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PFAS Contamination Found in Reusable Menstrual Products

A study found that nearly 30% of reusable menstrual products tested contained intentionally high levels of PFAS, raising concerns about health risks and environmental contamination due to their persistence and release into wastewater and landfills.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Orcas Ram Yacht off Spanish Coast, Raising Sailor Safety Concerns

Two sailors were rescued after their yacht was rammed by orcas off the coast of Spain near Deba on Monday; this follows similar incidents in the Strait of Gibraltar and marks the second such event in British waters this year.

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Life Below Water
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Ancient Ice Core Promises Climate Change Breakthrough

A 1.5-million-year-old ice core, retrieved from Antarctica through a multinational effort, arrived in Britain for analysis, promising to revolutionize climate change understanding by revealing past climate conditions.

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Record Martian Meteorite Sale Exposes Spain's Unregulated Market

Sotheby's sold a 24.67 kg Martian meteorite, NWA 16788, for $5,296,000, highlighting the unregulated and potentially fraudulent market for meteorites in Spain, where the lack of legal protection hinders scientific research.

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No Poverty
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Self-Evolving Robot Improves Anatomy Using External Components

Columbia University researchers unveiled a self-evolving robot that improves its physical capabilities by integrating external components, inspired by Geomag toys; the robot increased its speed by two-thirds by adding a walking stick component, demonstrating self-repair and adaptation.

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Cantwell Urges Trump to Modernize Weather Forecasting System

Following deadly Texas floods, Senator Maria Cantwell urged President Trump to modernize the nation's weather forecasting system, proposing five bipartisan recommendations to upgrade infrastructure and improve forecasting accuracy, citing potential life and cost savings, despite planned NOAA budget ...

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Fossil Evidence Reveals Fatal Attack Between Terror Bird and Giant Caiman

Analysis of a 13-million-year-old terror bird fossil from Colombia's Tatacoa Desert reveals bite marks matching an extinct caiman species, Purussaurus neivensis, suggesting a fatal attack between two apex predators of the Middle Miocene epoch.

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Life on Land
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Covid-19 Cases Rise in 27 States; Updated Vaccines Coming in Fall

As of July 15th, Covid-19 cases are rising in 27 US states, driven by the NB.1.8.1 variant (43% of cases) and LP.8.1 (31% of cases), though hospitalizations remain low; updated vaccines are expected in the fall, targeting high-risk groups.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Earth's Accelerated Rotation: Shorter Days and Leap Second Concerns

Earth's rotation is accelerating, causing shorter days and raising concerns about the potential need for a negative leap second by 2035 to maintain synchronization with atomic clocks, impacting technology globally.

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Road Safety Improvements Reduce Childhood Spinal Cord Injuries in Spain

A study by the Institut Guttmann in Spain reveals an 81% decrease in childhood spinal cord injuries from traffic accidents between 2003 and 2023, shifting the leading cause from road accidents to medical conditions like tumors and vascular issues. Improved road safety is cited as a key factor.

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NASA Launches TRACERS Mission to Study Sun's Impact on Earth

NASA launched two satellites on Tuesday to study how the Sun's particles interact with Earth's magnetic field, aiming to better understand and predict the impact of space weather on technology and infrastructure.

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Earth's Fastest Rotation Since 1972 Raises Leap Second Concerns

Earth's rotation is accelerating, with July 10th marking the shortest day in 2025 at 1.36 milliseconds less than 24 hours, prompting concerns among scientists and timekeepers about potential technological disruptions due to the possibility of needing a negative leap second, though the melting of pol...

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