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Climate change means people are losing 44 hours of sleep per year
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Changing display to grey can help cut your cell phone dependence
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HIV Care Has Improved Dramatically–But Not for Everyone
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Ukraine invasion: Seed bank samples destroyed in Russian bomb attack
Part of Ukraine’s national seed bank, a repository of genetic diversity, has been destroyed by a blast in Kharkiv, and...
Nuclear Fusion Is Already Facing a Fuel Crisis
In the south of France, ITER is inching towards completion. When it’s finally fully switched on in 2035, the International...
Q&A: Secrets of brain health may be hidden in nerve cells’ insulation
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Tuberculosis Is the Oldest Pandemic, and Poverty Makes It Continue
Meera Yadav gave birth to her first baby in 2013, when she was a 23-year-old living in a slum in...
Covid-19 news: World as vulnerable to pandemics as pre-coronavirus
By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal...
Artificial intelligence predicts patients’ race from their medical images
The miseducation of algorithms is a critical problem; when artificial intelligence mirrors unconscious thoughts, racism, and biases of the humans...
Dolphins Rub against Mucus-Oozing Corals to Soothe Skin
Like humans, dolphins sometimes suffer from irritated skin. But instead of lathering on soothing lotion, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)...
Rubbing against coral seems to be a popular skin treatment in dolphins
Bottlenose dolphins appear to seek out certain corals and sponges that produce compounds with antibacterial or hormone-like properties Life 19...
How social media posts could affect credit scores
What does your SAT score mean for your ability to pay off a car loan? What does your Facebook feed say about...
Europe’s Historic Clean Energy Plan Faces a Mining Problem
CLIMATEWIRE | Europe’s plan to slash Russian fossil fuel imports and accelerate renewable energy production will test its ability to...
Reclaimed wood: Offcuts can be chemically recycled to produce material stronger than steel
A treatment process can turn old pieces of wood into a new super-strong material called "healed wood" Technology 19 May...
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