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The moons of Mars may have been formed in an icy planetary collision

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 4:15pm
The origins of Mars’s moons Phobos and Deimos have long been an enigma, but they may have been formed when a icy, comet-like object slammed into the Red Planet
Categories: Astronomy

There are growing fears of an alarming shift in Antarctic sea ice

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 3:00pm
Antarctic sea ice cover remains far below average levels for the third year in a row, but researchers are uncertain whether this is a permanent shift driven by climate change or part of natural fluctuations
Categories: Astronomy

The war in Gaza is creating a health crisis that will span decades

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 2:49pm
Physical injuries, mental health issues and malnutrition are widespread in Gaza – and major health groups have no firm plans to address the impending crisis
Categories: Astronomy

Babies with bilingual mothers have distinct brainwaves at 1 day old

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 2:00pm
Newborns whose mothers speak two languages appear to have distinct brain responses to speech compared with those born to monolingual mothers, supporting the idea that language acquisition begins in the uterus
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Indigenous Australians have managed land with fire for 11,000 years

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 12:00pm
Lake sediments reveal the ancient history of Aboriginal people’s use of fire to manage the landscape, a tradition that has benefits for biodiversity
Categories: Astronomy

Ketamine’s unlikely conversion from rave drug to mental health therapy

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 12:00pm
Bolstered by impressive clinical trials, some companies are offering ketamine therapy as an employee health benefit – but what risks are posed by the drug's newfound popularity?
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Blind cave fish offers lessons in how to survive starvation

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 11:00am
Unlike most other animals, the cave-dwelling Mexican tetra doesn’t get a fatty liver when it is malnourished – and its secrets could lead to medical benefits for other species
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Flightless terror birds stalked Antarctica after the dinosaurs' demise

Mon, 03/11/2024 - 6:50am
Two fossil claws found on Seymour Island reveal that phorusrhacids, or terror birds, lived in Antarctica 50 million years ago and were probably the apex predator
Categories: Astronomy

Exclusive: Aid groups have no concrete long-term health plans for Gaza

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 5:49pm
Palestinians face a protracted health disaster as physical injuries, mental health issues and malnutrition are widespread in Gaza – and major health groups have no firm plans to address it
Categories: Astronomy

Snail robot excretes sticky mucus that helps it crawl up slopes

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 4:00pm
A remotely controlled robot with an inflatable foot that oozes mucus can crawl across surfaces like a snail, and could inspire soft medical robots that move through mucus-lined cavities in the human body
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Quantum memory device could stop unhackable networks from failing

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 2:00pm
A memory device that temporarily saves quantum information could become an important addition to quantum networks because it would allow users to salvage information if it fails to transfer properly
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Damaged coral reefs can recover quickly after restoration work

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 12:00pm
Four years after being restored with steel frames, coral reefs in Indonesia damaged by blast fishing grow at the same rate as healthy reefs, but they have lower levels of species diversity
Categories: Astronomy

Chemical injection brings dying batteries back to life

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 12:00pm
Researchers restored degraded lithium-ion batteries to nearly full capacity by injecting them with a chemical that creates more charged particles inside them
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AI chatbot models ‘think’ in English even when using other languages

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 9:00am
When answering questions posed in Chinese, French, German or Russian, large language models seem to process the queries in English, which could create cultural issues
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Engineers are diverting Mississippi river to restore Louisiana’s coast

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 7:00am
South of New Orleans, a project to divert the Mississippi river could restore ecosystems destroyed by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and build new land to protect against sea level rise
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How one theory ties together everything we know about the universe

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 6:00am
All known natural phenomena fit into just a few categories and unifying them all is quantum field theory, says physicist Matt Strassler
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Clownfish avoid the sting of their anemone hosts with sugary slime

Thu, 03/07/2024 - 5:20pm
As a clownfish spends time with an anemone, its mucus coating begins to change. Chemical tweaks to sugars in the slime may calm stinging cells in anemone tentacles
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6 things to look out for during the total solar eclipse

Thu, 03/07/2024 - 4:00pm
A total solar eclipse is a unique experience. From shadow bands to the sun’s majestic corona and pinkish prominences, here’s what you can expect to see
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Worm-like amphibian produces a kind of milk for its hatchlings

Thu, 03/07/2024 - 3:00pm
After hatching from eggs, young ringed caecilians feed on their mother’s skin, but also on a milk-like substance secreted from her rear end
Categories: Astronomy

Experimental weight loss pill seems to be more potent than Ozempic

Thu, 03/07/2024 - 12:43pm
The results, of 13 per cent weight loss after three months, need to be confirmed by larger and longer studies, but are seen as promising
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