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Scientists Plan for Apophis's Unnervingly Close Brush With Earth

Plus: Alarming levels of bird flu detected in milk, Voyager 1 regains cosmic clarity, and examining the effectiveness of washing produce to remove pesticides.

Gizmodo - Technology - 1 day ago

Video -- What are microplastics doing to human health? Scientists work to connect the dots -- Amina Zafar -- News -- - -- Health -- |

People unknowingly ingest microplastics from what we eat, drink and breathe. Some scientists fear exposure to microplastics could increase vulnerability to heart disease, cancer and other illnesses. While possible links between microplastics and disease are not definitive, researchers are exploring some concerning hints.

CBC News - Health - 1 day ago

Methane-measuring satellite could help slow global warming -- As the planet grows hotter, scientists are finding ways to better measure methane emissions, which are a major climate pollutant. VOA's Julie Taboh has more. Arash Arabasadi contributed to this report. Camera: Adam Greenbaum

As the planet grows hotter, scientists are finding ways to better measure methane emissions, which are a major climate pollutant. VOA’s Julie Taboh has more. Arash Arabasadi contributed to this report. Camera: Adam Greenbaum

Voice of America - Science - 1 day ago

Video - 7:07 - What are microplastics doing to human health? Scientists work to connect the dots - Amina Zafar - News - Health - | April 26 - |

People unknowingly ingest microplastics from what we eat, drink and breathe. Some scientists fear exposure to microplastics could increase vulnerability to heart disease, cancer and other illnesses. While possible links between microplastics and disease are not definitive, researchers are exploring some concerning hints.

CBC News - Technology - 1 day ago

Neuroscientists Warn of 'Cascading' Alzheimer's Risk From These Two Habits

The habits produce a "synergistic effect" on our risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease and general cognitive decline.

Newsweek - Technology - 1 day ago

Simple change gets rid of electric car 'range anxiety', scientists say

New technology such as improved batteries might not be necessary

Independent UK - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Scientists Make Breakthrough in Chronic Pain Treatment

The new technology may also help restore movement in paralyzed limbs.

Newsweek - Technology - 2 days ago

Scientists Reveal Simple Trick for a Longer Life

The simple activity was associated with a 24 percent risk reduction for all-cause mortality.

Newsweek - Technology - 2 days ago

Scientists Grow Diamonds In Minutes Using Liquid Metal

Researchers have devised a new liquid metal alloy system for producing diamonds at moderate pressure conditions.

NDTV - Science - 2 days ago

How Scientists Are Preparing for Apophis's Unnervingly Close Brush With Earth

The potentially hazardous asteroid is on its way for an uncomfortably close flyby of Earth in 2029.

Gizmodo - Technology - 3 days ago

Massachusetts-based marine scientists attach camera to great white for intriguing 'shark's-eye view'

Massachusetts-based scientists tagged a great white shark off South Carolina's coast and attached a camera to it which will fall off after about a day.

Fox News - Science - 3 days ago

Scientists think they know what the first glow-in-the-dark animal was

The findings push back the previous oldest dated example of the trait by nearly 300 million years.

Independent UK - Science - 4 days ago

Macron's billion trees target leaves scientists and NGOs sceptical

French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to plant one billion trees in France over 10 years, but environmentalists and researchers question whether this programme will achieve its stated biodiversity and climate objectives.

Euractiv - Environment - 4 days ago

NASA's Voyager 1 fixed from billions of miles away -- NASA's Voyager 1, the first spacecraft to travel beyond our solar system, has started sending information back to Earth again after scientists managed to fix the probe from 15 billion miles away.

NASA's Voyager 1, the first spacecraft to travel beyond our solar system, has started sending information back to Earth again after scientists managed to fix the probe from 15 billion miles away.

CBS News - Science - 4 days ago

The World's Getting So Hot, Scientists Needed a New Color

There's a new threat category beyond red to indicate extreme, dangerous heat.

Gizmodo - Technology - 4 days ago

Top official says reputation of Canada's Level-4 lab is unharmed by clandestine activities of two fired scientists -- April 19, 2024

The couple were escorted out of the National Microbiology Laboratory in July, 2019, and later had their security clearances revoked. They were fired in January, 2021

The Globe and Mail - Politics - 5 days ago

Scientists reveal giant galactic explosion, its impact

Scientists have generated the inaugural high-resolution depiction of a colossal galactic explosion, offering valuable insights into the chemical pollution...

Daily Sabah - Science - 6 days ago

Scientists Reveal If Your Body Shape Puts You at Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Our body shape is determined by a combination of genetic and lifestyle factors and some types put you more at risk of developing cancer than others.

Newsweek - Health - 8 days ago

Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient

Far more animals than previously thought likely have consciousness, top scientists say in a new declaration — including fish, lobsters and octopus.

NBC News - Science - 9 days ago

Podcast: The US scientists bringing back the Woolly Mammoth

Colossal Biosciences explain the complex science behind ‘de-extinction’ and reveal their target date for the first woolly mammoth calf.

Evening Standard - Opinion - 9 days ago

Scientists Reveal Secret to Making Intermittent Fasting Diets Work

Time-restrictive eating can be helpful as it is an easier diet plan for some people to follow than simply counting calories.

Newsweek - Health - 9 days ago

Scientists may have just discovered longest snake to ever live

Snake was comparable in size to extinct Titanoboa, researchers say

Independent UK - Science - 9 days ago

Israeli scientists find largest stellar black hole in our galaxy

Data from the European space mission Gaia reveals that the black hole is more than three times heavier than any known in our galaxy, and is 33 times the mass of the sun

YNET News - Science - 11 days ago

Scientists claim to have successfully 'conversed' with a whale

By studying whales, researchers hope to develop filters to any future extraterrestrial signals humans may receive

Independent UK - Science - 11 days ago

Scientists finally record Amazon frog's ear-piercing screams

Leaf litter frog’s ultrasound distress call is extremely loud for many animals but inaudible to humans

Independent UK - Science - 13 days ago

Scientists find explanation for astonishingly bright space signal

The ‘BOAT’ – or brightest of all time – appears to have come from the explosion of a massive star, but a new mystery has opened

Independent UK - Technology - 16 days ago

Scientists shocked by 1.5 million year age gap between two stars

‘Something cool had to have happened in this system,’ researchers say

Independent UK - Technology - 16 days ago

Scientists solve mystery of why star pair has more than a million-year age gap

The stars likely had a violent past in their formation, researchers believe.

Independent UK - Science - 16 days ago

Scientists reveal that human touch can work as a cure

A hug, or even the sensation of a weighted blanket, could help improve health

Independent UK - Science - 19 days ago

Scientist discover another tell-tale sign of long Covid

Researchers found that those with long Covid showed a pattern of immune system activation

Independent UK - Science - 20 days ago

Scientists Use Gum to Help Solve Waste Problem of At-Home Health Tests

At-home COVID, pregnancy or blood sugar tests save people a lot of time and money. They even save lives, but that convenience comes at a different cost.

Inside Edition - Health - 27 days ago

Scientists train dogs to sniff out flashbacks from human breath

The findings could make PTSD assistance dogs more effective

Independent UK - Science - 1 month ago

Alcohol intake app Drink Less could cut down unhealthy drinking, say scientists

People using the app reduced booze intake by an extra two units a week, compared to those who followed standard NHS advice, research indicated.

Independent UK - Science - 1 month ago

Watch: Scientists develop lollipops to help diagnose mouth cancer

Scientists are developing “flavoured lollipops” that may be able to determine whether someone has mouth cancer without using painful and invasive methods. Researchers say that their lollipop could be a quicker and kinder alternative that could be used in primary care settings, like GP surgeries. The lollipop is made using a material known as smart hydrogel, which was developed by scientists at the University of Birmingham.

Independent UK - Science - 1 month ago

How do animals react during a total solar eclipse? Scientists plan to find out in April

Researchers and citizen scientists will observe how animals' routines at several zoos are disrupted during the April 8 total solar eclipse.

AP News - Science - 1 month ago

Scientists launch research effort at COP28 for Congo rainforest

Hundreds of scientists at the United Nations COP28 climate summit on Sunday launched a research coalition aimed at correcting a historic lack of information about the Congo River basin and its rainforest, the second largest in the world.

Reuters - Science - 4 months ago

Scientists identify new dinosaur species from footprints in Brazil

Brazil's geological service on Thursday announced a new species of dinosaur, a speedy animal that lived in the desert during the early Cretaceous period.

Reuters - Science - 5 months ago

Scientists discern internal structure of mysterious dwarf planet Eris

Dwarf planet Eris, similar in size to its better-known cosmic cousin Pluto, has remained an enigma since being discovered in 2005 lurking in the solar system's far reaches. While Pluto was explored by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft during a 2015 flyby, Eris - about 40% further from the sun - has never been visited.

Reuters - Science - 5 months ago

The Scientist and the Bats

Peggy Eby and her colleagues showed it’s possible to predict when a virus will jump from bats to other species. Their uphill battle exposes a troubling gap in our efforts to prevent the next pandemic.

ProPublica - Environment - 11 months ago

New Zika virus variant could be 'more transmissible', scientists warn

Scientists warn that a new variant of the virus could be much more transmissible

Independent UK - Health - 1 year ago

'The Birds Outsmarted Us': Magpies Help Each Other Remove Scientists' Tracking Devices

The unexpected observation suggests magpies may engage in altruistic behaviors, a trait not often seen in birds.

Gizmodo - Science - 2 years ago

Scientists Just Need to Follow These 7 Steps to Prove Aliens Exist

Under a proposed NASA framework, scientists would use a tiered scale to validate claims of life beyond Earth.

Gizmodo - Science - 2 years ago