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Post-surgical infections more likely due to skin bacteria than hospital bugs, study finds

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Post-surgical infections more likely due to skin bacteria than hospital bugs, study finds

Most health care-associated infections are caused by previously harmless bacteria that patients already had on their bodies before they even entered the hospital. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: AP Health care providers and patients have traditionally thought that infections patients get while in the hospital are caused by superbugs they’re exposed to while they’re in a medical facility….

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The Southern Ocean has the earth’s cleanest air — scientists finally know why

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The Southern Ocean has the earth’s cleanest air — scientists finally know why

The Southern Ocean is renowned for having the cleanest air on Earth. But the precise reasons why have remained a mystery, until now. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: AP The Southern Ocean is renowned for having the cleanest air on Earth. But the precise reasons why have remained a mystery, until now. There’s more to it…

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Scientists investigate thousands of dead Antarctic penguins for bird flu

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Scientists investigate thousands of dead Antarctic penguins for bird flu

Scientists are concerned specifically that the often fatal H5N1 influenza could decimate threatened species of penguins and other animals on the remote southern continent. | Photo Credit: AP Has bird flu already killed hundreds, if not thousands of penguins in Antarctica? That’s what researchers are seeking to find out after a scientific expedition last month…

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‘Noisy’ autistic brains seem better at certain tasks

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‘Noisy’ autistic brains seem better at certain tasks

Autism is a neurodevelopmental difference associated with specific experiences and characteristics. For decades, autism research has focused on behavioural, cognitive, social and communication difficulties. These studies highlighted how autistic people face issues with everyday tasks that allistic (meaning non-autistic) people do not. Some difficulties may include recognising emotions or social cues. But some research, including our own…

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Cosmic ‘speed camera’ reveals staggering speed of neutron star jets

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Cosmic ‘speed camera’ reveals staggering speed of neutron star jets

A spinning neutron star periodically swings its radio (green) and gamma-ray (magenta) beams past Earth in this artist’s concept of a black widow pulsar. The pulsar heats the facing side of its stellar partner to temperatures twice as hot as the sun’s surface and slowly evaporates it. | Photo Credit: Reuters How fast can a…

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Song lyrics are getting simpler, more repetitive: study

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Song lyrics are getting simpler, more repetitive: study

The study found that lyrics have also become angrier and more self-obsessed over the last 40 years. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: Pexels.com You’re not just getting older. Song lyrics really are becoming simpler and more repetitive, according to a study published on Thursday. Lyrics have also become angrier and more self-obsessed over the…

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Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way’s central black hole

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Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way’s central black hole

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, who produced the first ever image of our Milky Way black hole released in 2022, has captured a new view of the massive object at the centre of our Galaxy: how it looks in polarised light. This is the first time astronomers have been able to measure polarisation, a…

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Send robots into space rather than people, says Britain’s Astronomer Royal

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Send robots into space rather than people, says Britain’s Astronomer Royal

Cosmologist and astrophysicist Royal Martin Rees at the Commonwealth Science Conference in Bengaluru on November 26, 2014. Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash/The Hindu | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash/The Hindu Britain’s Astronomer Royal Martin Rees said sending people into space when robots could do the job just as effectively was a waste of public money, and…

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Chilling out instead of blowing off steam better to manage anger, review of 154 studies says

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Chilling out instead of blowing off steam better to manage anger, review of 154 studies says

Anger is a common emotion with potentially destructive consequences. From physical confrontations to road rage incidents, anger is widely seen as a problem and an emotion that people should try to rein in. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Some commonly recommended tactics for managing anger, including hitting a punching bag, jogging and cycling, aren’t effective at…

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