Category: 7. SciTech
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Massive buildings are actually slowing down Earth’s rotation
So called human-built megastructures may actually be slowing down the Earth’s rotation. This isn’t exactly new information, but it has recently been making the rounds again, especially on social media. But just how likely are these massive buildings to actually slow Earth… Continue Reading
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Critically endangered twin monkeys are born at the Chattanooga Zoo
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 pair of critically endangered pied tamarin monkeys were recently born at… Continue Reading
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Robots could help scientists understand how fish started to walk on land
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 Robots could help shed light on how the ancestors of modern land animals… Continue Reading
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Study uncovers why the brain can quickly process short messages on screens
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 Scrolling through our phones we are faced with short sharp bursts of text,… Continue Reading
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The Maker of Ozempic Is Trying to Block Compounded Versions of Its Blockbuster Drug
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk is taking action to curb the massively popular compounded semaglutide industry, which provides copies of its blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to patients—often for much lower prices. The Danish pharmaceutical company is lobbying the US Food and Drug… Continue Reading
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Amateur mathematician discovers largest known prime number with 41 million digits
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Archaeologists uncover 2,000 year old temple built by Nabataean people which starred in Indiana Jones
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 Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a 2,000-year-old temple believed… Continue Reading
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‘Significant’ permanent side-effect of smoking discovered by archaeologists
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‘World-first trial could revolutionise brain cancer treatment’ – researchers
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 world-first study could help revolutionise the treatment of brain cancer,… Continue Reading
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Wheel may have been invented by copper miners in eastern Europe 6,000 years ago
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 Copper miners working near the Carpathian mountains in eastern Europe may… Continue Reading