Vaccines have saved millions of lives. But keeping them cold has always been a challenge. In many parts of the world, transporting and storing vaccines means relying on a fragile and costly refrigeration system. Now, a British biotech company may have found a way around it. Human…
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RFK Jr.’s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
A research facility within the US National Institutes of Health that is tasked with studying Ebola and other deadly infectious diseases has been instructed by the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to stop research activities.
According to an email viewed by…
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Scientists warn an underwater volcano off Oregon coast is about to explode
The Axial Seamount – located hundreds of miles off the coast of Oregon and nearly 5,000…
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Geologists discover fossil remains of ‘sea monster’
The remains of a giant “sea monster” that once dominated the oceans was unearthed by geologists on a riverbank in the Mississippi River,…
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Plants Really Do ‘Scream’. We Just Never Heard Them Until Now. : ScienceAlert
It seems like Roald Dahl may have been onto something after all: if you hurt a plant, it screams.
Well, sort of. Not in the same way you or I might scream. Rather, they emit popping or clicking noises in ultrasonic frequencies outside the range of human hearing that increase when the plant…
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Archaeologists unearth lucky penis pendant near Hadrian’s Wall
Archeologists at a Roman fort near Hadrian’s Wall have uncovered a penis-shaped pendant thought to have been used as good luck charm.
Recent…
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Breakthrough urine test could soon be used to diagnose prostate cancer, scientists say
Scientists have discovered a set of markers in urine for prostate cancer, an advance that could lead to a simpler and better method to diagnose…
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The chance discovery of a mass grave opens up old wounds in Greece
An unexpected discovery during routine park renovations in Thessaloniki, Greece, has unearthed a cluster of ancient burials, shedding light on…
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Trump’s Policies Are Creating Uncertainty for Fossil Fuel Companies
“Lawyers are going to have a field day with this,” says Hathaway, who now works as a director at Lawyers for Good Government, a legal nonprofit dedicated to progressive advocacy.
It’s clear these new rules are exclusively a gift to extractive industries like drilling and mining. Solar and…
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Archaeologists unearth penis-shaped pendant near Hadrian’s Wall – with theory over its use
Archeologists at a Roman fort near Hadrian’s Wall have uncovered a penis-shaped pendant thought to have been used as good luck…
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