What steps can be taken to reduce deaths from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, specifically in central and western Europe? This is what a recent study published in Earth’s Future hopes to address as a team of…
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Finding the Missing Link Between a Super-Eruption & Geology
Scientists long wondered whether there were places on Earth where extremely hot material from the core of the Earth moves up through the mantle, and if these plumes were responsible for some volcanic hotspots….
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Advances in Parkinson’s Diagnostic Techniques
Parkinson’s disease is often not diagnosed until later stages, when many nerve cells in the brain have already died off, and movement problems have started. This means that many people don’t start treatment…
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The Download: A longevity influencer’s new religion, and humanoid robots’ shortcomings
Bryan Johnson is on a mission to not die. The 47-year-old multimillionaire has already applied his slogan “Don’t Die” to events, merchandise, and a Netflix documentary. Now he’s founding a Don’t Die religion.
Johnson, who famously…
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Why the humanoid workforce is running late
But Rus and many others I spoke with at the expo suggest that this hype just doesn’t add up.
Humanoids “are mostly not intelligent,” she said. Rus showed a video of herself speaking to an advanced humanoid that smoothly followed her…
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Students’ Real Work Still Outshines ChatGPT
AI-generated essays lack the ‘personal touch’ of those by real students, making them less engaging, less persuasive, and lacking of a strong perspective, reported a new study published in Written…
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Neuralink Patient Makes YouTube Video With Brain Implant : ScienceAlert
The first nonverbal Neuralink patient to receive the chip implant is offering a glimpse into how he uses the technology – editing and narrating a YouTube video using signals from his brain.
Brad Smith is the third person in the world to get…
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Redefining VR Controls for Users with Limited Mobility
How can virtual reality (VR) be personalized for individuals with limited mobility or physical disabilities? This is what a recent study presented at the CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems…
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Climate Report Urges Emission Cuts in Brazil’s Beef Supply Chain
How much influence does beef production have on climate change? This is what a recent study published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research hopes to address as a team of researchers from the Federal…
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Solving the Cooling Flow Problem in Galaxy Clusters
What can heat distribution within galaxy clusters, which often consist of hundreds to thousands of galaxies, teach astronomers about their formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in…
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