Category: 7. SciTech
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Dolphins are inhaling microplastics just like humans, study finds
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email Scientists have found microplastics in the air exhaled by wild dolphins, suggesting that these tiny particles are not just swallowed but also breathed in by… Continue Reading
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Microplastics found in dolphin breath – study
The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Microplastics have been found in dolphin breath, suggesting the animals… Continue Reading
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October supermoon tonight: How to see 2024’s best lunar event
Moon gazers are in for a spectacle this evening. If you’ve ever thought about going out to look at the Moon, tonight is the time. Quite simply, it will be at its absolute best, appearing up to 15 per cent brighter and 30 per cent bigger than other full Moons this year. At this time…
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After Hurricane Milton, Get Ready for Mold
After Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in western Florida last week, some residents who evacuated the area are now returning to discover water damage in their homes. And they may soon find something else: mold. Mold can begin to grow as soon as 24 to 48 hours after moisture… Continue Reading
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Astronomers solve decades-long mystery of famous brown dwarf
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Astronomers announced Wednesday that a decades-long mystery surrounding the first known brown dwarf — a “failed star” called Gliese… Continue Reading
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Human skin map invention could end scars forever
The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Scientists have created a human skin map which provides a “recipe” to… Continue Reading
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Hormonal coil may be linked to increased risk of breast cancer
The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter Women who use a contraceptive coil have been warned they may have a… Continue Reading
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NASA Will Do Space in Style With the Prada Axiom Spacesuit
This story originally appeared on WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian. “We are witnessing the beginning of a new era, as the internet was in the 1980s. Today access to space is still something for the few, but just as in computing, in a few years prices will come down. Everyone… Continue Reading
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The making of the gut — Harvard Gazette
Genes are the control panel for an embryo morphing from a ball of cells into organs, muscles, and limbs, but there’s more involved than just genetics. There’s also physics — the shaping of tissues by flows and forces from cellular activity and growth. Two recent studies in
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Giant elephant skull found in the Himalayas leaves scientists perplexed
The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week – from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter A giant fossil skull found in India’s Kashmir valley decades ago belongs… Continue Reading