Supermountains Three Times Length of Himalayas May Have Driven Evolutionary Outbursts
Rocks formed near the base of the highest mountains are unlike those generated under any other environment. Giant mountain ranges high enough to produce these…
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In 2019, Air Pollution Killed 1.1 Million People in Africa
Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019, with household air pollution — driven largely by indoor cookstoves — accounting for…
The Second Moon Olympics Nearly Ended In Disaster
In the last minutes of their voyage to the Moon fifty years ago, two astronauts utilized the “Lunar Olympics” to make the normal Olympics look…
More Artists Ditch Spotify As COVID-19 Misinformation Row Continues
As the impact from the Joe Rogan vs. Neil Young COVID-19 disinformation scandal continues, Spotify’s growing pains continue to sting. When iconic singer Neil Young…
Single Hacker Takes down North Korean Internet While in Pajama Pants and Eating Corn Snacks
According to a recent wired report, a single hacker took down the majority of North Korea’s Internet. Following a lesser strike on January 14, North…
Spotify Removes 113 Episodes of the Joe Rogan Experience
Following the issue around COVID-19 disinformation, Spotify has pulled 113 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast and revived clips of the podcaster using the…
Fossil Social Networking Reveals Community Impacts of Mass Extinction
Researchers discovered ancient living communities in the fossil record and monitored how their numbers fluctuated through each of the planet’s catastrophic extinctions using an algorithm…
Among Diverse Populations with Inherited Retinal Disease, a Genomic Study Reveals
An international team of researchers led by scientists from the University of California San Diego and the Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health…
People of Color are Disproportionately Exposed to Air Pollution
People of color, the elderly, children with uncontrolled asthma, and the poor are the groups most affected by air pollution. Vulnerable people may suffer more…
Machine Learning has the Potential to be both Fair and Accurate
Machine learning is currently ubiquitous and appears to be capable of resolving the majority of problems. However, running a neural network without a proper data…
People with Rare Genetic Disorders may Improve Vision from Retinoid Therapy
Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), the National Institutes of Health’s National Eye Institute (NEI), and the National Institute on Deafness…
The Location and Severity of Global Biodiversity Threats
New research published in Nature Ecology and Evolution uses a unique modeling approach to show the location and intensity of important threats to biodiversity on…
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