Exceptionally Preserved Woolly Mammoth Found in Thawing Siberian Crater
A 50,000-year-old, exceptionally preserved baby woolly mammoth, nicknamed Yana, was discovered in Russia's Batagai megaslump, a rapidly thawing crater releasing thousands of tons of organic carbon annually, highlighting both paleontological potential and climate change impacts.
Exceptionally Preserved Woolly Mammoth Found in Thawing Siberian Crater
A 50,000-year-old, exceptionally preserved baby woolly mammoth, nicknamed Yana, was discovered in Russia's Batagai megaslump, a rapidly thawing crater releasing thousands of tons of organic carbon annually, highlighting both paleontological potential and climate change impacts.
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32% Bias Score
Brain's Control of Intestinal Fat Absorption Suggests New Obesity Treatments
Researchers in Shanghai discovered that the brain regulates intestinal fat absorption in mice by controlling the length of microvilli in the jejunum via the vagus nerve; inactivating the nerve's dorsal motor nucleus reduces fat absorption and weight, while activation increases it, suggesting potenti...
Brain's Control of Intestinal Fat Absorption Suggests New Obesity Treatments
Researchers in Shanghai discovered that the brain regulates intestinal fat absorption in mice by controlling the length of microvilli in the jejunum via the vagus nerve; inactivating the nerve's dorsal motor nucleus reduces fat absorption and weight, while activation increases it, suggesting potenti...
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36% Bias Score
2024 Scientific Breakthroughs: AI, Cancer Vaccines, and Martian Water
In 2024, AI significantly advanced scientific and medical fields: AI discovered 303 new Nazca lines; mapped a fruit fly brain to understand human cognition; mRNA cancer vaccines showed promise; AI tool Mia detected previously missed cancers; and liquid water was found on Mars, impacting future explo...
2024 Scientific Breakthroughs: AI, Cancer Vaccines, and Martian Water
In 2024, AI significantly advanced scientific and medical fields: AI discovered 303 new Nazca lines; mapped a fruit fly brain to understand human cognition; mRNA cancer vaccines showed promise; AI tool Mia detected previously missed cancers; and liquid water was found on Mars, impacting future explo...
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20% Bias Score
Chicxulub Impact, Not Volcanism, Primarily Caused Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction
A new study using fossil molecule analysis in North American sediments concludes that the Deccan Traps volcanism, though causing a temporary 5-degree Celsius cooling 30,000 years before the Chicxulub impact, did not cause the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction; the impact was the primary cause.
Chicxulub Impact, Not Volcanism, Primarily Caused Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction
A new study using fossil molecule analysis in North American sediments concludes that the Deccan Traps volcanism, though causing a temporary 5-degree Celsius cooling 30,000 years before the Chicxulub impact, did not cause the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction; the impact was the primary cause.
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48% Bias Score
China's Scientific Journals Show Significant Growth, but Gaps Remain
The Blue Book on China's Scientific Journal Development (2024) reports significant improvements in the quality and influence of China's scientific journals over the past decade, with annual growth rates of 4 percent and 8 percent in citation frequency and impact factors respectively, driven by the S...
China's Scientific Journals Show Significant Growth, but Gaps Remain
The Blue Book on China's Scientific Journal Development (2024) reports significant improvements in the quality and influence of China's scientific journals over the past decade, with annual growth rates of 4 percent and 8 percent in citation frequency and impact factors respectively, driven by the S...
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36% Bias Score
German Environmental Donations Remain Strong Despite Economic Headwinds
Despite economic challenges, German environmental organizations like WWF, Greenpeace, and the Heinz Sielmann Foundation continue to receive significant private donations, totaling millions of Euros annually. However, the number of individual donors is decreasing, while the focus on popular species f...
German Environmental Donations Remain Strong Despite Economic Headwinds
Despite economic challenges, German environmental organizations like WWF, Greenpeace, and the Heinz Sielmann Foundation continue to receive significant private donations, totaling millions of Euros annually. However, the number of individual donors is decreasing, while the focus on popular species f...
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36% Bias Score
Dark Microglia's Toxic Lipid Production Implicated in Alzheimer's
A new study reveals that "dark microglia," a type of brain cell discovered in 2016, produces toxic lipids that damage neurons and contribute to Alzheimer's disease; inhibiting this mechanism in mice prevented neurodegeneration, suggesting a potential therapeutic target.
Dark Microglia's Toxic Lipid Production Implicated in Alzheimer's
A new study reveals that "dark microglia," a type of brain cell discovered in 2016, produces toxic lipids that damage neurons and contribute to Alzheimer's disease; inhibiting this mechanism in mice prevented neurodegeneration, suggesting a potential therapeutic target.
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24% Bias Score
AI-Powered System to Monitor Endangered Species Globally
Biologist Jenna Lawson used 350 audio monitors and AI to study endangered spider monkeys in Costa Rica, revealing that wildlife corridors aren't working as planned due to proximity to roads and plantations; Microsoft's new Sparrow system aims to expand such AI-assisted ecological studies globally by...
AI-Powered System to Monitor Endangered Species Globally
Biologist Jenna Lawson used 350 audio monitors and AI to study endangered spider monkeys in Costa Rica, revealing that wildlife corridors aren't working as planned due to proximity to roads and plantations; Microsoft's new Sparrow system aims to expand such AI-assisted ecological studies globally by...
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36% Bias Score
AI Reveals Ineffective Wildlife Corridors for Endangered Spider Monkeys
A large-scale study using 350 AI-powered audio monitors in Costa Rica reveals endangered Geoffrey's spider monkeys avoid human-altered habitats, highlighting the need for improved wildlife corridors and conservation strategies.
AI Reveals Ineffective Wildlife Corridors for Endangered Spider Monkeys
A large-scale study using 350 AI-powered audio monitors in Costa Rica reveals endangered Geoffrey's spider monkeys avoid human-altered habitats, highlighting the need for improved wildlife corridors and conservation strategies.
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28% Bias Score
U.S. Whooping Cough Cases Surge to 10-Year High
The U.S. is experiencing a whooping cough outbreak, with over 32,000 cases by mid-December 2024—a six-fold increase from 2023—due to waning vaccine immunity, lower vaccination rates, and improved testing. Infants are especially vulnerable.
U.S. Whooping Cough Cases Surge to 10-Year High
The U.S. is experiencing a whooping cough outbreak, with over 32,000 cases by mid-December 2024—a six-fold increase from 2023—due to waning vaccine immunity, lower vaccination rates, and improved testing. Infants are especially vulnerable.
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28% Bias Score
Quantum Experiment Suggests 'Negative Time' in Light-Matter Interactions
University of Toronto researchers report experimental evidence of "negative time" in quantum interactions, where the duration of atomic excitation is less than zero, challenging classical physics but not violating Einstein's theory of relativity.
Quantum Experiment Suggests 'Negative Time' in Light-Matter Interactions
University of Toronto researchers report experimental evidence of "negative time" in quantum interactions, where the duration of atomic excitation is less than zero, challenging classical physics but not violating Einstein's theory of relativity.
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56% Bias Score
Increased Life Expectancy Doesn't Mean More Healthy Years: Global Study
A global study reveals that increased life expectancy is not matched by a similar rise in healthy life expectancy, with the gap widening 13% in the past two decades; the US, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK show the largest gaps, while Lesoto, Central African Republic, Somalia, and Micronesia show...
Increased Life Expectancy Doesn't Mean More Healthy Years: Global Study
A global study reveals that increased life expectancy is not matched by a similar rise in healthy life expectancy, with the gap widening 13% in the past two decades; the US, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK show the largest gaps, while Lesoto, Central African Republic, Somalia, and Micronesia show...
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32% Bias Score