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Isaacman's NASA Appointment: Kelly Predicts Space Renaissance

Astronaut Scott Kelly strongly supports Jared Isaacman's appointment as NASA Administrator, predicting a renaissance in space exploration driven by Isaacman's philanthropic initiatives and ambitious Mars mission plans; this follows Isaacman's successful Polaris Dawn mission and humanitarian aid to U...

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Reduced Inequality
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Posthumous Composition from 'Brain on a Dish' Raises Questions on Creativity

The Art Gallery of Western Australia presents "Revivification," a bio-art installation featuring a 'brain on a dish' grown from composer Alvin Lucier's stem cells, producing a posthumous musical composition that raises questions about artistic immortality and the nature of creativity.

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Dinosaur Populations Thrived Before Asteroid Impact, Study Suggests

A new study using statistical modeling of the North American fossil record suggests that dinosaurs were thriving before the asteroid impact 66 million years ago, challenging previous theories of pre-existing decline; geological factors, not population changes, likely account for the apparent decreas...

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Life on Land
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Saliva Test Shows Improved Accuracy in Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment

A new saliva test shows promise in identifying prostate cancer risk more accurately than the standard PSA blood test, with 40% of high-risk men in a UK study having cancer, compared to 25% with the PSA test, potentially reducing unnecessary biopsies.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Australia's Math Crisis: Teacher Confidence, Ineffective Methods, and Underperforming Students

A Grattan Institute report reveals that one-third of Australian students fail to meet basic math standards, highlighting teacher confidence issues and the slow phasing out of ineffective teaching methods; successful schools emphasize explicit, evidence-based instruction.

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Quality Education
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Ancient Libyan Mummies Reveal Isolated Human Group, Rewriting North African History

DNA analysis of two 7,000-year-old mummies in Libya reveals a previously unknown human group isolated in the Green Sahara, challenging theories of human migration and interbreeding in North Africa, and suggesting cultural diffusion without genetic mixing.

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No Poverty
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Global Plastic Production Soars, Recycling Remains Low

A new study reveals that global plastic production in 2022 reached 400 million tons, with less than 10% derived from recycled materials; the highest per-capita consumption was in the US (216 kg), while China had the highest total consumption (80 million tons); only 38 million tons were recycled, whi...

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Responsible Consumption and Production
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Lab-Grown Human Tooth: A Breakthrough in Regenerative Dentistry

Scientists at King's College London have successfully grown a human tooth in a laboratory setting, offering a potential biological alternative to dental implants and fillings, with significant implications for future dental care and treatment of tooth decay, especially among the elderly.

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Planet's Death Plunge into Star: Webb Telescope Reveals New Details

New James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal a planet's demise 12,000 light-years away in the Aquila constellation, caused by a death plunge into its star due to orbital decay, contradicting earlier theories. The event ejected hot gas and dust, observable by Webb.

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Vaccination Rates and Herd Immunity: Simulations Reveal Thresholds and Risks

Simulations demonstrate that containing contagious diseases requires vaccination rates above a herd immunity threshold, varying with contagiousness; uneven vaccination distribution leaves communities vulnerable, even with high overall rates.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Database Aids Prediction of Rare Ocean Bioluminescence Events

A new database of over 400 milky sea observations, compiled by Justin Hudson, helps predict and study this rare bioluminescent phenomenon caused by Vibrio harveyi bacteria in the Arabian Sea and Southeast Asian waters, potentially offering insights into ecosystem health and climate change impacts.

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Life Below Water
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Russia's "Millimetron" Radio Telescope: A New Window into the Universe

Russia is developing "Millimetron", a space-based radio telescope aiming to make groundbreaking discoveries in astrophysics by observing at longer wavelengths than Hubble and James Webb, allowing it to penetrate dust clouds and study galactic centers and exoplanets for signs of water and life, with ...

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