Health Risks of Reusing Single-Use Plastics
Reusing single-use plastics like water bottles and takeout containers exposes individuals to potentially harmful chemicals and microplastics; experts recommend avoiding this practice, particularly heating plastics, and switching to safer alternatives like glass or metal.
Health Risks of Reusing Single-Use Plastics
Reusing single-use plastics like water bottles and takeout containers exposes individuals to potentially harmful chemicals and microplastics; experts recommend avoiding this practice, particularly heating plastics, and switching to safer alternatives like glass or metal.
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52% Bias Score
7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes California Coast, Tsunami Warning Issued Then Canceled
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off California's coast at 10:44 a.m. Thursday, triggering a tsunami warning later canceled; the quake, primarily strike-slip, caused damage in Humboldt County, including power outages and damaged homes, but no immediate casualties were reported.
7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes California Coast, Tsunami Warning Issued Then Canceled
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off California's coast at 10:44 a.m. Thursday, triggering a tsunami warning later canceled; the quake, primarily strike-slip, caused damage in Humboldt County, including power outages and damaged homes, but no immediate casualties were reported.
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36% Bias Score
Low-Level Glyphosate Exposure Linked to Persistent Alzheimer's-Like Brain Changes in Mice
A study on mice revealed that low-level exposure to glyphosate, a common herbicide found in various foods, caused persistent Alzheimer's-like brain changes, raising concerns about its long-term health effects and the need for further human research.
Low-Level Glyphosate Exposure Linked to Persistent Alzheimer's-Like Brain Changes in Mice
A study on mice revealed that low-level exposure to glyphosate, a common herbicide found in various foods, caused persistent Alzheimer's-like brain changes, raising concerns about its long-term health effects and the need for further human research.
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48% Bias Score
Declining Youth IQ: The Impact of Screen Time
Studies across multiple nations indicate a decline in youth IQ, potentially linked to increased screen time negatively impacting cognitive development, language skills, and academic performance, leading to concerns about future social and economic disparities.
Declining Youth IQ: The Impact of Screen Time
Studies across multiple nations indicate a decline in youth IQ, potentially linked to increased screen time negatively impacting cognitive development, language skills, and academic performance, leading to concerns about future social and economic disparities.
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56% Bias Score
Charisma Over Substance: Experiments Reveal Vulnerability to Misinformation
Actor Michael Fox successfully impersonated a medical expert in a 1973 lecture, receiving positive feedback despite lacking expertise; similar experiments showed audiences prioritize presentation over substance, highlighting susceptibility to misinformation in science and politics.
Charisma Over Substance: Experiments Reveal Vulnerability to Misinformation
Actor Michael Fox successfully impersonated a medical expert in a 1973 lecture, receiving positive feedback despite lacking expertise; similar experiments showed audiences prioritize presentation over substance, highlighting susceptibility to misinformation in science and politics.
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56% Bias Score
Immune System Boosting: Cancer Treatment vs. Vitamin Supplements
Boosting the immune system, while effective against cancer, causes autoimmune diseases in over half of treated cancer patients. However, vitamin supplements have minimal impact on immunity, except for Vitamin A deficiency in some children.
Immune System Boosting: Cancer Treatment vs. Vitamin Supplements
Boosting the immune system, while effective against cancer, causes autoimmune diseases in over half of treated cancer patients. However, vitamin supplements have minimal impact on immunity, except for Vitamin A deficiency in some children.
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40% Bias Score
"Extended Space Mission Due to Starliner Malfunction Delays Astronauts' Return Until February 2024"
"Due to technical malfunctions, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams's week-long test flight aboard Boeing's Starliner capsule has extended to six months, delaying their return to Earth until February 2024, prompting a thorough investigation and impacting NASA's spaceflight operations."
"Extended Space Mission Due to Starliner Malfunction Delays Astronauts' Return Until February 2024"
"Due to technical malfunctions, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams's week-long test flight aboard Boeing's Starliner capsule has extended to six months, delaying their return to Earth until February 2024, prompting a thorough investigation and impacting NASA's spaceflight operations."
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44% Bias Score
Ancient Alaskan Dog Bones Push Back Human-Canine Coexistence Timeline by 2,000 Years
New research analyzing ancient canine bones in Alaska suggests humans and dogs coexisted around 10,000 BC, 2,000 years earlier than previously thought; salmon protein traces found in the bones indicate humans fed the dogs, supporting domestication.
Ancient Alaskan Dog Bones Push Back Human-Canine Coexistence Timeline by 2,000 Years
New research analyzing ancient canine bones in Alaska suggests humans and dogs coexisted around 10,000 BC, 2,000 years earlier than previously thought; salmon protein traces found in the bones indicate humans fed the dogs, supporting domestication.
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28% Bias Score
French Astronomer's 12-Year MUSE Project Revolutionizes Astronomical Imaging
Roland Bacon, a CNRS astronomer, spent over 12 years developing MUSE, a spectrograph providing 3D images revealing light composition, leading to discoveries of ancient galaxies and the cosmic web, showcasing the lengthy process of astronomical instrument development.
French Astronomer's 12-Year MUSE Project Revolutionizes Astronomical Imaging
Roland Bacon, a CNRS astronomer, spent over 12 years developing MUSE, a spectrograph providing 3D images revealing light composition, leading to discoveries of ancient galaxies and the cosmic web, showcasing the lengthy process of astronomical instrument development.
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28% Bias Score
Cervantes and UNAM launch Observatory to make Spanish a language of science
The Instituto Cervantes and UNAM launched the Observatory of Spanish for Latin America and the Caribbean to promote Spanish as a language of science, analyzing technology's impact and regional variations, building on a similar Harvard project studying US Spanish speakers, and aiming to increase glob...
Cervantes and UNAM launch Observatory to make Spanish a language of science
The Instituto Cervantes and UNAM launched the Observatory of Spanish for Latin America and the Caribbean to promote Spanish as a language of science, analyzing technology's impact and regional variations, building on a similar Harvard project studying US Spanish speakers, and aiming to increase glob...
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4% Bias Score
Clovis Diet: Mammoth Hunting Fueled Rapid Expansion Across Americas
Analysis of the Anzick child's bones reveals his mother's diet consisted of 40% mammoth, providing the first direct evidence of mammoth consumption by Clovis people and explaining their rapid spread across the Americas.
Clovis Diet: Mammoth Hunting Fueled Rapid Expansion Across Americas
Analysis of the Anzick child's bones reveals his mother's diet consisted of 40% mammoth, providing the first direct evidence of mammoth consumption by Clovis people and explaining their rapid spread across the Americas.
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32% Bias Score
Dark Chocolate May Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk by 21%, Study Suggests
A new study of over 111,000 participants found that eating at least five 1-ounce servings of dark chocolate per week was associated with a 21% lower risk of type 2 diabetes, while milk chocolate consumption showed no such benefit and was linked to weight gain; however, further research is needed to ...
Dark Chocolate May Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk by 21%, Study Suggests
A new study of over 111,000 participants found that eating at least five 1-ounce servings of dark chocolate per week was associated with a 21% lower risk of type 2 diabetes, while milk chocolate consumption showed no such benefit and was linked to weight gain; however, further research is needed to ...
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40% Bias Score