitions
Interim NASA chief Sean Duffy, who also serves as US Transportation Secretary, will reveal a fast-tracked plan this week to construct a nuclear reactor on the Moon.
Reportedly, this move is particularly notable because it’s Duffy’s…
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Gfi1 regulates exhausted CD8+ T cells to improve cancer immunotherapy
Killer immune cells destroy cancer cells and cells infected by virus. These CD8+ T cells are activated after detection of viral infection or growth of “non-self” tumor cells. However, in chronic viral infection and cancer, the…
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Study links long-term exposure to air pollution with increased dementia risk
More than a year of exposure to certain air pollutants is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to a recently published study.
Dementia, a group of diseases…
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Study finds organised scientific fraud is now a booming, fast-growing industry
An organised underground network of individuals and groups is enabling fraudulent research…
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Rocket Lab launches iQPS radar imaging satellite
WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron launched the latest in a series of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellites for a Japanese company Aug. 5.
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US EPA accused of skewing soil testing data after East Palestine disaster | News
A whistleblower group has claimed that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) helped Norfolk Southern Railway manipulate soil testing data after the catastrophic 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, to hide the scale of the…
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How does the morning-after pill work?
Morning-after pills — perhaps best known by the brand name Plan B — are emergency contraceptives that can help prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. However, myths and misinformation abound about how these medications exert their effects…
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Discovery in Arctic cave provides a ‘rare snapshot of a vanished world’
The remains of animals dating back more than 10,000 years have…
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