Category: 9. Sci/Tech
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Teen vapers and smokers have a higher rates of depression and anxiety, study finds
Teenagers who use vapes or smoke cigarettes are more likely to report feelings of depression…
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Why do we put seatbacks up for landing? An aviation expert explains.
If you’re a frequent-flier, you know the drill: you’re desperately trying to…
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Fully Paralyzed Man with ALS Speaks to Family with First-of-Its-Kind Technology
For many people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), saying ‘I love you’ to a partner or child is impossible. ALS is a progressive neurological disease that leads to complete paralysis. Early symptoms involve weakness in the arms…
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Florida Is Now a Haven for Unproven Stem-Cell Treatments
Florida is the latest state to sidestep the authority of the Food and Drug Administration by allowing patients to access certain stem-cell treatments that have not been rigorously evaluated and approved.
Under a new law that went into effect July…
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Google’s new AI deciphers missing Latin words in ancient Roman inscriptions
Google’s DeepMind has unveiled a new artificial intelligence tool capable of deciphering…
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Tinshemet Cave: Secrets of ancient burial practices revealed by discovery of 100,000-year-old bones in Israel
Archaeologists think they have found one of the world’s oldest burial sites in a cave in…
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Groundbreaking fossil footprints reveal dinosaurs of different species herded together
Fossil footprints discovered in Canada show that different dinosaur species sometimes herded…
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The surprising truth behind the 10,000-step myth – and what you should aim for instead
Walking 7,000 steps a day could dramatically improve your health.
According to a new study review, people who took at least 7,000 steps a day almost halved their risk of all-cause mortality (their chance of dying of any cause within a certain…
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This Reptile Sported Strange, Feather-Shaped Structures Around 247 Million Years Ago
Feathers are for the dinosaurs, and for their modern descendants, the birds. But feathers aren’t the only adornments that ancient animals developed. In fact, a new study suggests that a small reptile from the Middle Triassic sported something…
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