A ferocious fire tore through Malibu on Tuesday, destroying at least seven homes in one of California's most desirable areas, and forcing thousands to evacuate.
Environment
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Different types of cancer have unique molecular "fingerprints" which are detectable in early stages of the disease and can be picked up with near-perfect accuracy by small, portable scanners in just a few hours, according ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 10, 2024
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On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse swept across North America, from the western shores of Mexico, through the United States, and into northeastern Canada. For the eclipse, NASA helped fund numerous research projects ...
Planetary Sciences
Dec 10, 2024
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Hydrogen sulfide, a colorless gas that smells like rotten eggs, is produced naturally from decaying matter. This gas is lethal to breathe in, and hydrogen sulfide present in high concentrations can cause death very rapidly.
Biochemistry
Dec 10, 2024
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Two years ago, a medical professional approached scientists at the University of Tabriz in Iran with an interesting problem: Patients were having headaches after pacemaker implants. Working together to investigate, they began ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 10, 2024
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Society increasingly uses algorithms to make weighty decisions in contexts including criminal justice, health care, and finance, a trend that has been criticized for institutionalizing bias and sacrificing fairness.
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2024
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Researchers from the University of Illinois have reported complementary discoveries that will improve scientists' understanding of immune systems in bacteria and equip clinicians with more effective options for treating antibiotic-resistant ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 10, 2024
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Snow cover in the Sierra Nevada is expected to shrink overall as the climate warms, but avalanche frequency could remain the same or even increase at high elevations. That's bad news for bighorn sheep that live there, according ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 10, 2024
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Periods of sudden melting in the Antarctic ice sheet have been unearthed in a new climate record from over 20 million years ago by geoscientists led by the University of Leicester and the University of Southampton.
Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2024
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Lots of things out in the universe can cause a supernova, from the gravitational collapse of a massive star, to the collision of white dwarfs. But most of the supernovae we observe are in other galaxies, too distant for us ...
Astronomy
Dec 10, 2024
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