Ozempic Cuts Risk of Kidney Disease Death in People with Diabetes</h1> <article> <h1>Ozempic Cuts Risk of Kidney Disease Death in People with Diabetes</h1> <p>Tue, 28 May 2024 20:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Semaglutide, the same compound in obesity drug Wegovy, slashes risk of kidney failure and death for people with type 2 diabetes</p> </article> <article> <h1>Extreme Heat Exacerbates Brain Conditions from Alzheimer's to Migraines to Strokes</h1> <p>Tue, 28 May 2024 15:30:00 +0000</p> <p>Extreme heat caused by climate change can exacerbate a variety of neurological ailments, from Alzheimer’s disease to migraines to epilepsy, new research shows</p> </article> <article> <h1>Lunar Dust Could ‘Sandblast’ Astronauts on the Moon, Studies Warn</h1> <p>Tue, 28 May 2024 13:30:00 +0000</p> <p>A new theory tested on Apollo-era data suggests that high-speed moon dust could pose engineering hazards—and diplomatic headaches</p> </article> <article> <h1>An Alternative to Conventional Neural Networks Could Help Reveal What AI Is Doing behind the Scenes</h1> <p>Tue, 28 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Despite their performance, current AI models have major weaknesses: they require enormous resources and are indecipherable. Help may be on the way</p> </article> <article> <h1>The First Big Black Holes May Have Formed without Stars</h1> <p>Tue, 28 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000</p> <p>Astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan predicted that black holes can form without the help of stars. New observations support her theory</p> </article> <article> <h1>Optical Illusions Can Fool AI Chatbots, Too</h1> <p>Mon, 27 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Experiments with optical illusions have revealed surprising similarities between human and AI perception</p> </article> <article> <h1>At Least Two Countries Have Lost All Their Glaciers</h1> <p>Sat, 25 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Two countries—Slovenia and Venezuela—have lost all of their glaciers. It is a grim benchmark showing the progression of climate change</p> </article> <article> <h1>How the Guinness Brewery Invented the Most Important Statistical Method in Science</h1> <p>Sat, 25 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The most common test of statistical significance originated from the Guinness brewery. Here’s how it works</p> </article> <article> <h1>The 2024 Hurricane Season Could Be a Dangerous One</h1> <p>Fri, 24 May 2024 18:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The National Hurricane Center’s hurricane season outlook for the Atlantic Ocean forecasts 17 to 25 named storms in 2024 because of an expected combination of warm ocean temperatures and a La Niña climate pattern</p> </article> <article> <h1>Big Oil May Pay Billions for Climate Pollution under New Legislation</h1> <p>Fri, 24 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Vermont's “Climate Superfund Act”<b> </b>would use attribution science to force oil, gas and coal companies to cover damages associated with their emissions</p> </article> <article> <h1>Singapore Airlines Turbulence: Why Climate Change Is Making Flights Rougher</h1> <p>Fri, 24 May 2024 13:30:00 +0000</p> <p>Warming temperatures are likely to mean that more of your plane ride will have rocky conditions, creating potentially dangerous situations</p> </article> <article> <h1>The Curious Life of a ‘Grotesque’ Singing Fish</h1> <p>Fri, 24 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Plainfin midshipmen migrate from the deep sea to the intertidal zone to spawn, and that’s when things really get loud</p> </article> <article> <h1>Cutting-Edge Cosmic Microwave Background Observatory Hits South Pole Stumbling Block</h1> <p>Fri, 24 May 2024 11:30:00 +0000</p> <p>Cosmic Microwave Background Stage 4, a top-priority project for U.S. astrophysics, was designed to make breakthrough observations of the universe’s very earliest moments. Now the U.S. government says it can’t currently support the project’s construction at the South Pole</p> </article> <article> <h1>We Must Face Down the Expanding Anti-Reality Industry</h1> <p>Fri, 24 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Exposing the antiscience playbook reveals the antiregulatory motives of its deep-pocketed bankrollers</p> </article> <article> <h1>How Often Do Supernovas Strike Earth?</h1> <p>Fri, 24 May 2024 10:45:00 +0000</p> <p>A supernova showering Earth with radioactive debris is a surprisingly common cosmic occurrence</p> </article> <article> <h1>Cape Cod Weighs Big-Ticket Pollution Solutions</h1> <p>Fri, 24 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Toxic algal blooms are forcing Cape Cod communities to consider expensive sewer and septic system projects.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Bird Flu’s Missed Clues on Dairy Farms in Texas</h1> <p>Thu, 23 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Detecting bird flu signs in dairy cows sooner could have helped staunch the virus's spread</p> </article> <article> <h1>Crows Rival Human Toddlers in Counting Skills</h1> <p>Thu, 23 May 2024 18:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Counting crows proclaim “caw, caw, caw, caw” when staring at the number four</p> </article> <article> <h1>Cities Are Switching to Electric Vehicles Faster Than Individuals</h1> <p>Thu, 23 May 2024 16:30:00 +0000</p> <p>Electric trucks and sedans have proven popular with municipal fleets, but cities have also bought niche vehicles such as an electric Zamboni</p> </article> <article> <h1>Europe’s Mars Rover Will Use New Nuclear Power Source</h1> <p>Thu, 23 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The radioactive unit will help to deliver Europe’s first Mars rover to the planet’s surface</p> </article> <article> <h1>Black Hole’s Mysterious ‘Plunging Region’ Matches Einstein’s Predictions</h1> <p>Thu, 23 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000</p> <p>For the first time, scientists observed matter’s free fall into a black hole’s “plunging region”</p> </article> <article> <h1>What Is Wind Shear, and How Does It Shape Hurricanes?</h1> <p>Thu, 23 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000</p> <p>An atmospheric scientist explains what wind shear is and how it influences hurricanes</p> </article> <article> <h1>The Artificial Intelligence Era Faces a Threat from Directed Energy Weapons</h1> <p>Thu, 23 May 2024 11:30:00 +0000</p> <p>Autonomous and AI-enabled systems increasingly rely on optical and radio frequency sensors and significant computer power. They face growing vulnerabilities from directed-energy laser and microwave weapons</p> </article> <article> <h1>Bilingual Brain-Reading Implant Decodes Spanish and English</h1> <p>Thu, 23 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000</p> <p>A first-of-a-kind AI system enables a person with paralysis to communicate in two languages</p> </article> <article> <h1>Are the Microplastics Found in Testicles a Health Danger?</h1> <p>Wed, 22 May 2024 18:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Evidence shows microplastics can end up in many different organs and may harm reproductive health</p> </article> <article> <h1>Innovative Thinking Could Make New Sickle Cell Treatments More Accessible</h1> <p>Wed, 22 May 2024 18:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The cost of new gene-based sickle cell treatments isn’t the only barrier to access. Coming up with new ways to treat the whole disease—and person—could make treatment more equitable</p> <p></p> </article> <article> <h1>The Great Solar Storm of 2024 May Have Made the Strongest Auroras in Centuries</h1> <p>Wed, 22 May 2024 16:30:00 +0000</p> <p>Northern and southern lights produced by a recent bout of severe space weather may rival the most intense auroras of the past 500 years</p> </article> <article> <h1>Countries Must Cut Climate Pollution, Ocean Court Rules</h1> <p>Wed, 22 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000</p> <p>In its first climate change case, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea determined that a global ocean convention extends to greenhouse gases, meaning countries have an obligation to reduce them</p> </article> <article> <h1>A “Zombie Expert” Shares Advice on How to Survive the Apocalypse</h1> <p>Wed, 22 May 2024 13:30:00 +0000</p> <p>Cooperation theorist Athena Aktipis talks about zombies, game theory, go bags and more in her new book, <i>A Field Guide to the Apocalypse</i>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>This Start-Up Wants You to Put Custom Bacteria on Your Teeth</h1> <p>Wed, 22 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Lumina Probiotic has said a genetically modified microbe could prevent cavities. Experts, though, have safety concerns</p> </article> <article> <h1>Havana Syndrome: We Don’t Need to Choose between Brain Injury and ‘Mass Hysteria’</h1> <p>Wed, 22 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Puzzling Havana Syndrome injuries that have afflicted U.S. diplomats may have a more complicated explanation than solely pulsed microwaves or mass psychology</p> </article> <article> <h1>Could Putting Neosporin in Your Nose Fend Off COVID?</h1> <p>Wed, 22 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000</p> <p>People may someday have a surprisingly familiar tool to prevent viral infections: one of the antibiotics found in a common ointment</p> </article> <article> <h1>Phoenix, America’s Hottest City, Is Having a Surge of Deaths</h1> <p>Tue, 21 May 2024 20:30:00 +0000</p> <p>Skyrocketing temperatures are colliding with a lack of planning in Phoenix that is contributing to a rise in heat-related deaths</p> </article> <article> <h1>Ed Dwight, America’s First Black Astronaut Candidate, Flies to Space on Blue Origin Rocket</h1> <p>Tue, 21 May 2024 17:25:00 +0000</p> <p>The 90-year-old finally realized his dreams of spaceflight aboard Blue Origin<b>’</b>s New Shepard vehicle, which also carried five other crew members on a short suborbital voyage</p> </article> <article> <h1>The Sordid History of U.S. Food Safety Highlights the Importance of Regulation</h1> <p>Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Author and science journalist Deborah Blum describes how an Indiana chemist kicked off the first major food regulation in the U.S.</p> </article> <article> <h1>The Cockroach’s Surprisingly Recent Path to Global Domination</h1> <p>Tue, 21 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000</p> <p>A common species of cockroach hails from Asia, according to new research that tracks its spread around the globe</p> </article> <article> <h1>There’s a Missing Human in Misinformation Fixes</h1> <p>Tue, 21 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Misinformation solutions target a rational, ethical ideal who doesn’t exist; to combat misinfo, we need to start with a richer concept of the human</p> </article> <article> <h1>‘Self-Cleaning’ Paint Could Break Down Pollutants on Surfaces and from the Air</h1> <p>Tue, 21 May 2024 10:45:00 +0000</p> <p>Recycled materials contribute to a potential pollutant-neutralizing paint</p> </article> <article> <h1>A Widely Used Criminal Justice Algorithm For Assessing Child Pornography Recidivism Is Flawed</h1> <p>Mon, 20 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The CPORT algorithm, commonly used to estimate the risk that a child pornography offender will offend again, hasn’t been validated for use in the U.S.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Is CBD Safe for Cats and Dogs?</h1> <p>Mon, 20 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Although studies are still mixed and products are often inconsistent, many scientists have hope that cannabidiol can help furry patients with arthritis, allergies and anxiety</p> </article> <article> <h1>Quantum Internet Demonstrations Debut in Three Cities</h1> <p>Mon, 20 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000</p> <p>It’s a “big deal” to demonstrate entangled quantum networks outside a lab</p> </article> <article> <h1>Bird Flu Makes Raw Milk Riskier, and Geomagnetic Storms Cause Colorful Skies</h1> <p>Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000</p> <p>A rare geomagnetic storm lit up skies, eerie AI demonstrations and a cautionary word about raw milk.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Chemists Chase ‘Clean’ Ammonia to Replace Shipping Fuel</h1> <p>Sun, 19 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000</p> <p>President Biden’s climate law is funding “green ammonia” projects in hopes of using the chemical to more cleanly power the grid, fuel cargo ships and make fertilizer</p> </article> <article> <h1>What Is Pasteurization, and How Does It Keep Milk Safe?</h1> <p>Sat, 18 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000</p> <p>The pasteurization process was invented in the 1860s and continues to keep people safe from a range of foodborne illnesses</p> </article> <article> <h1>Hurricanes Caused Lost Income among at Least Half of Local Residents</h1> <p>Sat, 18 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Nearly half of residents lost income after a hurricane, a new study shows. Most were low-paid hourly workers in storefront shops</p> </article> <article> <h1>There Is Too Much Trash in Space</h1> <p>Fri, 17 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Debris from spacecraft threatens the burgeoning space economy. We need a global agreement to keep space clean</p> </article> <article> <h1>Slow Response to Bird Flu in Cows Worries Scientists</h1> <p>Fri, 17 May 2024 18:30:00 +0000</p> <p>The H5N1 virus is a long way from becoming adapted to humans, but limited testing and tracking mean we could miss danger signs</p> </article> <article> <h1>Proposed Plastics Law Could Slash Wasteful Packaging</h1> <p>Fri, 17 May 2024 17:00:00 +0000</p> <p>A law proposed in New York State seeks to reduce plastic packaging, ban certain plastic chemicals and mandate that producers of packaged consumer goods fund the recycling or disposal of what they sell</p> </article> <article> <h1>How Does ChatGPT ‘Think’? Psychology and Neuroscience Crack Open AI Large Language Models</h1> <p>Fri, 17 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Researchers are striving to reverse-engineer artificial intelligence and scan the “brains” of LLMs to deduce the how any why of that they are doing</p> </article> <article> <h1>This Year’s La Niña Could Worsen Atlantic Hurricane Season</h1> <p>Fri, 17 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000</p> <p>Earth is shifting into a La Niña period, changing climate patterns all around the globe</p> </article> </main></body></html>