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WHO Updates on Ongoing Marburg Disease Outbreak
An outbreak of Marburg virus began last month in Equatorial Guinea, and more cases have been reported since the outbreak started, according to the most recent update from the World Health Organization (WHO). There have now been a total of nine cases confirmed by laboratory testing, and seven of these individuals have died. There have […]
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England Struggling To Kick Infectious Disease
Chest xray of the patient’s lungs with tuberculosis showing reticulonodular opacity involve both … [+] lungs from granulomatous TB infection. getty After a sustained decline in cases, England’s progress against tuberculosis — a potentially dangerous infectious disease — seems to have levelled off, statistics show. Experts warn “immediate action” needs to be taken for the […]
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Where were my body’s atoms a million years ago?
Four elements account for 96 per cent of your mass: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen. Oxygen makes up over 61 per cent of your mass, compared with hydrogen at just 10 per cent, but hydrogen is a much lighter element, so around 63 per cent of your atoms are hydrogen atoms, 24 per cent oxygen […]
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Extreme Horizons in Space Could Lure Quantum States Into Reality : ScienceAlert
Nearly a century has passed since scientists broke the Universe. Through a complex mix of experiment and theory, physicists discovered an engine built on the mathematics of probability ticks away below the façade of reality. Referred to in vague terms as the Copenhagen interpretation, this take on the theory underpinning quantum mechanics says everything can […]
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LVM3 M3/OneWeb India-2 Launch Successful
LVM3 M3/OneWeb India-2 Launch … Continue Reading News Source: spaceref.com
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Lunar Water Map Unveiled by Pioneering Study
By Anashe Bandari, SOFIA Science Center, NASA’s Ames Research Center March 26, 2023 A still image of the full disk of the Moon as it appeared on February 17, 2022. The region of the SOFIA observations is shown in shades of blue and brown. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio/Ernie Wright A […]
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Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers
Aaron Nichols holds rich soil on his farm on March 17, 2023, in the unincorporated community of Helvetia, Ore. Nichols believes that a bill in the Legislature that would allow the governor to unilaterally expand urban growth boundaries threatens farms. Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Selsky Aaron Nichols walked past rows of kale growing on his farm, […]
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5 will be lined up in night sky this week
A girl looks at the moon through a telescope in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday, May 15, 2022. The best day to spot five planets, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars, lined up in the night sky is Tuesday, March 28, 2023, right after sunset. The five-planet array will be visible from anywhere on Earth, as […]
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Gap grows between TikTok users, lawmakers on potential ban
Supporters of TikTok hold signs during a rally to defend the app, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. The House holds a hearing Thursday, with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about the platform’s consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on kids. Credit: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana On the one side […]
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Ingenious Photosynthesis “Hack” Paves Way for Renewable Energy Breakthroughs
In a groundbreaking development, researchers have successfully “hacked” the initial stages of photosynthesis – the natural process that fuels the majority of life on Earth. By uncovering new techniques to extract energy from this process, the findings could potentially pave the way for generating clean fuel and renewable energy solutions in the future. Credit: Robin […]
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