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Microplastics finally found in human brains, but that’s not the full picture

August 29, 2024 admin

Plastic is in our clothes, cars, mobile phones, water bottles and food containers. But recent research adds to growing concerns about the impact of tiny plastic fragments on our health. A study from the United States has, for the first time, found microplastics in human brains. The study, which has yet to be independently verified by other…

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Common diabetes drug may lower dementia risk, study in Korea shows

August 29, 2024 admin

SGLT-2 inhibitor drugs help patients manage diabetes by preventing kidneys from reabsorbing sugar that the body creates. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A common diabetes drug could prevent dementia, with longer treatment being related to more benefits, a study in Korea has suggested. The study that used data from…

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Ancient viral genomes preserved in glaciers reveal the history of the earth’s climate

August 29, 2024 admin

A hole filled with water from melted ice is seen among black rock and ice on the Rhone glacier amid climate change in Obergoms, Switzerland, August 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters As humans alter the planet’s climate and ecosystems, scientists are looking to Earth’s history to help predict what may unfold from climate change….

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As sweltering summers ravage crops, Japan bets on heat-resistant rice

August 29, 2024 admin

A researcher breeds the new heat-resistant rice called “Emihokoro” or “Beaming Smile” at the government-run Saitama Agricultural Technology Centre in Kumagaya, Saitama prefecture, Japan, August 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Grappling with a rice shortage after extreme weather ravaged last year’s crop, Japan is hoping new heat-resistant varieties of its staple food can help…

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Scientists in Chile question if Antarctica has hit a point of no return

August 29, 2024 admin

An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica, February 2, 2020. Picture taken February 2, 2020. | Photo Credit: Reuters Nearly 1,500 academics, researchers and scientists specialising in Antarctica gathered in southern Chile for the 11th Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research conference this week to share the most cutting-edge research from the vast white continent….

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Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds

August 29, 2024 admin

Wildlife technician Jordan Hazan records data in a lab from a male barred owl he shot earlier in the night, Oct. 24, 2018, in Corvallis, Ore. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out imperiled native owls from West…

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Reflect Orbital is a company with plans to sell you sunlight at night

August 29, 2024 admin

Screenshot of the landing page of the Reflect Orbital company [File] | Photo Credit: Reflect Orbital Reflect Orbital, a lighting and energy company, wants to sell customers sunlight at night for their needs as it works on refining its light-harvesting technology in order to power solar farms and provide paid solar energy after dark. The…

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SHAR expo at Andhra Loyola College on August 29

August 28, 2024 admin

Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) will organise a ‘Science Fair and Exhibition on Wheels’ at the Department of Physics, Andhra Loyola College (ALC) on August 29 (Thursday). The event, being organised by SHAR, the primary spaceport of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and located in Sriharikota, will showcase models of rockets, including GSLV and PSLV,…

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Dengue survivors at higher risk of long-term health issues compared to COVID-19 patients: study

August 28, 2024 admin

A fever ward at a hospital in Hyderabad where patients with dengue have been admitted. Cases of viral fever have been spreading in the city for the past few days | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Patients who recovered from dengue are at a higher chance of developing long-term health complications, compared to those who had…

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South Korean teen activist hopes for landmark court ruling on climate change

August 28, 2024 admin

An activist from Youth 4 Climate Action Yoon Hyeonjeong looks on during an interview with Reuters in Seoul, South Korea, August 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Yoon Hyeonjeong, a 19-year-old South Korean activist, says the fate of her years-long fight for more action to tackle climate change hinges on what could be a landmark ruling by…

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