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Kevin Gurney, a professor from NAU’s School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, found that a global database co-founded by Gore was underestimating greenhouse gas emissions at power plants by an average of 50%.

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Near-Earth asteroid data helps probe possible fifth force of the universe

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Scientists at BFU named after Kant Immanuel have synthesized copper- and silver-based microparticles, stabilized with apple pectin. Experiments have shown that such particles effectively bind organic sulfur-containing compounds. Since substances containing sulphur atoms are present in the composition of oil and lead to metal corrosion, the development will help prevent pipelines and other equipment in contact with oil from premature destruction. The results are published in Journal of Ecological Engineering.

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In a pioneering longitudinal study, researchers tracked one person’s brain and behavioural activity for five months using brain scans and data from wearable devices and smartphones. They found that the everyday effects of sleep, exercise, heart rate and mood — both good and bad — could linger in our brains for over two weeks.

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Natural climate patterns such as El Niño are causing tropical glaciers to lose their ice at an alarming rate, a new study has found.

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An international team of health researchers has found that after Canadian and Australian regulators increased their enforcement efforts on their country’s unproven stem cell industry selling purported stem cell and regenerative medicine treatments, the number of businesses selling these products on a direct-to-consumer basis declined.

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Yue Lu aims to develop ways to measure how environmental exposures affect health at population-level scale and with organ-level precision, all through advanced analysis of simple blood draws.

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New data from the CDC shows a record number of kindergartners received an exemption for required vaccinations during the 2023-2024 school year. ...

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A new academic center that will research policies to improve the affordability and outcomes of postsecondary education in the United States – especially for students of color and low-income students... ...

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FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell voiced concerns about the impact of rampant misinformation surrounding Hurricane Helene, stating that false claims are discouraging survivors from seeking help and... ...