NASA crewmembers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) could return to Earth as soon as Thursday, the US space agency said, after a medical emergency prompted the crew to return from their m...
NASA crewmembers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) could return to Earth as soon as Thursday, the US space agency said, after a medical emergency prompted the crew to return from their mission early.
Gale-force winds and storms barreled through northern Europe on Friday, claiming more lives, causing travel mayhem, shutting schools, and cutting power to hundreds of thousands in freezing temperat...
Gale-force winds and storms barreled through northern Europe on Friday, claiming more lives, causing travel mayhem, shutting schools, and cutting power to hundreds of thousands in freezing temperatures.
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Sometimes scientific breakthroughs begin in unlikely places. For a team of engineers and entomologists from Princeton University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, it started in a hot par...
Sometimes scientific breakthroughs begin in unlikely places. For a team of engineers and entomologists from Princeton University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, it started in a hot parking lot, running after grasshoppers. What they learned from those insects is now shaping a new generation of simple, energy-saving flying robots. The research focuses on the American […]
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A new study from researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests that lowering blood pressure more aggressively could save more lives and reduce heart-related problems, even though it might come with ...
A new study from researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests that lowering blood pressure more aggressively could save more lives and reduce heart-related problems, even though it might come with extra side effects and costs. The results were published in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a […]
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Most people think of brushing their teeth as a way to avoid cavities and keep their breath fresh. But new research suggests that oral hygiene may be far more important than we once thought. A recen...
Most people think of brushing their teeth as a way to avoid cavities and keep their breath fresh. But new research suggests that oral hygiene may be far more important than we once thought. A recent study from South Korea has found evidence that bacteria from the mouth can travel into the gut and may […]
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As drones survey forests, robots navigate warehouses and sensors monitor city streets, more of the world's decision-making is occurring autonomously on the edge—on the small devices that gather inf...
As drones survey forests, robots navigate warehouses and sensors monitor city streets, more of the world's decision-making is occurring autonomously on the edge—on the small devices that gather information at the ends of much larger networks.
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PETER SCHMEICHEL has warned Jason Wilcox that his "ego" should not determine who manages Manchester United. Ruben Amorim was axed by the Red Devils on Monday - the day after a stormy press conferen...
PETER SCHMEICHEL has warned Jason Wilcox that his "ego" should not determine who manages Manchester United. Ruben Amorim was axed by the Red Devils on Monday - the day after a stormy press conference in which he called out the club's hierarchy. Amorim repeatedly stated that he was the United "manager", not the "head coach"....
KAI ROONEY has been banned from wearing his own Puma boots for Manchester United's youth team. Wayne Rooney's eldest son, 16, has been progressing through the ranks at Carrington. There has been bu...
KAI ROONEY has been banned from wearing his own Puma boots for Manchester United's youth team. Wayne Rooney's eldest son, 16, has been progressing through the ranks at Carrington. There has been buzz around Kai for some time, with the youngster having signed a deal with Puma aged just 12. During his time in the...
A new study has found that men who carry a common genetic change are twice as likely to develop dementia in their lifetime compared to women who carry the same change. The research was published in...
A new study has found that men who carry a common genetic change are twice as likely to develop dementia in their lifetime compared to women who carry the same change. The research was published in the journal Neurology and used data from the ASPREE trial, which studied the health of older people in Australia […]
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Acute kidney injury, or AKI, is a dangerous condition that affects many people in hospitals, especially those in intensive care or recovering from serious medical events like heart surgery or infec...
Acute kidney injury, or AKI, is a dangerous condition that affects many people in hospitals, especially those in intensive care or recovering from serious medical events like heart surgery or infections. AKI can lead to long-term kidney damage and increase the risk of chronic kidney disease. Right now, there are no approved drugs to treat […]
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