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Shobha Maharaj fights against climate research inequality
CNC 3
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June 8, 2025
In the unequal world of climate change, Dr Shobha Maharaj has emerged as a voice of advocacy for scientists who are people of colour and from the Global South. For the layman, a scientist may seem like the height of one’s profession, but Maharaj,...
Social Media Before Bedtime Wreaks Havoc on Our Sleep − a Sleep Researcher Explains Why Screens Alone Aren’t the Main Culprit
The Good Men Project - California
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June 8, 2025
“Avoid screens before bed” is one of the most common pieces of sleep advice. But what if the real problem isn’t screen time − it’s the way we use social media at night? Sleep deprivation is one of the most widespread yet overlooked public health...
Best Samsung washing machines with AI technology for your home
Evening Standard
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June 8, 2025
The 5 AI series is the entry point in Samsung’s current impressive wave of washers and, therefore, logically the more easily affordable, but don’t let that fool you into believing it's in any way an inferior option. From the three-strong series...
University of California researchers face uncertain future over possible federal funding cuts
CBS News Bay Area - California
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Thousands of University of California and California State University system workers are unsure about their jobs and the future of their research after reports that President Donald Trump is going after the federal funding for California. In...
Was it science, or performance art?
Times LIVE
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June 7, 2025
A new docuseries about the famous Stanford Prison Experiment casts the influential 'study' in a whole new light 08 June 2025 - 00:00 After the horrors of the Holocaust and World War 2, the field of social psychology was dominated by a need to...
Bittersweet goodbye to service that is closing as technology takes over
The Bolton News
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June 8, 2025
Bolton Newstalk was founded in 1976 to give the blind and partially sighted access to the news. Volunteers would read articles from The Bolton News so that they could listen to the news – originally by cassette. The service is now coming to a...
I can’t believe I nabbed this shot of birds in midair with a cheap mirrorless camera. Is this evidence of how far autofocus technology has come, or just dumb luck?
Digital Camera World
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June 8, 2025
I was out birding when I saw two tree swallows squabbling in mid-air. When I pulled the camera up to my eye, I was dubious that I would get a shot. Autofocus tends to struggle the most with objects that are fast and small, and the tree swallows –...
Scientist at Plymouth conservation nonprofit dies in remote Alaska crash
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Schulte had traveled to Alaska to conduct conservation work, the statement said. He and the helicopter pilot were flying west from Prudhoe Bay to an area where he planned to outfit shorebirds with recording devices when the helicopter crashed on...
A Scholar’s Ascent: Filipino-American Biologist Michael Purugganan to Lead NYU’s Arts and Science Division
Asian Journal
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June 8, 2025
Share Post Viber icon Viber Email From the Philippines to the pinnacle of American academia, the evolutionary biologist takes on a new chapter of leadership at New York University NEW YORK — When Dr. Michael Purugganan walks into his new office on...
IIT Guwahati Researchers Develop Clay-based Covid Detection Device
Trak.in
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June 8, 2025
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have introduced an innovative method to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus using clay particles in salt water. The technique relies on observing how the presence of the virus alters the...
Scientists Just Found Something Hilarious About What Actually Happens When Muscle Bros Take Ice Baths
Futurism
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June 7, 2025
Elite athletes love their ice baths, or "cold plunges." After sweating it out on the court or on the pitch, you slide into a tub of freezing cold water to keep the muscle cramps away. Lately, the practice has gained popularity in wellness and...
Baranyai: We need scientists more than ever
The London Free Press
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June 8, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists AI has been trained on the same combination of information, conspiracies, pseudoscience and outrage-baiting in which health influencers thrive Published Jun 08, 2025 • Last updated 2 hours ago • 3 minute...
Lighting Up Earthquakes: How Scientists Watched Ruptures Evolve in Milliseconds
ScienceDaily
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Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault surfaces to the possibility of earthquake occurrences. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, this...
Earth in danger? Giant ‘city-killer’ asteroids hiding near Venus could strike without warning; scientists warn
The Times of India
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June 8, 2025
Astronomers have found a cluster of giant asteroids co-orbiting the Sun with Venus—space rocks that might become a long-term hazard for Earth. These are not ordinary asteroids. Sometimes referred to as city killers because of their size, many are...
Scientists discover why 500-year-old disease survived all this time
AS
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June 7, 2025
The Black Death spread through Europe in the 14th century across five years, killing around 25 million people. As soon as it hit, the disease was unable to be stopped, adapting itself in order to keep the hosts alive longer, giving it the perfect...
Large Animal Research Center reveals new Muskox calves
KTVF - Alaska
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June 7, 2025
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The Large Animal Research Center in Fairbanks has unveiled their new Muskox calves to the public in Saturday’s Birthday Bash. The wildlife station is located just minutes from the University of Alaska Fairbanks...
Carbon Clean announces successful factory test of revolutionary CycloneCC C1 technology at commercial scale in the UK
Ethical Marketing News
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June 8, 2025
This breakthrough technology uses centrifugal force to enhance CO2 absorption and can capture up to 285 tonnes of CO2 per day. It has successfully completed an extensive verification programme at Thomas Broadbent and Sons and is now ready for...
Will constitutional reform include renewed perspective on science?
The Korea Times
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June 8, 2025
Scientists and engineers are seizing the opportunity presented by President Lee Jae-myung's push for constitutional reform to reshape the nation's longstanding view of science and technology as mere tools for economic growth. Article 127 of the...
Ranking Every Pokemon Professor By How Useful Their Research Actually Is
TheGamer
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June 8, 2025
Pokemon professors are some of the most interesting characters in the series. Their entire lives are dedicated towards understanding the Pokemon world and the various elements that make it unique. This includes doing research on how Pokemom...
Novo Nordisk and HSRI partner to raise Thailand’s clinical research standards
ScandAsia
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June 8, 2025
ShareSharePin ItShare The agreement was signed by Dr Supakij Sirilak, Director of HSRI, (left) and Mr Enrico Canal Bruland, General Manager of Novo Nordisk, (right) with HE Mr Danny Annan, the Danish Ambassador to Thailand in the middle,...