Scientists develop a breakthrough treatment for hearing loss — in mice
Gene therapy delivered by a benign virus enabled deaf lab mice to hear for the first time, researchers said Monday, offering hope for people with genetic hearing impairments.The breakthrough could pave...
View ArticleWearable, implantable ‘soft robots’ could someday make our bodies stronger
Heart failure — when the heart is too weak to pump enough blood through the body — affects nearly 6 million American adults. But recent innovations in muscle-like “soft robots” may someday provide a...
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A glimpse inside a defunct East German nuclear plant — and what it says about...
An hour north of Berlin, in the middle of a German nature reserve, a narrow smokestack rises into the air from a defunct nuclear power plant.The Rheinsberg Nuclear Power Plant, which came online in...
View Article#17. @realDonaldTrump Won't limiting or dismantling the EPA make another...
Mr. President, Won't limiting or dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency make another environmental crisis, like we saw in Flint, Michigan, more likey?President Donald Trump's EPA nominee,...
View ArticleCan science fiction help prevent a nuclear war?
Long before David Brin became a scientist and author, he practiced duck-and-cover drills in his elementary school classroom. And because the threat of nuclear war hung over his childhood, it has become...
View ArticleHans Rosling, who turned statistics into performance art, dies at 68
Data guru Hans Rosling made it his mission to promote what he called a "fact-based worldview."The Swedish public health expert and statistician died on Tuesday at the age of 68 from pancreatic...
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Dads give birth and other interesting facts about seahorse pregnancies
The casual observer — or beachgoer — probably doesn't give too much thought to the reproductive lives of seahorses.After all, it’s a classic storyline, right? Boy seahorse meets girl seahorse, seahorse...
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Rio’s water cleanup barely works and it’s crimping impoverished fishermen
Black, fetid water laps against the edge of Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay. Greasy sand is so blanketed in trash and filth that it’s hard to tell where the beach ends and the water begins.And it’s even...
View ArticleThe future of global women's rights under Trump? 'It could be devastating.'
The request from Donald Trump's transition team set off alarm bells within the small world of groups that promote global women's rights. Trump’s team wanted details about the US State Department’s...
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How drones and robotics may shape the future of conflict under President Trump
Drone strikes against terrorism suspects have become such a hallmark of US policy, it's easy to forget the technology is only a couple of decades old.A missile drops on the tightly-guarded residence of...
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Chile's forest fires have been raging for weeks. What caused them?
It started with a burst of flames in the steep Chilean hillsides of Valparaíso, two days after crowds celebrated New Year’s. Then flames started popping up farther south. Since then, almost 100 fires...
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One US tech company is using its brand to speak out against Trump's ban — in...
A consortium of tech companies have filed a brief in support of the ACLU lawsuit against President Donald Trump's immigrant and refugee ban.All the big companies have joined — Google, Facebook, Apple...
View ArticleCan we develop immunity against fake news?
In the run-up to last fall’s US presidential election, fake news swept social media sites like a virus, unleashing alternative facts that many people thought were real. One reason we may have been so...
View ArticleApple boss urges tech companies to do more in the face of fake news
Technology firms must up their game in tackling "fake news", Apple chief executive Tim Cook said Saturday, calling for a major public information campaign."All of us technology companies need to create...
View ArticleHow we can use 'digital fingerprints' to keep terrorist messaging from...
For years, fighting the spread of child pornography online was like playing a dark game of whack-a-mole: Scrub an image of abuse from one location, and it would just rear its head again later, in...
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A guide to the 'horrific' consequences of a US-China naval war
Let's start with the good news. Both the United States and China are probably too sane to risk enflaming the world in a devastating war.So let’s hope their sanity holds. Because there are reasons to...
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These geeky valentines will warm your heart
Our friends over at Science Friday couldn't resist creating these fun, geeky Valentines. Here’s how they work:Print out this handy sheet;Cut out the valentines;Sign them and hand them out;Let us know...
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There's 'alien soil' growing deep underground
Almost one-third of a mile underground, in the dark, damp vaults of the vast Frasassi cave system in central Italy, curious patterns appear on the walls. Stretching for miles, the designs are slimy to...
View ArticleUpdating the $50 billion plan to defend and restore the Gulf Coast
The disaster of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 made clear how vulnerable New Orleans and the low-lying communities along the Gulf Coast are to fierce storms and surging seas. So, a master plan was devised...
View ArticleTrash and toxins found in the most remote corner of the ocean
The frigid deep sea is considered Earth’s final frontier. We know little about life in the deepest parts of the ocean, but new evidence shows we’re already having an impact on it.Recent tests on...
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