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EPA eliminates its scientific research arm
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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The Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it was dismantling its scientific research branch, expanding the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the agency. The move to eliminate the Office of Research and Development, which will...
Two Columbians Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Columbia News - New York
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Cory Abate-Shen, Robert Sonneborn Professor of Medicine, and David Reichman, Centennial Professor of Chemistry, were elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered...
AI Corruption of Science Papers Becomes Evident
Evolution News & Science Today - Washington
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July 18, 2025
Image credit: Mohamed Nohassi. Science writer Charles Blue reports on an effort to track the use of AI to write papers — and the sobering results. From Phys.org: To shed light on just how widespread LLM content is in academic writing, a team of...
Cancer cure found? Scientists create a new mRNA vaccine that triggers strong anticancer immune response against tumours
The Economic Times
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July 18, 2025
In a major development in cancer research, scientists at the University of Florida have created an experimental mRNA vaccine that stimulates the immune system to attack tumours. According to a study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, the...
Harnessing Entangled Spin Fluctuations for Advanced Spin Electronics
Newswise
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July 22, 2025
The Science Newswise — Ytterbium titanate (Yb2Ti2O7 or YbTO) is part of a special class of minerals called pyrochlores. These minerals have a huge range of potential applications, from fuel cells to high-temperature coatings. Scientists are also...
Earth to see 'shortest day in history' TODAY as our planet's rotation suddenly speeds up
GB News
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July 22, 2025
Earth could see the "shortest day in history" today, scientists have said. Just weeks ago, the planet experienced a day some 1.3 milliseconds shorter than normal - but since then, the Earth's rotation has continued to increase in speed. Atomic...
Science reveals dogs’ favorite type of TV
Popular Science
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July 17, 2025
At the end of a long day, many of us humans unwind with an episode of a favorite TV show. If you’ve got a dog at home, you might have wondered if your beloved pet can do the same. Despite the modern proliferation of dog-centered TV programs, the...
University of Madras renames B.Sc Electronic and Communication Science course
The Hindu
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July 18, 2025
The University of Madras has renamed the B.Sc Electronic and Communication Science degree programme to B.Sc Electronics with Artificial Intelligence with effect from the academic year 2024-25. According to a circular issued by the Registrar, the...
NASA Satellites Launching From VSFB to Help Solve Space-Weather Mystery
Noozhawk - California
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July 22, 2025
Twin NASA satellites are set to travel to space Tuesday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket poised to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base and help scientists solve a space-weather mystery. The SpaceX rocket’s liftoff from Space Launch Complex-4 on the...
An extremely diminished state
Palmer Report
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July 22, 2025
Hi it's Bill Palmer. Support my renewed effort to stop Donald Trump. Donate $5 now. There’s a lively debate among climate scientists about whether or not global warming is an existential threat to the human race. Most say it is not, some say it...
Scientists will use $1M grant to build a support system addressing sea level rise and flooding in South Florida
UF/IFAS
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July 17, 2025
Young Gu Her. A team of University of Florida scientists has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to tackle one of South Florida’s most urgent environmental threats: groundwater flooding and saltwater intrusion...
Chinese scientists develop low-cost cell therapy for cancer, asthma
South China Morning Post
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July 19, 2025
Chinese researchers have come up with a cheaper and easier way of delivering a highly specialised, personalised cell therapy to treat blood cancers and other serious diseases. This new method is much easier to programme than the conventional...
Scientists Found the Staggering Natural Switch That Could Bring Back Your Eyesight
Popular Mechanics
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July 17, 2025
What if your eyes could fix themselves? Turns out, your body might already have what it takes to regrow the cells you need to see better—and scientists may have found the switch to simply turn it back on. Researchers in South Korea found a...
First treatments to prevent life-threatening virus infection identified
Scimex Newsfeed
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July 21, 2025
Funder: The Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research, The Phyllis Connor Memorial Trust, Drakensberg Trust and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) From: WEHI, Doherty Institute Study identifies world-first...
Science Settles The Great TP Debate, Fresh Life Hacks & Much More!
Mix 106.5 - Ohio
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Today On With Mario Lopez – Science settles the great under over toilet paper debate, fresh life hacks in Courtney's Corner, we dig into our mentions, the latest buzz, Mario and Courtney battle it out in Name That Tune & much more! See...
How To Significantly Enhance LLMs by Leveraging Context Engineering
Towards Data Science
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July 22, 2025
Context engineering is the science of providing LLMs with the correct context to maximize performance. When you work with LLMs, you typically create a system prompt, asking the LLM to perform a certain task. However, when working with LLMs from a...
Scientists discover compounds that could help fight any virus
R&D Magazine
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July 17, 2025
Researchers at MIT and the University of California, Santa Barbara, have identified compounds that activate a defense pathway inside cells infected by a virus. They believe these compounds could be used as antiviral drugs that will work against...
Anaesthesia in the digital age: from mysterious sleep to intelligent, personalised care
The Hindu
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July 21, 2025
In the popular imagination, anaesthesia is often seen as a mysterious “sleep” — a quick drift into oblivion before waking up pain-free. Yet behind this seemingly magical transition lies a remarkable scientific journey. From the first use of ether...
Science Of Murder
The Voice
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July 17, 2025
Forensic evidence points to boyfriend in lawyer’s brutal murder Exactly a year after the tragic death of 35-year-old lawyer Godiraone Pearl Mahlala, shocking revelations from a Village Magistrates Court in Gaborone have pointed to her boyfriend,...
Scientists use DNA from three people to protect babies from rare disease
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 17, 2025
LONDON - A pioneering IVF technique combining DNA from three people to protect a baby from a rare genetic disease has been used in Britain, leading to a healthy cohort of eight babies with no sign of serious disease, scientists said Wednesday....