Tiny plastic particles found in the fatty plaque deposits of the neck’s main artery could be a potential risk factor for stroke, scientists…
Category: 7. SciTech
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Scientists Have Just Discovered a New Type of Electricity-Conducting Bacteria
A new species of bacteria that functions like electrical wiring has recently been discovered on a brackish beach in Oregon. The species was named Candidatus Electrothrix yaqonensis in honor of the Yaquina tribe of Native Americans that once lived in and around Yaquina Bay, where the bacteria…
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The Dream of the Metaverse Is Dying. Manufacturing Is Keeping It Alive
It used to be that when BMW would refit a factory to build a new car, the only way the automaker could check if the chassis would fit through the production line was to fly a team out and physically push the body through the process, making note of any snags.
Now, process engineers can simply run…
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Aspergillus: Killer fungus could spread through parts of Europe due to climate change
A killer fungus is set to spread through new parts of Europe due to rising temperatures, according to new climate change research.
Aspergillus,…
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The 5 best ways to prevent tension headaches
You might have heard people talk about the ‘headache bone’, that spot at the base of your skull where headaches seem to brew. But it’s not actually a bone causing the problem.
Although that area involves the occipital bone, it also involves a group of small muscles called the suboccipital…
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The 5 best ways to prevent tension headaches
You might have heard people talk about the ‘headache bone’, that spot at the base of your skull where headaches seem to brew. But it’s not actually a bone causing the problem.
Although that area involves the occipital bone, it also involves a group of small muscles called the suboccipital…
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Metal objects unearthed near volcano reveal secrets of 3,400-year-old European people
A hoard of metal objects unearthed near a volcanic hilltop in Hungary has helped unravel the mysteries of an ancient European population that…
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Aspergillus: Killer fungus could spread through parts of Europe due to climate change
A killer fungus is set to spread through new parts of Europe due to rising temperatures, according to new climate change research.
Aspergillus,…
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Dogs can ‘talk’ to their owners, according to a new global study
What if your dog could tell you exactly what they’re thinking? Thanks to a growing global research project, scientists are finding that dogs might be closer to talking to their owners than anyone expected. Through the use of sound buttons, dogs are learning how to communicate…
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Meet the civet, the animal that poops the world’s most expensive coffee
The world might have paid little attention to the Asian palm civet, were it not for the Dutch settlers who planted coffee trees on the islands of Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi, some 300 years ago.
Before then, this long-bodied, short-legged, tree-climbing mammal dined on the islands’ fruits,…
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