Tag #Science

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Mutated Bird Flu Virus Causes Severe Illness in Canadian Teen

A 13-year-old girl in British Columbia was hospitalized with a mutated avian influenza virus, marking Canada's first reported human infection of H5N1 and highlighting the virus's potential for severe illness and mutation.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Space Exploration Updates: Astronaut Return, Earth Observation Missions, Artemis Delay

In 2025, NASA astronauts will return from the ISS; ESA will launch missions to study Earth's ecosystems from space; and the Artemis II lunar mission is delayed until at least April 2026.

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Climate Action
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1831 Volcanic Eruption Traced to Remote Kuril Island Volcano

Analysis of Greenland ice cores revealed that the previously unidentified 1831 volcanic eruption, which caused a 1°C drop in average Northern Hemisphere temperatures, originated from the Zavodovsky volcano on Russia's Kuril Islands; this challenges earlier assumptions and highlights the global impac...

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SpaceX Launches, Space Debris, and Comb Jelly Fusion: A Summary of Recent Scientific Discoveries

SpaceX Starship launches create powerful sonic booms, posing environmental and health concerns; a space object fragment crashed in Kenya, highlighting the growing space debris problem; comb jellies' ability to fuse was discovered; the location of a mystery volcano that erupted in 1831 was pinpointed...

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Life Below Water
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Rural 5G Video Uploads Expose Users to Double the Radiation

A Swiss study found that uploading videos on 5G phones in rural areas exposes users to nearly double the radiation compared to urban areas (29 mW/sq-m vs 16 mW/sq-m), exceeding the WHO safety threshold, primarily due to increased phone emissions.

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Japanese Beetle Threatens German Agriculture

The Japanese beetle, arriving in Germany likely via freight transport from Italy, threatens vineyards, orchards, and public green spaces, with significant damage expected in 2-3 years after the first larvae are found, despite ongoing eradication efforts.

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Zero Hunger
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Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow, Ice, and Frigid Temperatures to Central and Eastern U.S.

A major winter storm is forecast to hit the central U.S. on Saturday, bringing heavy snow (at least 8 inches in some areas), freezing rain, and dangerously cold temperatures to millions across the eastern two-thirds of the country, potentially causing widespread travel disruptions and power outages.

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Maldives Coral Bleaching: Resilience Varies, Highlighting Need for Adaptive Management

A 2024 study in the Maldives revealed varying coral species resilience to bleaching, highlighting the need for adaptive management strategies in coral nurseries and emphasizing the economic impact of coral loss (€5 billion annually in Egypt).

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Life Below Water
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AI's 2025 Impact: From Healthcare to Autonomous Agents

AI will significantly advance healthcare and scientific research in 2025 with the release of AlphaFold and improvements in ClimateNet predictions, while autonomous AI agents will take on daily tasks, prompting new regulations and the rise of smaller, more accessible language models.

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1831 Mystery Eruption Solved: Zavaritskii Volcano Caused Global Crisis

Analysis of ice core ash traces identified the Zavaritskii volcano on Simushir Island as the source of a massive 1831 eruption, causing a 1-degree Celsius global cooling and resulting in widespread crop failures, famine in Asia, and a cholera epidemic in Europe.

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Zero Hunger
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3-Million-Year-Old Tools Found in Kenya

Archaeologists discovered 3-million-year-old Oldowan stone tools on Kenya's Homa Peninsula, challenging previous assumptions about the origins and impact of early tool use by hominins, which fueled brain and body growth.

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Cherenkov Radiation: Faster-Than-Light Particle Emission in Media

Cherenkov radiation, a blue glow observed around nuclear reactors, occurs when a charged particle moves through a medium faster than light's speed in that medium, forming a cone-shaped wavefront. The angle of this cone reveals the particle's speed, enabling detection in various fields.

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