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Climate Change Fuels Rise in Urban Rat Populations
A study in Science Advances reveals a strong correlation between rising temperatures and increasing rat populations in 16 northern hemisphere cities, with Toronto ranking third highest for increasing rat numbers, highlighting the need for proactive urban rat management strategies.
Climate Change Fuels Rise in Urban Rat Populations
A study in Science Advances reveals a strong correlation between rising temperatures and increasing rat populations in 16 northern hemisphere cities, with Toronto ranking third highest for increasing rat numbers, highlighting the need for proactive urban rat management strategies.
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24% Bias Score
NSF Grant Freeze Impacts Hundreds of Scientists
The National Science Foundation (NSF) froze all grant payments due to executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, impacting hundreds of scientists like Julia Van Etten, a biologist who now cannot pay her bills, contradicting the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and ca...
NSF Grant Freeze Impacts Hundreds of Scientists
The National Science Foundation (NSF) froze all grant payments due to executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, impacting hundreds of scientists like Julia Van Etten, a biologist who now cannot pay her bills, contradicting the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 and ca...
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48% Bias Score
Scientist Wins 7-Year Citizenship Battle Against Spanish Bureaucracy
Brazilian scientist Carlos Eduardo Pedreira, after a seven-year legal battle, won his Spanish citizenship application, which was initially denied due to a bureaucratic error despite his high-level Spanish proficiency and long-standing contributions to Spanish science, highlighting systemic issues in...
Scientist Wins 7-Year Citizenship Battle Against Spanish Bureaucracy
Brazilian scientist Carlos Eduardo Pedreira, after a seven-year legal battle, won his Spanish citizenship application, which was initially denied due to a bureaucratic error despite his high-level Spanish proficiency and long-standing contributions to Spanish science, highlighting systemic issues in...
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56% Bias Score
Ozempic and Wegovy May Reduce Risk of Multiple Diseases: Large-Scale Study
A study of 1.2 million veterans' health records suggests that Ozempic and Wegovy, GLP-1 receptor agonists, may reduce risks of schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, and substance abuse, although further research is needed due to the study's limitations.
Ozempic and Wegovy May Reduce Risk of Multiple Diseases: Large-Scale Study
A study of 1.2 million veterans' health records suggests that Ozempic and Wegovy, GLP-1 receptor agonists, may reduce risks of schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, and substance abuse, although further research is needed due to the study's limitations.
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52% Bias Score
Climate Change to Expose 1.6 Billion to Extreme Heat by 2050
By 2050, 970 cities will experience extreme heat, impacting 1.6 billion people, while the tree line is rising 1.2 meters annually, highlighting the urgent need for climate adaptation strategies like Seoul's large-scale tree planting.
Climate Change to Expose 1.6 Billion to Extreme Heat by 2050
By 2050, 970 cities will experience extreme heat, impacting 1.6 billion people, while the tree line is rising 1.2 meters annually, highlighting the urgent need for climate adaptation strategies like Seoul's large-scale tree planting.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Intervenes, SpaceX to Expedite Return of NASA Astronauts from ISS
Following President Trump's request, NASA and SpaceX are expediting the return of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams from the ISS to Earth, originally scheduled for March, due to Boeing Starliner capsule issues, highlighting unusual presidential involvement in NASA operations.
Trump Intervenes, SpaceX to Expedite Return of NASA Astronauts from ISS
Following President Trump's request, NASA and SpaceX are expediting the return of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams from the ISS to Earth, originally scheduled for March, due to Boeing Starliner capsule issues, highlighting unusual presidential involvement in NASA operations.
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56% Bias Score
Rising Early-Onset Cancers: A Global Health Concern
A 38-year-old Brazilian woman, Luisa Toscano, was unexpectedly diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in March 2024, despite a healthy lifestyle and no family history, highlighting a global surge in early-onset cancers among young adults, attributed to a combination of factors including diet, life...
Rising Early-Onset Cancers: A Global Health Concern
A 38-year-old Brazilian woman, Luisa Toscano, was unexpectedly diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in March 2024, despite a healthy lifestyle and no family history, highlighting a global surge in early-onset cancers among young adults, attributed to a combination of factors including diet, life...
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36% Bias Score
Asteroid 2024 YR4: 1.3% Chance of Earth Impact in 2032
Asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered by ATLAS on December 27, 2023, has a 1.3% chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032, posing a localized threat but not a global extinction event, according to NASA's Sentry Risk List and the European Space Agency.
Asteroid 2024 YR4: 1.3% Chance of Earth Impact in 2032
Asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered by ATLAS on December 27, 2023, has a 1.3% chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032, posing a localized threat but not a global extinction event, according to NASA's Sentry Risk List and the European Space Agency.
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40% Bias Score
CNIO Leadership Dismissed Amidst Crisis
The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) dismissed its scientific director, María Blasco, and managing director, Juan Arroyo, following a crisis involving mismanagement, lack of resources for researchers, and allegations of workplace harassment, revealed after weeks of scandal and public p...
CNIO Leadership Dismissed Amidst Crisis
The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) dismissed its scientific director, María Blasco, and managing director, Juan Arroyo, following a crisis involving mismanagement, lack of resources for researchers, and allegations of workplace harassment, revealed after weeks of scandal and public p...
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60% Bias Score
Geomagnetic Storm to Bring Aurora Borealis to Parts of the U.S.
A geomagnetic storm expected this weekend may bring the aurora borealis to parts of the U.S., with northern Canada and Alaska having the highest likelihood, according to NOAA; optimal viewing is between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time in areas with minimal light pollution.
Geomagnetic Storm to Bring Aurora Borealis to Parts of the U.S.
A geomagnetic storm expected this weekend may bring the aurora borealis to parts of the U.S., with northern Canada and Alaska having the highest likelihood, according to NOAA; optimal viewing is between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time in areas with minimal light pollution.
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36% Bias Score
Asteroid Bennu Samples Reveal Building Blocks of Life in Ancient Salt Water
Analysis of samples from asteroid Bennu, returned by NASA's Osiris-Rex mission in September 2023, reveals the presence of all five nucleobases and 14 essential amino acids within ancient salt-water deposits; these findings significantly advance our understanding of life's origins.
Asteroid Bennu Samples Reveal Building Blocks of Life in Ancient Salt Water
Analysis of samples from asteroid Bennu, returned by NASA's Osiris-Rex mission in September 2023, reveals the presence of all five nucleobases and 14 essential amino acids within ancient salt-water deposits; these findings significantly advance our understanding of life's origins.
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44% Bias Score
KNMI Improves Heat Warnings After Record-Breaking Temperatures in the Netherlands
The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) will incorporate apparent temperature into its heat warning system, prompted by the record-breaking 11.8 degrees Celsius average temperature in De Bilt in 2024, which was double the global warming average and included extreme rainfall.
KNMI Improves Heat Warnings After Record-Breaking Temperatures in the Netherlands
The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) will incorporate apparent temperature into its heat warning system, prompted by the record-breaking 11.8 degrees Celsius average temperature in De Bilt in 2024, which was double the global warming average and included extreme rainfall.
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36% Bias Score
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