The first all-civilian space mission is shedding light on the potential health risks facing private astronauts. The takeaway is short-duration spaceflights appear to pose none that are significant. The study sample was small—four ...
Space Exploration
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During Japan's 1960–90 population boom, new towns sprouted up across the nation. These new towns were quiet residential neighborhoods of suburban areas, many of which are now shrinking in terms of inhabitants. They have ...
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2024
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Today's news coverage reports potentially unsafe levels of "forever chemicals" detected in drinking water supplies around Australia. These include human-made chemicals: perfluorooctane sulfonate (known as PFOS) and perflurooctanic ...
Environment
Jun 11, 2024
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The structure and function of the kidneys is altered by space flight, with galactic radiation causing permanent damage that would jeopardize any mission to Mars, according to a new study led by researchers from UCL.
Space Exploration
Jun 11, 2024
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Climate change has made the UK wetter, and farmers have paid the price.
Social Sciences
Jun 11, 2024
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A small team of sociologists from The University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas A&M University, and Florida State University has tested the supposition that men who are unhappy with the size of their penis are more apt to ...
A discovery made by scientists at King's College London could speed up efforts to produce new antibiotics in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
Biochemistry
Jun 10, 2024
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A cutting-edge machine learning model has been developed to predict soil organic carbon (SOC) levels, a critical factor for soil health and crop productivity. The innovative approach utilizes hyperspectral data to identify ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 10, 2024
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World-leading software that can both detect and predict antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in one of nature's toughest and deadliest superbugs has been developed by a University of the Sunshine Coast-led research team. The work ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2024
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A new study from GNS Science marks a significant step in the assessment of environmental contamination in Aotearoa New Zealand's capital.
Earth Sciences
Jun 9, 2024
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