Antarctic winter sea ice hits record low, sparking climate worries
Sept 25 (Reuters) - Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said on Monday,…
Sept 25 (Reuters) - Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said on Monday,…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a new study in mice, a team of researchers from UCLA, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and Harvard University have uncovered a crucial component…
UCLA research identifies a 50-fold increase in US overdose deaths involving fentanyl and stimulants since 2010, marking a concerning ‘fourth wave’ in the opioid crisis. The rise in polysubstance use…
A recent study indicates that AI chatbots may excel over the average human in creative thinking tasks, such as suggesting alternative uses for everyday objects. Nevertheless, top-performing humans still surpassed…
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope say they have stumbled onto possible signs of life coming from a massive Earth-like exoplanet, NASA confirmed in a release...
Infectious Disease > COVID-19 Vaccine — Committee members raised concerns that a more graded recommendation would contribute to inequity by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today…
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute have successfully created an "embryo model" that closely resembles a 14-day-old human embryo, all without the use of sperm, eggs, or a womb. This research…
An oil pump of IPC Petroleum France is seen during sunset outside Soudron, near Reims, France, February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Acquire Licensing RightsExxon projects oil, gas to be 54%…
LONDON/CHICAGO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - A highly mutated COVID variant called BA.2.86 has now been detected in Switzerland and South Africa in addition to Israel, Denmark, the U.S. and the…
July was the hottest month on record in 143 years, as Americans felt "the effects of the climate crisis," scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York…
Nursing > Nursing — Includes support for trainees, faculty positions, and NPs launching practices by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today August 11, 2023 The Biden Administration announced new funding…
A new coronavirus variant, EG.5, now accounts for the largest proportion of Covid infections in the U.S., according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Over a two-week…
July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded, with a global average temperature of 16.95 degrees Celsius. This surpasses the previous record set in 2019. Unfortunately, the high temperatures have…
Endocrinology > Transgender Medicine — Republicans say it causes long-term medical complications, Democrats say it's safe and effective by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today July 28, 2023 Lawmakers clashed…
It is predicted that July 2023 will become the hottest month ever recorded, with a global mean temperature exceeding the pre-industrial average by approximately 1.5 degrees Celsius. This surpasses the…
An artist’s impression of the GPCR activation from inside the cell and the resulting targeted response. Credit: Kobayashi and Kawakami et al., 2023Scientists have discovered a new way to activate…
In this image provide by NOAA, a fish swims near coral showing signs of bleaching at Cheeca Rocks off the coast of Islamorada, Fla., on July 23. Andrew Ibarra/AP hide…
For the first time, scientists have observed metal spontaneously healing its microscopic cracks, a phenomenon that contradicts conventional material theories and opens a new frontier in engineering and materials science.…
Eli Lilly's experimental drug donanemab slowed the progression of Alzheimer's by 60% for patients in the earliest stages of the brain-wasting disease, according to trial data presented at a medical meeting…
Topline NASA sealed four people into an isolated habitat at Johnson Space Center on Sunday, where they will spend the next year living like Mars astronauts—the first of three missions…