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Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer, major review of 28 years of research finds

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Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer, major review of 28 years of research finds

A man poses with an Apple iPhone 12 in a mobile phone store in Nantes, France, September 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters A systematic review into the potential health effects from radio wave exposure has shown mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer. The review was commissioned by the World Health Organization and…

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South African scientists unveil fragment of motorcycle-sized meteorite

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South African scientists unveil fragment of motorcycle-sized meteorite

A researcher holds a fragment of meteorite during a press conference where researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand, Nelson Mandela University and Rhodes University explain the entry of a meteorite into Earth’s atmosphere over South Africa last week, in Gqeberha, South Africa, September 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters South African scientists on Tuesday…

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After water quality improves, scientists find sea turtles in Brazil get healthier

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After water quality improves, scientists find sea turtles in Brazil get healthier

Biologist Thayana Giao holds a Green Sea turtle during an intentional capture to monitor turtles’ health, weight and pollution level, by Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sea turtles in the Guanabara Bay of Rio de Janeiro are getting healthier after…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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SpaceX delayed Polaris Dawn launch by at least 1 day, due to weather and technical issues

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SpaceX delayed Polaris Dawn launch by at least 1 day, due to weather and technical issues

SpaceX announced it was pushing back the launch plans “due to unfavorable weather forecasted in Dragon’s splashdown areas off the coast of Florida”. | Photo Credit: Reuters SpaceX postponed once more its attempt at launching a daring orbital expedition featuring an all-civilian crew that is aiming to carry out the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens…

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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission: Who are the astronauts doing the spacewalk?

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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission: Who are the astronauts doing the spacewalk?

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule sits on Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center ahead of the Polaris Dawn Mission in Cape Canaveral, Florida, August 26, 2024. The mission crew will carry out the first ever private spacewalk. | Photo Credit: AFP SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission is poised to…

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Study shows video games can improve mental wellbeing — up to a point

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Study shows video games can improve mental wellbeing — up to a point

An attendee stops to text next to a sign for Epic Games’ Fortnite game at E3, the annual video games expo revealing the latest in gaming software and hardware in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2019. | Photo Credit: Reuters A study of almost 100,000 people in Japan aged 10 to 69 found playing…

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NASA just shut down a planetary defence mission that tracks asteroids. Now what?

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NASA just shut down a planetary defence mission that tracks asteroids. Now what?

View of Didymos, Dimorphos, and the plume coming off of Dimorphos after the Double Asteroid Redirect Test, or DART mission, purposefully made impact, in this image acquired by ASI’s LICIACube satellite just before its closest approach to the Dimorphos asteroid, September 26, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Launched in 2011, NASA’s NEOWISE mission operated in Earth’s orbit…

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