Chilean Forestry Pioneer Awarded for Conservation Work
Carmen Luz de la Maza, a pioneering Chilean forestry engineer, received the Chilean Forestry Science Award for her conservation work, highlighting the economic valuation of nature and advocating for governmental reforestation policies to address slow post-wildfire recovery.
Chilean Forestry Pioneer Awarded for Conservation Work
Carmen Luz de la Maza, a pioneering Chilean forestry engineer, received the Chilean Forestry Science Award for her conservation work, highlighting the economic valuation of nature and advocating for governmental reforestation policies to address slow post-wildfire recovery.
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16% Bias Score
Semiannual HIV Injection Shows High Efficacy, Poses Access Challenges
A Phase 3 trial shows Lenacapavir, a semiannual HIV prevention injection, is highly effective and comparable to daily Truvada, offering improved adherence and reducing stigma in high-prevalence regions, but its high cost poses a global access challenge.
Semiannual HIV Injection Shows High Efficacy, Poses Access Challenges
A Phase 3 trial shows Lenacapavir, a semiannual HIV prevention injection, is highly effective and comparable to daily Truvada, offering improved adherence and reducing stigma in high-prevalence regions, but its high cost poses a global access challenge.
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40% Bias Score
Injectable HIV PrEP Shows 96% Infection Reduction
Lenacapavir, a new injectable HIV PrEP medication, demonstrated 96% infection reduction compared to daily Truvada in clinical trials, offering improved convenience and addressing stigma, though high cost remains a concern.
Injectable HIV PrEP Shows 96% Infection Reduction
Lenacapavir, a new injectable HIV PrEP medication, demonstrated 96% infection reduction compared to daily Truvada in clinical trials, offering improved convenience and addressing stigma, though high cost remains a concern.
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48% Bias Score
New Asthma Attack Drug Shows Promise
Researchers report Benralizumab, a new drug, is more effective than steroids in treating severe asthma attacks; targeting eosinophils, it showed significantly lower treatment failure rates (45% vs 74%) in a 158-person clinical trial, leading to fewer hospitalizations and improved patient outcomes.
New Asthma Attack Drug Shows Promise
Researchers report Benralizumab, a new drug, is more effective than steroids in treating severe asthma attacks; targeting eosinophils, it showed significantly lower treatment failure rates (45% vs 74%) in a 158-person clinical trial, leading to fewer hospitalizations and improved patient outcomes.
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40% Bias Score
Space Tourist Faces Online Harassment After Emotional Spaceflight
Space tourist Emily Calandrelli was subjected to online sexualization after sharing her emotional reaction to seeing Earth from space. Despite the negativity, she highlights the inspiration of her journey.
Space Tourist Faces Online Harassment After Emotional Spaceflight
Space tourist Emily Calandrelli was subjected to online sexualization after sharing her emotional reaction to seeing Earth from space. Despite the negativity, she highlights the inspiration of her journey.
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40% Bias Score
Neanderthal Altruism
This article discusses the discovery of evidence suggesting altruistic behavior in Neanderthals, particularly a Neanderthal child with Down syndrome.
Neanderthal Altruism
This article discusses the discovery of evidence suggesting altruistic behavior in Neanderthals, particularly a Neanderthal child with Down syndrome.
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20% Bias Score
Orcas in the Gulf of California Employ Sophisticated Hunting Techniques Against Whale Sharks
A team of researchers documented four sophisticated hunts by a pod of orcas, led by a male named Moctezuma, against whale sharks in the Gulf of California between 2018 and 2024, revealing complex hunting strategies and generational knowledge transfer.
Orcas in the Gulf of California Employ Sophisticated Hunting Techniques Against Whale Sharks
A team of researchers documented four sophisticated hunts by a pod of orcas, led by a male named Moctezuma, against whale sharks in the Gulf of California between 2018 and 2024, revealing complex hunting strategies and generational knowledge transfer.
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24% Bias Score
Einstein: Relativity, Personal Struggles, and Lasting Impact
Albert Einstein, born 1879, revolutionized physics with his theories of relativity, impacting our understanding of the universe and leading to practical applications like GPS; his life was marked by personal struggles and opposition to war.
Einstein: Relativity, Personal Struggles, and Lasting Impact
Albert Einstein, born 1879, revolutionized physics with his theories of relativity, impacting our understanding of the universe and leading to practical applications like GPS; his life was marked by personal struggles and opposition to war.
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24% Bias Score
Breakthrough Asthma Drug Shows Promise in Clinical Trial
Researchers at King's College London announced a significant breakthrough in asthma treatment with the new drug Benralizumab, showing it drastically reduces the need for steroids in a clinical trial of 158 participants and offering hope for millions.
Breakthrough Asthma Drug Shows Promise in Clinical Trial
Researchers at King's College London announced a significant breakthrough in asthma treatment with the new drug Benralizumab, showing it drastically reduces the need for steroids in a clinical trial of 158 participants and offering hope for millions.
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40% Bias Score
German Future Prize Awarded for Innovative Digital Light System for Car Headlights
A German research team won the German Future Prize for developing a digital light system with 25,600 individually controllable LEDs for intelligent car headlights that enhance safety by preventing oncoming traffic from being blinded, and project pictograms, such as a snowflake warning onto the road,...
German Future Prize Awarded for Innovative Digital Light System for Car Headlights
A German research team won the German Future Prize for developing a digital light system with 25,600 individually controllable LEDs for intelligent car headlights that enhance safety by preventing oncoming traffic from being blinded, and project pictograms, such as a snowflake warning onto the road,...
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40% Bias Score
Seaweed Biofuel Powers Cars in the Caribbean
Caribbean scientists create biofuel from invasive sargassum seaweed to power cars, offering a sustainable solution to an environmental problem.
Seaweed Biofuel Powers Cars in the Caribbean
Caribbean scientists create biofuel from invasive sargassum seaweed to power cars, offering a sustainable solution to an environmental problem.
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36% Bias Score
China's Giant Sinkholes: Tourism Boom vs. Ecological Concerns
The discovery of giant sinkholes in China, teeming with ancient forests and unique species, has attracted tourists but also raised concerns about environmental protection.
China's Giant Sinkholes: Tourism Boom vs. Ecological Concerns
The discovery of giant sinkholes in China, teeming with ancient forests and unique species, has attracted tourists but also raised concerns about environmental protection.
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40% Bias Score