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Wearable Stethoscope Patch Monitors Respiratory Issues Over Extended Periods

Healthcare, Medicine /

Traditional stethoscopes can detect respiratory conditions, but they only provide insights during short examinations by healthcare professionals. A new wearable device, however, can offer a more comprehensive understanding by monitoring a patient’s breathing continuously over several days. Introducing the Lung-Sound-Monitoring-Patch (LSMP) The research team, led by postdoctoral scientist Kyoung-Ryul Lee from the Korea Institute of […]

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Strange Bacteria That Can’t Live Alone Hint at Early Steps to Complex Life

Biology, Molecular Biology, Science /

While all bacteria exist as single cells at some point in their lives, there is one remarkable exception: the multicellular magnetotactic bacteria (MMB). A Window into Evolutionary History Found in sulfide-rich sediments of a tidal salt marsh in Massachusetts, these MMBs are attracting the attention of scientists as they may offer clues about the evolutionary

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Physicists Discover a New Way to Measure Time

Physics, Quantum Physics /

While in our everyday lives measuring time is simply a matter of counting the seconds between the past and the present, things work quite differently in the quantum world. At microscopic scales, events don’t follow a predictable order, and the “now” often blurs with the “before,” rendering conventional stopwatches useless in certain contexts. An Innovative

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North America Is Sinking Into the Earth’s Mantle

Planetary Science /

A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed a subtle yet significant phenomenon beneath the North American continent: its ancient bedrock is slowly sinking into the Earth’s mantle. This descent occurs in a drip-like fashion, forming a funnel-shaped structure concentrated in the Midwestern United States, which pulls the ancient rocks horizontally before they

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CT Scans and Cancer Risk: Key Facts You Should Know

Healthcare, Medicine /

A recent study has raised concerns about the excessive use of CT (computed tomography) scans, linking them to approximately 5% of all new cancer diagnoses annually. Since 2007, the use of CT scans in the United States has grown by 30%. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) employed statistical modeling to estimate

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NASA Invites: Enjoy the Lyrid Meteor Shower, Peaking April 21–22

Astronomy, Stellar Astronomy /

The constellation Lyra, visible in the northern sky, has long been associated with music, as it’s named after the lyre — a harp-like musical instrument. It is also from this constellation that the annual Lyrid meteor shower appears to radiate, with this year’s peak expected on the night of April 21 into the early morning

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A Spinning Universe Could Solve One of Physics’ Biggest Mysteries

Astronomy, Astrophysics, Planetary Science /

When we observe the cosmos, a striking pattern emerges: Earth spins, the Sun spins, and even our Milky Way galaxy is rotating. Now, a bold new model proposes that the entire Universe might also be rotating. If proven, this revelation could resolve one of modern cosmology’s most persistent puzzles. We’ve long known that the Universe

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Astronomers Finally Locate the Missing Half of the Universe’s Visible Matter

Astronomy, Planetary Science, Science /

A new sky survey has revealed the long-sought whereabouts of half of the Universe’s visible matter—solving a mystery that had puzzled scientists for decades. The Hidden Clouds Around Galaxies This elusive matter turns out to be vast, invisible clouds of ionized hydrogen surrounding galaxies. Although these clouds usually go undetected, an international team of astronomers

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Bee Robot Now Lands Better Thanks to Crane Fly-Inspired Legs

Robotics, Science /

Creating an advanced, insect-inspired micro air vehicle (MAV) is impressive, but it’s not very practical if it can’t land properly. That’s why researchers at Harvard University have upgraded their RoboBee with long, jointed legs modeled after those of the crane fly, improving its landing ability significantly. What Is RoboBee? For those unfamiliar, the RoboBee is

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Revolutionary Forensic Tech Makes Gunshot Residue Glow Green

Forensics, Science /

If you’ve ever watched an episode of CSI, you know how crucial it is to check suspects and crime scenes for gunshot residue (GSR). Now, a revolutionary technology promises to make that process faster and easier by causing the residue to glow bright green almost instantly. Traditional GSR Testing: Effective but Slow Currently, the most

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