The Cascadia Subduction Zone, a massive fault line stretching from northern California to British Columbia, has been eerily quiet for 300 years. When it finally ruptures, it’s expected to trigger a colossal earthquake that could rattle the…
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Groundbreaking AI pen helps diagnose Parkinson’s from handwriting
Scientists have developed a special pen that analyses hand movements using artificial…
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Astronomers Have Detected a Galaxy Millions of Years Older Than Any Previously Observed
With the help of the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has broken the record for the oldest, most distant galaxy detected to date by humans.
In a preprint study, still awaiting peer review and publication in a journal, astronomers…
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This dietary supplement can flush out toxic forever chemicals from your body, scientists say
Eating a fibre supplement derived from oats before each meal could flush out toxic forever…
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Diet containing foods with this key component can lead to longer life, study finds
A diet containing daily servings of tea, berries, apples, oranges or grapes may lower the…
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Researchers want us to get serious about terraforming Mars
Putting humans on Mars has been a long-term project for both NASA and SpaceX. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has often said he plans to lead the way when it comes to settling on the Red Planet. However, new research suggests we could do more than…
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Lower Alzheimer’s Risk With the MIND Diet, a Combo of the DASH and Mediterranean Diets
If you’ve ever wondered whether the food on your plate could shape your brain’s future, the science is starting to say: yes, it might. While healthy eating has long been linked to better brain health, new research is getting more specific…
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South America’s First Hunter-Gatherers Appeared, Then Unusually Disappeared 2,000 Years Ago
Some of the first hunter-gatherers to arrive in Colombia — and some of the first hunter-gatherers to arrive in all of South America — didn’t stick around. They appeared, then disappeared between 6,000 and 2,000 years ago, only to be…
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The Smallest Dinosaur Ever Was Just 11 Inches Long, and Had Beautiful Tail Feathers
Key Takeaways on the Smallest Dinosaur:
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At around 30 cm (11 in) in length, a species called Epidexipteryx likely takes the cake as the smallest dinosaur in this group. It lived during the Jurassic period in modern-day China and is known for…
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Solar storms are killing satellites, new study warns
Space around Earth is becoming increasingly crowded. Starlink is in part to blame, as SpaceX continues to launch hundreds of these microsatellites into orbit. However, all satellites have a natural enemy in space—solar energy. As…
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