Free Webinar: White Supremacy, “Post-Truth,” and the Failure of Imagination

5 hours ago | Social Science Space

The first weeks of January 2021 brought several of the United States' deep, enduring, painful and unaddressed failures into stark relief. Millions watched the violent storming...
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We may have to rewrite our understanding of gravity

20 hours ago | New Scientist

There is a mismatch between two ways of measuring galactic mass. Dark matter is one way to solve it, but so is rewriting the laws of gravity, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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The hidden rules that determine which friendships matter to us

1 day ago | New Scientist

Evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar has found that our friendships are governed by secret rules, based on everything from your sex to your sleep schedule. Our unique social...
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Major solar storm inevitable as experts warn of economy-crippling space weather

1 day ago | Daily Express

A MAJOR solar storm is a matter of "when, not if", experts have warned. The world is woefully unprepared for severe space weather which could cripple the planet's technology...
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A warp drive that doesn't break the laws of physics is possible

2 days ago | New Scientist

Previous ideas for warp drives have required types of matter that do not seem to exist, but a new concept could allow them to be made without any imaginary substances
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Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter and hospitalization in COVID-19 patients

4 days ago | Harvard

Angelico Mendy, Xiao Wu, Jason L Keller, Cecily S Fassler, Senu Apewokin, Tesfaye B Mersha, Changchun Xie, and Susan M Pinney. 2021. “ Long-term exposure to fine particulate...
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Research Experience

8 days ago | Harvard

Postdoctoral fellowship, August 2019 - present, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, USA. Advisor: Prof. L. Mahadevan. Research areas: geometric and...
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Increased grey matter volume and associated resting-state functional connectivity in chronic spontaneous urticaria: A structural and functional MRI study

9 days ago | Harvard

Yuming Wang, Deqiang Gao, Bingnan Cui, Bin Yu, Jiliang Fang, Zhiyu Wang, Rui Tang, Zhijian Cao, Wenwen Song, Ping Song, and Shasha Li. 2021. “ Increased grey matter volume and...
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Mount Etna eruption: Sicilian volcano violently spews lava 1km into the sky

9 days ago | Daily Express

MOUNT ETNA has erupted for the fifth time in a matter of days with dramatic pictures of the erupting Sicilian volcano showing jets of molten rock spewing up to 1km into the sky.
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FDA issues alert on ‘limitations' of pulse oximeters, without explicit mention of racial bias

13 days ago | STAT

Two months after Democratic lawmakers expressed concern about potential racial disparities in pulse oximeter readings - calling the issue a matter of “life or death” - the Food...
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Opinion: Using the new Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to create equity...

The Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States is wonderful and welcome news. Its addition... Read more ...

STAT+: What to look for in Lilly's eagerly awaited Alzheimer's data

Earlier this year, amid the increasingly bruising debate over Biogen's controversial treatment for Alzheimer's disease, Eli Lilly issued a six-paragraph press release extolling... Read more ...

STAT+: ‘We're only going to cure diseases if we understand them': Whitehead...

Ruth Lehmann became director of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in July 2020. That juncture was deep enough into the pandemic for the research hub to be... Read more ...

Unexpected beauty of cancer research revealed in competition shortlist

These strikingly beautiful images are shortlisted in the UK Institute of Cancer Research's Science and Medical Imaging Competition and show a wealth of techniques at work Read more ...

New Zealand earthquakes: Tremors could trigger volcano eruptions, expert warns

EARTHQUAKES hitting New Zealand could trigger a volcanic eruption across the highly seismic region, an expert has warned in the wake of yesterdays powerful tremors. Read more ...

PixelJunk Raiders review - space adventure carries too much baggage

PC; Q-Games Its mix of planetary scavenging, alien-hunting and funky artwork ought to be a smash, but sluggish mechanics and onerous mission demands diminish the fun A space... Read more ...

From Satanic panics to QAnon: A guide to fake news and conspiracies

In You Are Here, Whitney Phillips and Ryan Milner make a powerful case that we should treat fake news and conspiracy theories like pollution Read more ...

Spacewatch: Venus terrain revealed by Nasa solar probe

Image unexpectedly shows light and dark features, including Aphrodite Terra, a highland area near planet's equator A newly released image from Nasa's Parker Solar Probe... Read more ...

Ardern announces Auckland's Covid lockdown will lift on Sunday

Prime minister thanks New Zealand for complying with seven-day restrictions on fifth day of no new community cases Auckland's seven-day lockdown is due to lift on Sunday... Read more ...

Free Webinar: White Supremacy, “Post-Truth,” and the Failure of Imagination

The first weeks of January 2021 brought several of the United States' deep, enduring, painful and unaddressed failures into stark relief. Millions watched the violent storming... Read more ...

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