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Last Word On Nothing - 20 hours 35 min agoDebunking Hollywood is LWON's very occasional series that takes a hard science look at common TV and movie tropes. This instalment originally appeared in August 2017. Nothing says interstellar travel like a hibernation pod. The heroes of the 2016 holiday blockbuster Passengers, played by Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt, embark on a century-long journey to an planet […] The post Debunking Hollywood: Human Hibernation appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .
Australian Geographic - 1 day 5 min agoResearchers from The University of Sydney have released 104 bush rats into two bushland areas in northern Sydney, as part of an ambitious urban rewilding project. The post Native rats returned to bushland in Sydney rewilding project appeared first on Australian Geographic .
Researchers combined synthetic DNA with a semiconductor to create an ultra-low-power memory device capable of storing and processing information in the same place. The bio-hybrid technology could eventually help make AI systems and next-generation computers far more energy efficient.
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Nature - 1 day 4 hours agoAs climate change ramps up, scientists must urgently understand how night-time heat makes it harder for our bodies to rest and recover.
Nature - 1 day 4 hours agoLetting powerful academics off the hook and punishing the people they bullied sends the message that abuse is acceptable in academia.
Nature - 1 day 4 hours agoEarth's four-billion-year-long conversation with its resident life forms has shaped our world, and holds lessons for our future.
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Tommy John, who ruptured a ligament in his left elbow in 1974, agreed to a radical surgery that revived his career and changed baseball. He pitched for 26 years.
Mother Jones - 1 day 16 hours agoThis story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. From disappearing manatees to bleached coral reefs, gender-changing turtles and oyster beds destroyed by hurricanes, no other state's marine life faces the magnitude of climate-related challenges that Florida's does. Now, wildlife authorities are attempting to bring some cohesion to tackling the diverse slate of issues by […]...
Regulations reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions, but wildfire smoke is erasing gains.
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Mother Jones - 1 day 18 hours agoThe northern spotted owl is in trouble per usual. This vanishingly rare subspecies of spotted owl earned its iconic status in the late '80s and early '90s, during the height of the Timber Wars in the Pacific Northwest. For forest defenders, the spotted owl is a sacred totem. For loggers, it's been a pest. In 1990, […]...
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