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H5N1 Bird Flu Jumps to US Cattle
The scientific community and the agricultural industry are currently managing a significant shift in the behavior of the H5N1 avian influenza virus. For the first time, this highly pathogenic virus…
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Europa Clipper Mission Preparations: NASA's Quest for Habitability
NASA has officially launched its massive investigation into one of the solar system's most promising candidates for extraterrestrial life: Jupiter's moon, Europa. While the mission does not involve a…
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Solid-State Batteries for EV Range
The electric vehicle industry is on the verge of its most significant shift since the introduction of the modern lithium-ion battery. Drivers often cite range anxiety and slow charging speeds as the…
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Solar Maximum 2024: What to Expect
The sun is currently waking up from a quiet period and entering a phase of high volatility known as the solar maximum. If you noticed the stunning auroras visible as far south as Florida and Texas in…
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First CRISPR Therapy Gets FDA Nod
The medical world witnessed a massive shift on December 8, 2023. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Casgevy, the first-ever treatment utilizing CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology.…
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AI Predicting New Antibiotic Classes
The global medical community is facing a silent crisis: antimicrobial resistance. Bacteria are evolving faster than we can invent medicines to kill them. However, a major breakthrough has arrived…
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Muon g-2 Challenges Standard Model
The laws of physics rely on a framework called the Standard Model, a set of equations that has successfully predicted the behavior of subatomic particles for decades. However, recent findings from…
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Neuralink’s First Human Patient Update
The boundary between human biology and digital technology has shifted significantly. Neuralink, the brain-computer interface (BCI) company founded by Elon Musk, has shared detailed updates regarding…
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JWST Discovers Oldest Black Hole
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has peered deeper into the history of the universe than ever before and found something that should not exist according to current scientific models. Astronomers…
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Lab-Grown Meat Hits Grocery Shelves
For decades, meat grown in a laboratory without animal slaughter was the stuff of science fiction. That changed permanently in June 2023 when United States regulators gave the final green light for…
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Euclid Telescope Maps Dark Matter
The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially begun one of the most ambitious astronomical surveys in history with the Euclid space telescope. While telescopes like Hubble and James Webb focus on…
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Microplastics Found in Human Arteries: A Major Risk Factor for Heart Attack and Stroke
For years, environmental scientists have tracked the accumulation of plastic pollution in our oceans, soil, and food supply. However, a groundbreaking study has moved the conversation from the…
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Voyager 1 Sends Readable Data Again
For the first time in five months, NASA is once again receiving usable engineering updates from the most distant human-made object in existence. After a critical computer failure in November 2023…