1.2-Million-Year-Old Antarctic Ice Core Retrieved, Providing Unprecedented Climate Data
A team of scientists retrieved a 1.2-million-year-old ice core from 2.8 kilometers deep in Antarctica's Little Dome C, providing unprecedented data on past climate and atmospheric changes, helping scientists understand the mid-Pleistocene transition and future climate scenarios.
1.2-Million-Year-Old Antarctic Ice Core Retrieved, Providing Unprecedented Climate Data
A team of scientists retrieved a 1.2-million-year-old ice core from 2.8 kilometers deep in Antarctica's Little Dome C, providing unprecedented data on past climate and atmospheric changes, helping scientists understand the mid-Pleistocene transition and future climate scenarios.
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32% Bias Score
Obesity Vaccine Shows Promise in Mice, Preventing Weight Gain from Unhealthy Diets
Scientists developed a vaccine using Mycobacterium vaccae bacteria that prevents weight gain in mice fed a high-fat, high-sugar diet; this contrasts with Ozempic's appetite-reducing mechanism.
Obesity Vaccine Shows Promise in Mice, Preventing Weight Gain from Unhealthy Diets
Scientists developed a vaccine using Mycobacterium vaccae bacteria that prevents weight gain in mice fed a high-fat, high-sugar diet; this contrasts with Ozempic's appetite-reducing mechanism.
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48% Bias Score
Orca Mother Carries Dead Calf, Underscoring Endangered Species Crisis
Tahlequah, a 25-year-old orca, is again carrying her dead newborn calf, observed since January 1st in Puget Sound, Washington, after its death, highlighting the critical status of the endangered Southern Resident orca population, numbering around 75 individuals.
Orca Mother Carries Dead Calf, Underscoring Endangered Species Crisis
Tahlequah, a 25-year-old orca, is again carrying her dead newborn calf, observed since January 1st in Puget Sound, Washington, after its death, highlighting the critical status of the endangered Southern Resident orca population, numbering around 75 individuals.
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24% Bias Score
Post-COVID-19 IBS: A Growing Gastrointestinal Concern
Sarah Carter developed post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) six months after recovering from COVID-19 in October 2023, experiencing persistent diarrhea, bloating, and abdominal pain; doctors link this to a rise in post-COVID-19 gastrointestinal issues, with studies showing 16-40% of patien...
Post-COVID-19 IBS: A Growing Gastrointestinal Concern
Sarah Carter developed post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) six months after recovering from COVID-19 in October 2023, experiencing persistent diarrhea, bloating, and abdominal pain; doctors link this to a rise in post-COVID-19 gastrointestinal issues, with studies showing 16-40% of patien...
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16% Bias Score
Cardamom Cultivation Threatens Critically Endangered Skywalker Hoolock Gibbons in China
Fewer than 200 critically endangered Skywalker hoolock gibbons, the first ape species named by Chinese scientists, inhabit China's Yunnan province; half live in collective forests near Lisu villages where cardamom cultivation, while economically beneficial, threatens their habitat through deforestat...
Cardamom Cultivation Threatens Critically Endangered Skywalker Hoolock Gibbons in China
Fewer than 200 critically endangered Skywalker hoolock gibbons, the first ape species named by Chinese scientists, inhabit China's Yunnan province; half live in collective forests near Lisu villages where cardamom cultivation, while economically beneficial, threatens their habitat through deforestat...
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32% Bias Score
Royal Cam: Albatross Livestream Fosters Global Conservation Efforts
Royal Cam, a 24/7 livestream of northern royal albatrosses breeding on New Zealand's South Island, has gained millions of viewers since 2016, fostering a global community and raising awareness about the vulnerable species, despite ongoing threats from pollution and climate change.
Royal Cam: Albatross Livestream Fosters Global Conservation Efforts
Royal Cam, a 24/7 livestream of northern royal albatrosses breeding on New Zealand's South Island, has gained millions of viewers since 2016, fostering a global community and raising awareness about the vulnerable species, despite ongoing threats from pollution and climate change.
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28% Bias Score
Los Angeles Wildfires Amidst Hottest Year on Record
Devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have claimed at least 10 lives and destroyed over 10,000 structures, coinciding with 2024 being declared the hottest year on record by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service; studies show a link between rising global temperatures and increased wil...
Los Angeles Wildfires Amidst Hottest Year on Record
Devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have claimed at least 10 lives and destroyed over 10,000 structures, coinciding with 2024 being declared the hottest year on record by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service; studies show a link between rising global temperatures and increased wil...
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16% Bias Score
Waste-Derived Material Enables Sustainable Battery Technology
Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a method to convert triphenylphosphine oxide (TPPO), a pharmaceutical waste product, into an energy storage agent for redox flow batteries, offering a more sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries and mitigating the environmental impact of...
Waste-Derived Material Enables Sustainable Battery Technology
Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a method to convert triphenylphosphine oxide (TPPO), a pharmaceutical waste product, into an energy storage agent for redox flow batteries, offering a more sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries and mitigating the environmental impact of...
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44% Bias Score
Devastating Wildfires Fueled by Record Dry Conditions in Southern California
Southern California's extremely dry soil conditions in early January 2025, in the bottom 2% of historical records, fueled devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, destroying thousands of homes and structures, while Northern California had better water conditions due to atmospheric river patterns.
Devastating Wildfires Fueled by Record Dry Conditions in Southern California
Southern California's extremely dry soil conditions in early January 2025, in the bottom 2% of historical records, fueled devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, destroying thousands of homes and structures, while Northern California had better water conditions due to atmospheric river patterns.
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36% Bias Score
China to Wave Flag on Moon Using Electromagnetic Fields
Chinese scientists are developing a flag for the Chang'e 7 lunar mission, scheduled for launch around 2026, that will use electromagnetic fields to simulate waving on the airless moon, inspired by a proposal from elementary school students and aiming to inspire future aerospace careers.
China to Wave Flag on Moon Using Electromagnetic Fields
Chinese scientists are developing a flag for the Chang'e 7 lunar mission, scheduled for launch around 2026, that will use electromagnetic fields to simulate waving on the airless moon, inspired by a proposal from elementary school students and aiming to inspire future aerospace careers.
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24% Bias Score
Endangered Skywalker Gibbons Threatened by Cardamom Cultivation in China
Fewer than 200 critically endangered Skywalker hoolock gibbons, the first ape species named by Chinese scientists, inhabit China, primarily in Yunnan province, where their habitat is threatened by Chinese black cardamom cultivation, which accounts for 78 percent of global production.
Endangered Skywalker Gibbons Threatened by Cardamom Cultivation in China
Fewer than 200 critically endangered Skywalker hoolock gibbons, the first ape species named by Chinese scientists, inhabit China, primarily in Yunnan province, where their habitat is threatened by Chinese black cardamom cultivation, which accounts for 78 percent of global production.
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36% Bias Score
430-Million-Year-Old Fossils Rewrite Mollusc Evolutionary History
Scientists unearthed two exceptionally preserved 430-million-year-old mollusc fossils, nicknamed Punk and Emo, in Hertfordshire, UK, challenging previous assumptions about early mollusc evolution by revealing unexpected complexity and diversity within the Aculifera group.
430-Million-Year-Old Fossils Rewrite Mollusc Evolutionary History
Scientists unearthed two exceptionally preserved 430-million-year-old mollusc fossils, nicknamed Punk and Emo, in Hertfordshire, UK, challenging previous assumptions about early mollusc evolution by revealing unexpected complexity and diversity within the Aculifera group.
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8% Bias Score