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Rare Ebola strain kills 65 in Congo and Uganda

The DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak, concentrated in Ituri province, has 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths, and is now the…

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New Cancer Treatment May Also Revolutionize Autoimmune Care

Jan Janisch-Hanzlik, whose multiple sclerosis had severely deteriorated her independence, persistently contacted the University of Nebraska Medical Center until she…

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ArXiv bans researchers for AI-generated paper slop

ArXiv has announced a one-year ban for researchers who submit papers with "incontrovertible evidence" that they failed to review or…

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How Coal Pollution Dims Solar Power Output

Coal generates high carbon emissions and toxic byproducts, while a new study shows its aerosols reduce solar panel output by…

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arXiv AI Slop Leads to Yearlong Submission Ban

arXiv, a major preprint server for physics and astronomy, will impose a one-year submission ban on authors who upload inappropriate…

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Alternative Rock Could Clean Up Cement Emissions

Cement production accounts for 8% of global CO₂ emissions, with direct process emissions from limestone conversion exceeding those from fuel…

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Casimir force harnessed for free energy generation

Casimir Inc. has emerged from stealth with venture capital funding to develop a "free energy" device that claims to extract…

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Routine vaccines may lower dementia risk, experts reveal

Common vaccinations for flu, shingles, Tdap, and other diseases are associated with a reduced risk of dementia, with the shingles…

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Incoming El Niño to Bring Wildfires, Floods, and Severe Heatwaves

Scientists warn that an intensifying El Niño, combined with long-term warming from fossil fuel combustion, will worsen heatwaves, droughts, and…

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Vocal fry more common in men than women, study finds

New research from McGill University indicates that vocal fry, often stereotyped as a female speech trait, is actually more common…

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Fossil Tooth Protein Hints Denisovans Passed DNA to Humans

Ancient DNA analysis shows early humans interbred with Neanderthals and Denisovans, and the Denisovan genome contained traces of an even…

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Neanderthals Drilled Cavities for Toothache Relief 59,000 Years Ago

A Neanderthal in Siberia approximately 59,000 years ago received the oldest known dental procedure, where a sharp stone tool was…

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CERN Shares Entire KiCad Library Collection as Gift to Engineers

CERN has released its complete KiCad library of high-quality electronic component models as open source, hosted in a GitLab repository…

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Varda partners with major US pharma firm to develop drugs in space

NASA's microgravity research, which gained momentum with the International Space Station, led to breakthroughs like growing a more uniform crystalline…

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How Olympic Weightlifters Use the Barbell’s Whip

The barbell's "whip" (flexural bending) is a measurable physical property that elite weightlifters use to accelerate their lifts by feeling…

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NASA Shares Artemis III Details, Tough Choices Ahead

NASA's Artemis III mission, now planned for low-Earth orbit in 2027, will no longer attempt a Moon landing, instead testing…

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Gravitational Lens Reveals Galaxy 800 Million Years After Big Bang

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope and gravitational lensing from galaxy cluster MACS J046 to observe LAP1-B, an ultra-faint…

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The Dangers of the Claude Delusion

Consciousness remains a profound philosophical mystery, as it is unclear why any physical brain state should produce subjective experience, a…

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SpaceX Breaks Its Own Record for Tallest Rocket Ever Built

SpaceX has assembled the upgraded Starship Version 3, the tallest rocket ever built at 408 feet, featuring higher-thrust Raptor engines…

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Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories Spread Rapidly Online

Conspiracy theorists and wellness influencers rapidly spread falsehoods about the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, including claims…

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