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3 days ago · Opinion, News, Analysis, Video and Polls. Are dogs really the key to better health and a happier life? In this new study, dog owners were invited to describe the biggest benefits and...
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4 days ago · Opinion, News, Analysis, Video and Polls. The Big Bang is the prevailing cosmological model of the universe. But some authors argue that it may never have happened because the model...
A New Kind of Planet Is Unlike Anything in Our Solar System
1 day ago · An object we thought belonged to the most common category of planet in the galaxy has turned out to be something we've never seen before. The exoplanet Enaiposha, or GJ 1214 b, is a hazy world orbiting a red dwarf star about 47 light-years from Earth.Previously likened to a mini-Neptune, in-depth observations obtained using JWST now suggest the exoplanet is more like Venus – only much larger.
Trump Has Withdrawn the U.S. From the Paris Climate Climate …
1 day ago · On his first day back in office as United States president, Donald Trump gave formal notice of his nation’s exit from the Paris Agreement – a vital global treaty seeking to rein in climate change. Before signing the order, Trump declared his reasons to an arena of cheering supporters, describing the global agreement as an “unfair, one-sided Paris climate accord rip-off”.
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Jan 14, 2025 · Five years on from the first news of COVID, recent reports of an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise concerns. Chinese authorities first issued warnings about human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in 2023, but media reports indicate cases may be increasing again during China’s winter season.
Why Alzheimer’s Scientists Are Re-thinking the Amyloid Hypothesis
Jan 8, 2025 · F or decades, scientists have been trying to develop therapeutics for people living with Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by cognitive decline. Given the global rise in cases, the stakes are high.A study published in The Lancet Public Health reports that the number of adults living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, to 153 ...
The Biggest Junk Science of 2024 - RealClearScience
Dec 17, 2024 · 3. People think that drinking raw milk will make them immune to H5N1. H5N1 bird flu is absolutely devastating birds and other wildlife across the globe. Now, it widely infects dairy cows and poultry in the U.S, resulting in sixty confirmed human cases in 2024.
Reflecting on the Risks of 'Mirror Life' | RealClearScience
Jan 17, 2025 · Consider your hands. They are essentially identical in every respect bar one: They are mirror images of each other. Many of the molecules of life, such as proteins and DNA, have the same property. They can exist in right- and left-handed forms that are otherwise chemically identical. However, due to ...
Making Nuclear Space Propulsion a Reality - RealClearScience
Oct 5, 2024 · NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade – but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip.. This relatively long transit time is a result of the use of traditional chemical rocket fuel. An alternative technology to the chemically propelled rockets the agency develops now is called nuclear thermal ...
The Universe Is Smoother Than Theory Suggests
Sep 27, 2024 · Given how unfathomably large the universe is, it is perhaps understandable that we haven’t yet cracked all its secrets. But there are actually some pretty basic features, ones we used to think we could explain, that cosmologists are increasingly struggling to make sense of.