Record 2024 Tornado Outbreaks Cost Billions, Raise Climate Change Concerns
The U.S. recorded 1,762 tornadoes in 2024, the highest number in a decade, causing 24 weather disasters exceeding \$1 billion in damage each; six of these were tornado outbreaks, with the July outbreak producing over 79 tornadoes across five states, causing \$2.4 billion in damage.
Record 2024 Tornado Outbreaks Cost Billions, Raise Climate Change Concerns
The U.S. recorded 1,762 tornadoes in 2024, the highest number in a decade, causing 24 weather disasters exceeding \$1 billion in damage each; six of these were tornado outbreaks, with the July outbreak producing over 79 tornadoes across five states, causing \$2.4 billion in damage.
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Microrobot Swarms: Collective Task Performance and Enhanced Autonomy
Researchers have developed micrometer-sized robots controlled by external magnetic fields that can collectively perform complex tasks, with potential applications in medicine and other fields; current research focuses on enhancing autonomy through feedback systems to optimize individual and collecti...
Microrobot Swarms: Collective Task Performance and Enhanced Autonomy
Researchers have developed micrometer-sized robots controlled by external magnetic fields that can collectively perform complex tasks, with potential applications in medicine and other fields; current research focuses on enhancing autonomy through feedback systems to optimize individual and collecti...
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Global Happiness Megastudy to Test Diverse Interventions
A global happiness experiment, involving at least 30,000 participants from over 70 countries, will test seven categories of brief, at-home interventions to determine the most effective strategies for boosting happiness levels across diverse populations, addressing limitations in previous research.
Global Happiness Megastudy to Test Diverse Interventions
A global happiness experiment, involving at least 30,000 participants from over 70 countries, will test seven categories of brief, at-home interventions to determine the most effective strategies for boosting happiness levels across diverse populations, addressing limitations in previous research.
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Archaeological Discoveries Surge in Saxony-Anhalt Amidst Development
Saxony-Anhalt, Germany experienced a 100 excavation increase in 2024, exceeding 550 digs due to energy transition projects (SuedOstLink, Intel's Magdeburg site) and rising research. Simultaneously, single-family home construction remained significantly low.
Archaeological Discoveries Surge in Saxony-Anhalt Amidst Development
Saxony-Anhalt, Germany experienced a 100 excavation increase in 2024, exceeding 550 digs due to energy transition projects (SuedOstLink, Intel's Magdeburg site) and rising research. Simultaneously, single-family home construction remained significantly low.
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South Korean 'Reverse Therapy' for Cancer: Hype or Hope?
South Korean scientists announced a novel 'reverse therapy' that reportedly transforms cancerous cells into normal ones, but its clinical efficacy needs confirmation, potentially offering a supplementary approach to existing cancer treatments.
South Korean 'Reverse Therapy' for Cancer: Hype or Hope?
South Korean scientists announced a novel 'reverse therapy' that reportedly transforms cancerous cells into normal ones, but its clinical efficacy needs confirmation, potentially offering a supplementary approach to existing cancer treatments.
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Cross-Cultural Study Reveals Universal and Variable Aspects of Emotional Vocalizations
An international team's study across 131 languages found consistent pain expressions using the open vowel 'a', while joy and disgust varied across cultures, offering insights into the origins of human speech, as published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.
Cross-Cultural Study Reveals Universal and Variable Aspects of Emotional Vocalizations
An international team's study across 131 languages found consistent pain expressions using the open vowel 'a', while joy and disgust varied across cultures, offering insights into the origins of human speech, as published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.
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€200 Million Neurotechnology Center Launched in Madrid
Madrid will establish a €200 million National Center for Neurotechnology by 2030, employing 400 people to research brain function and develop technological tools for treating neurological diseases, funded jointly by the regional and central governments, with initial disagreements regarding the role ...
€200 Million Neurotechnology Center Launched in Madrid
Madrid will establish a €200 million National Center for Neurotechnology by 2030, employing 400 people to research brain function and develop technological tools for treating neurological diseases, funded jointly by the regional and central governments, with initial disagreements regarding the role ...
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Greece's Record-Breaking Heat of 2024: An Indicator of Accelerated Climate Change
In 2024, Greece experienced its hottest year on record, with 78% of days exceeding average temperatures, impacting weather patterns and indicating accelerated climate change effects, particularly in Northern Greece.
Greece's Record-Breaking Heat of 2024: An Indicator of Accelerated Climate Change
In 2024, Greece experienced its hottest year on record, with 78% of days exceeding average temperatures, impacting weather patterns and indicating accelerated climate change effects, particularly in Northern Greece.
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DW Science's Top 9 Stories of 2024: From ADHD to Nova Explosions
DW Science's top nine 2024 articles covered diverse topics, including a study suggesting ADHD's evolutionary benefits, a spectacular nova explosion, debunking the hymen myth, India's geological movement under China, the global spread of German cockroaches, spider eye evolution, the ongoing mpox thre...
DW Science's Top 9 Stories of 2024: From ADHD to Nova Explosions
DW Science's top nine 2024 articles covered diverse topics, including a study suggesting ADHD's evolutionary benefits, a spectacular nova explosion, debunking the hymen myth, India's geological movement under China, the global spread of German cockroaches, spider eye evolution, the ongoing mpox thre...
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12% Bias Score
1925 Predictions of the Future: Accurate and Outlandish Forecasts
Archibald Montgomery Low, in 1925, accurately predicted the widespread use of radio alarm clocks, personal radios, television, and moving pavements, showcasing remarkable foresight in his book "The Future", while some other predictions, such as clothing styles, proved less accurate.
1925 Predictions of the Future: Accurate and Outlandish Forecasts
Archibald Montgomery Low, in 1925, accurately predicted the widespread use of radio alarm clocks, personal radios, television, and moving pavements, showcasing remarkable foresight in his book "The Future", while some other predictions, such as clothing styles, proved less accurate.
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36% Bias Score
Exceptions to Linguistic Universals Challenge Theories of Language Origin
Research reveals that while almost all languages share certain features, like a word for "red," exceptions exist (e.g., the absence of the sound "m" in Rotokas). Studies on the Bouba/Kiki effect and the R/L distinction suggest a link between sound perception and language structure, challenging theor...
Exceptions to Linguistic Universals Challenge Theories of Language Origin
Research reveals that while almost all languages share certain features, like a word for "red," exceptions exist (e.g., the absence of the sound "m" in Rotokas). Studies on the Bouba/Kiki effect and the R/L distinction suggest a link between sound perception and language structure, challenging theor...
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Italian Physicist Revolutionizes Matter Transformation Research
Italian physicist Andrea Cavalleri won the 2024 EPS Europhysics Prize for his pioneering research using lasers to film atomic movements and control state transitions in matter, opening new avenues for efficient, low-energy technologies.
Italian Physicist Revolutionizes Matter Transformation Research
Italian physicist Andrea Cavalleri won the 2024 EPS Europhysics Prize for his pioneering research using lasers to film atomic movements and control state transitions in matter, opening new avenues for efficient, low-energy technologies.
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24% Bias Score