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Memory problems? Here’s why poor sleep may be the cause — and how to fix it

Scientists had a rare opportunity to study living brain tissue — and cracked a giant mystery about sleep health

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Death seems “kind of arbitrary”: Scientists want to upload the brain so we can live forever

Is immortality possible by digitally scanning the brain? Dr. Zeleznikow-Johnston believes so but some are skeptical

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RFK Jr.’s lawyer petitions the FDA to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine

Aaron Siri, a conspiracy theorist like Kennedy, has also filed a petition to stop distribution of 13 other vaccines

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Americans spend more years sick than the rest of the world, study finds — and women have it worse

New research from the American Medical Association finds that Americans are an outlier when it comes to illness

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As Trump escalates war on facts, scientists warn “we are going to get screwed”

Trump has declared a war on government scientists as he denies climate change and pursues a pro-fossil fuel agenda

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European satellites launched to create an artificial eclipse

The European Space Agency billed the event as a tech demo

10.12.2024 2

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Why do so many people ignore major threats like climate change?

Earlier last month, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service announced that Earth’s average temperature in 2024 had been on average...

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North Carolina town sues Duke Energy over climate change

The residents of a small North Carolina town are suing Duke Energy, one of the largest utilities companies in the world, for its role in contributing...

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A fisherwoman took on Big Plastic and won. Here's her advice on defending the environment from Trump

Before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became a top science adviser to Donald Trump — a once-and-future president who openly denies environmental science —...

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Volcanoes on Venus reveal the planet probably never had an ocean, dashing hopes for ancient life

Venus, the second planet from our Sun, vividly demonstrates why the greenhouse effect makes life impossible. With an average surface temperature of...

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“Moral failure:” Plastic treaty talks collapse, posing a major setback in fight against pollution

Plastic pollution is choking the planet. From the bottom of the Mariana trench to the top of Mount Everest, there is little escaping the problem....

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“Fossil fascism”: How some on the right use climate change as an excuse to demonize migrants

Climate change denial is often seen as a mainstay of the political right, as leaders like President-elect Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson...

02.12.2024 6

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Uranus is weirder than we thought: Scientists report new mysteries of the tilted planet

A pale blue-green enigma, the planet Uranus has long fascinated astronomers precisely because of its extreme distance, some 1.6 billion miles (2.6...

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How climate change became a pretext for fascism

2024 was an ominous year for the future of Earth. Climate scientists anticipate that it will be the first year in which the average planetary...

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170 arrested as climate activists in Australia block one of the world’s largest coal ports

Australian police arrested 170 climate change activists in the state of New South Wales during a protest from Friday through Sunday. Representing the...

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Laser-based lidar tech is rewriting history — if climate change doesn't erase it first

Tashbulak and Tugunbulak may be largely forgotten today, but the pair of Uzbekistani cities thrived during the Medieval era. Nestled in the Tien Shan...

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Bacteria found on asteroid was actually Earthly contamination, scientists report

When scientists discovered water and a chemical compound common in RNA on a rock from the asteroid Ryugu, astronomy fans and laypeople alike held...

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More people are drinking toxic “forever chemicals” than ever, EPA report finds

On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency released newly-acquired data showing that over 143 million Americans are exposed to so-called...

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“Absolutely devastating”: Climate change is pushing coral reefs to extinction, experts warn

The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote places on Earth. Smack dab in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the collection of more than five dozen...

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“Once in a decade” bomb cyclone hits the Pacific Northwest, leaving at least one dead

A “once in a decade” bomb cyclone pummeled the Pacific Northwest on early Wednesday, with southern Canada and Washington, Oregon and California...

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Trump has murky plans for Social Security, raising fears of a public health crisis

Ned Barnett lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, meaning he resides in one of the seven swing states that Donald Trump swept in the 2024 presidential election....

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Two climate activists charged in Stonehenge powder paint protest

On Thursday, British authorities charged a pair of climate change activists for vandalizing Stonehenge, a prehistoric megalithic structure on a chalk...

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“Rats with wings” are actually feathered geniuses: A guide to the curious, clever gull

Gulls are everywhere, but most people see them as pests, taking for granted their remarkable variety and beauty. Many people think of gulls ("seagull"...

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Rare "outburst" meteor shower will be visible this weekend

When the Leonids fly across the sky, stargazers know that the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle is nearby. Every year, the iconic meteor shower offers a...

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Exxon CEO wants Trump to stay in Paris climate accord

ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods has a message for President-elect Donald Trump: Do not pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord. Speaking to...

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Scientists propose “DNA of the universe” is gap in Einstein’s hunt for unified physics theory

When molecular biologist Francis Crick tripped on the psychedelic drug LSD in 1953, his mind famously pulled together all of his previous research on...

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Trump appoints new EPA head Lee Zeldin, who has abysmal environmental record

President-elect Donald Trump tapped New York Republican Lee Zeldin Monday to be his new head of the Environmental Protection Agency, further...

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This fiery "Arcane" romance illuminates why so many people won't date or befriend Trump supporters

On Election Day, millions of Americans elected a Republican national ticket whose vice presidential candidate, JD Vance, regularly denounced women who...

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Spineless awareness: Comb jellies can fuse and reverse age, new research reveals

In 1641, French philosopher René Descartes, writing his famous “Meditations on First Philosophy,” observed that a mind is fundamentally different...

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Earth on track for hottest year in recorded history, passing critical 1.5º warming threshold

The Copernicus Climate Change Service, a European Union organization that monitors global heating, announced on Thursday that the year 2024 will be...

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Trump's win is a victory for the "petrostate" and a major loss for climate action, experts say

When the science journal Nature surveyed more than 2,000 scientists last month about the 2024 presidential election, 86 percent said they preferred...

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How the polls accurately forecast a Trump victory

Donald Trump’s shocking Election Day victory wasn’t the only comeback on Election Day. The polling industry, which suffered serious black eyes...

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“Human sacrifice”: Tucker Carlson says abortion is to blame for freak hurricanes

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson said on Monday that he believes climate change is caused by abortions, not burning fossil fuels. Speaking on a...

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Spain reeling from deadly floods that killed over 200 people

The co-founder of World Weather Attribution says “Europe still hasn’t accepted the realities of extreme weather”

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As the Southwest cooks from climate change, rising temperatures are a warning for everyone

For millions of Americans in the Southwest, the extreme heat from climate change is a literal life-and-death matter. Just ask Amy Dishion, whose...

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"Alarm bells ringing" as report finds greenhouse gas emissions growing faster than ever

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), released its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin earlier this week, reporting that humans are emitting carbon...

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Blood-sucking moths and flesh-eating birds: These are nature’s strangest vampires

In the 2008 film “Twilight,” a vampire describes the scent of blood as being “like a drug.” While in the world of fantasy, vampires may crave...

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The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports

For the world to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the 200 countries who signed the Paris climate agreement must hit a target of 43%...

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Volcanoes don't cause climate change — but it could be the other way around

A recent report from the Icelandic Meteorological Office suggests that magma is building up underground near a volcano known as Askja, a mountain...

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Russia helped spread right wing misinformation during recent US hurricanes

Russia has helped spread false and misleading information on the internet about Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, two climate change-fueled...

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82 Nobel Prize winners "strongly" endorse Harris

More than eighty Nobel Prize laureates published an open letter on Thursday declaring that the scientific policies of Vice President Kamala Harris are...

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"Universal suicide": An imprisoned climate activist on why the fight for the planet still matters

Many people don’t need something as dramatic as Hurricane Milton to tell them our climate is spiraling out of control. It’s evident everywhere,...

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Climate change despair has never been higher — but experts say hope is still possible

Julie France is a 34-year-old Millennial in Denver, a high-altitude Colorado city theoretically safer than other places from one of the most...

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Frog habitats are drying up due to climate change, study finds

A recent study in the journal Nature Climate Change found that severe increases in aridity caused by climate change is drying out frog habitats across...

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How both employers and workers can succeed with ADHD in the workplace

Fitting in at work and surviving the corporate rat race is difficult on its own, but having a spectrum disorder such as attention deficit...

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New York officials endorse prosecuting Big Oil for climate change

Prominent elected officials throughout New York State are endorsing a recent report that argues Big Oil should be held legally accountable for the...

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As the ice caps melt, Antarctica is greening, alarming climate experts

The first color that comes to mind when thinking about Antarctica is a stark white, which makes sense, given the southernmost continent is generally...

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Meteor shower to grace Earth this weekend. Here’s how to see it

The Orionids are back, promising views of a spectacular meteor shower this weekend. Stargazers can eagerly look skyward starting on Sunday and...

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Fungi deserve same protections as plants and animals, conservationists argue

Fungi have a nasty reputation among humans. They can cause dangerous diseases like Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida auris among our own kind,...

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Humans can smell much faster than we blink, study reveals

If you compare a human’s nose to a dog’s nose, the former usually comes up wanting. Canine noses are so sensitive, they can smell a human’s...

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