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August 27, 2024

Dr. Jacqueline Weyer stands inside a general diagnostic laboratory at South Africa’s National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), which is playing a role in the country’s Mpox response efforts, in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 22, 2024. — Reuters LONDON/CHICAGO: Scientists studying the new strain of mpox that spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo say the virus is changing faster than expected and often in areas where experts lack the funding and equipment to properly detect it. That means there are many unknowns about the virus itself, its severity and how it is transmitted, complicating the response, said half a

August 27, 2024

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‘Worrying’ rise in deadly lightning strikes in India: scientists

Lightning strikes during monsoon storms in the desert region of Baker, California, July 19, 2006. — Reuters NEW DELHI: Climate change is fueling an alarming rise in deadly lightning strikes in India, killing nearly 1,900 people a year in the world’s most populous country, scientists warn. Lightning caused a staggering 101,309 deaths between 1967 and 2020, with a sharp increase between 2010 and 2020, a team of researchers led by Fakir Mohan University in the eastern state of Odisha said. “The results indicate a steady increase in lightning activity in India, placing it as a major killer among natural disasters

August 13, 2024

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Scientists ‘crack the code’ for knee cartilage regeneration

A representational image shows a person holding onto his knee. — Unscrew Scientists at Northwestern University in Illinois have developed a breakthrough goo with the potential to revolutionize knee cartilage regeneration, offering hope to those suffering from worn or damaged knee cartilage. According to Futurism“gu”, which is an innovative biomaterial, can potentially eliminate the need for invasive and expensive knee replacement. Cartilage, a connective tissue that is vital for shock absorption and mobility, does not regenerate naturally, posing significant challenges for people with degraded cartilage. The study, published in the journal PNAS, details the remarkable results of applying the elastic

August 10, 2024

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Scientists uncover new evidence linked to Indonesia’s ‘Hobbit’ species

Listen to the article Fossilized bone fragments discovered at Mata Menge on Indonesia’s Flores Island have provided new insights into the origins of Homo floresiensis, the tiny extinct species nicknamed “The Hobbit.” Originally thought to be a crocodile bone, the fragments were later identified as part of the upper arm bone, or humerus, of an adult Homo floresiensis, dating to about 700,000 years ago. The discovery, announced by scientists on Tuesday, includes the smallest limb bone known for any member of the human evolutionary line and two fossilized teeth. This marks the first time a Hobbit bone beyond the skull

July 30, 2024

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Scientists have found a gene that protects the brain from the herpes virus

Scientists may have found a gene that explains why the brain is protected from the herpes virus, a discovery that could help provide treatment for the condition. An international team of biologists led by Cai Yujia of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Soren Paludan of Aarhus University in Denmark found that knocking out the gene in neurons derived from human stem cells could lead to a significant increase in HSV-1 replication , South China Morning The post was reported on Monday. The finding was confirmed by tests on mice. The viral load in neurons in the animals’ brains increased significantly

June 28, 2024

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Climate change increased Saudi Arabia’s deadly Hajj heat by 2.5°C: Scientists

Muslim pilgrims hold hands as they walk with umbrellas during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Saudi Arabia, June 18, 2024. —Reuters Deadly heat during Hajj linked to fossil fuel burning: scientist. The director of Power Shift Africa says it’s a wake-up call. Climate change has made heatwaves hotter: weather team. LONDON: The heatwave in Saudi Arabia that killed 1,300 people on this month’s Hajj pilgrimage was made worse by climate change, a team of European scientists said on Friday. Temperatures along the route from 16 to 18 June reached 47°C (117°F) at times and exceeded 51.8°C at Mecca’s Grand

January 24, 2024

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Scientists are tying the tiniest, tightest knot of just 54 people

The previous Guinness World Record was set in 2020 by a team that tied a knot containing 69 people Trefoil knot illustration. — Gizmodo via Wikimedia Commons Researchers have created the smallest, tightest knot known, securing a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, according to Gizmodo. The knot, consisting of 54 atoms chained together in a trefoil, is a continuous loop with no loose end and is composed of gold, carbon and phosphorus. Young Scientist mentionted. The team’s work describing the self-assembling “metallaknot” was published in the journal Nature communications. The knot is typically described as [Au6{1,2-C6H4(OCH2CC)2}3{Ph2P(CH2)4PPh2}3]or Au6

January 14, 2024

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Peruvian ‘alien mummies’ discovered at Lima airport are Earth dolls, scientists reveal

Experts at a press conference in Lima clarify that the small specimens are humanoid dolls A photo of a study conducted by Peru’s Institute of Forensic Medicine on “alien mummies” that concluded they are dolls made of animal bones is shown in Lima, Peru, January 12, 2024. —Reuters Scientific analysis has debunked the mystery surrounding two “alien mummies” discovered at Lima airport in Peru last October. Reuters mentionted. Experts told a press conference in Lima that the small specimens are humanoid dolls likely made from a combination of human and animal parts, joined with modern synthetic glue. Flavio Estrada, an

January 13, 2024

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Scientists Say ‘Alien Mummies’ Are Dolls Made From Earth Bones

PERU: A pair of “alien mummies” mysteriously found at the airport of the Peruvian capital last October are entirely of terrestrial origin, according to a scientific analysis revealed on Friday. The two small specimens were described as humanoid dolls by experts at a press conference in Lima and were likely created from human and animal parts. A separate three-fingered hand believed to be from the Nazca region of Peru was also analyzed, with experts ruling out any link to extraterrestrial life. “They are not aliens. They are dolls made of animal bones from this planet joined with modern synthetic glue,”

January 9, 2024

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2023 was the world’s hottest year on record, EU scientists confirm

BRUSSELS: Last year was the planet’s warmest on record by a significant margin and likely the world’s warmest in 100,000 years, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Tuesday. The milestone was widely expected by scientists after climate records were repeatedly broken. Since June, every month has been the world’s hottest on record compared to the corresponding month in previous years. “This has been a very exceptional year, climate-wise… in a league of its own, even compared to other very warm years,” said C3S director Carlo Buontempo. C3S confirmed 2023 as the warmest year in global temperature

The new mpox strain is changing rapidly. African scientists are “working blind” to respond

‘Worrying’ rise in deadly lightning strikes in India: scientists

Scientists ‘crack the code’ for knee cartilage regeneration

Scientists uncover new evidence linked to Indonesia’s ‘Hobbit’ species

Scientists have found a gene that protects the brain from the herpes virus

Climate change increased Saudi Arabia’s deadly Hajj heat by 2.5°C: Scientists

Scientists are tying the tiniest, tightest knot of just 54 people

Peruvian ‘alien mummies’ discovered at Lima airport are Earth dolls, scientists reveal

Scientists Say ‘Alien Mummies’ Are Dolls Made From Earth Bones

2023 was the world’s hottest year on record, EU scientists confirm

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