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• Buffalo Bills Week 11 rooting interests: It’s a big week for the top 5 AFC teams - Buffalo Rumblings

  15-11-2024 23:40 via news.google.com
  Buffalo Bills Week 11 rooting interests: It’s a big week for the top 5 AFC teams  Buffalo RumblingsChiefs-Bills prediction: Two factors I can’t ignore when making KC-Buffalo pick  Kansas City StarMike Pennel knows the importance of Sunday’s game  Arrowhead PrideBiggest game of NFL season? Bills know revenge vs. Chiefs can't come until NFL playoffs  USA TODAYRob Gronkowski explains what Bills must do to take down undefeated Chiefs in rival
  
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• New Research Challenges Long-Held Theories on How Migratory Birds Navigate

  15-11-2024 23:34 via scitechdaily.com
  Migratory birds can navigate using just magnetic inclination and declination. This discovery challenges assumptions about the need for all magnetic field components and highlights the flexibility of avian navigation systems. Migratory birds are renowned for their remarkable ability to travel thousands of kilometers to reach their breeding or wintering sites. A study conducted by Bangor [...]
  
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• Twitch changes its hateful content policy to include ‘Zionist’ as potential slur following criticism

  15-11-2024 23:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Twitch has revised its “Hateful Content Policy” to include “Zionist” as a potential slur following mounting criticism over Israel-Gaza war content on the platform.
  
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• CDC confirms Oregon's first human case of bird flu - Reuters

  15-11-2024 22:38 via news.google.com
  CDC confirms Oregon's first human case of bird flu  ReutersOregon’s first human case of avian influenza reported by health officials  KOIN.comOregon reports first H5 case in farm worker, California reports 5 more  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  
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• Scientific American Editor Resigns After Calling Some Trump Supporters ‘Fascists’

  15-11-2024 22:37 via nytimes.com
  
  Laura Helmuth, the editor in chief of Scientific American, apologized and attributed her comments, which she shared on social media, to “shock and confusion about the election results.”
  
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• Not As Harmless as Scientists Thought: Plastics Are Threatening Earth’s Stability

  15-11-2024 22:23 via scitechdaily.com
  Plastic pollution impacts all planetary boundaries, affecting the environment and health on a global scale. Researchers call for addressing the full life cycle of plastics, urging policymakers to shift from waste-focused approaches to comprehensive sustainability solutions. Plastics are proving to be less safe and inert than once believed. A recent research article by an international [...]
  
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• Editor-in-chief of Scientific American steps down after anti-Trump comments

  15-11-2024 22:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  Scientific American editor-in-chief Laura Helmuth is stepping down after she shared several profanity-filled postings about Donald Trump's election win on social media.
  
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• Beer vs. Wine: According to Scientists, One Drink Is Sabotaging Your Nutrition

  15-11-2024 21:12 via scitechdaily.com
  As the prevalence of obesity, alcohol use, and liver disease increases, physicians should take note of patients’ lifestyle habits. According to new research presented at The Liver Meeting, held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, beer drinkers tend to have lower-quality diets, engage in less physical activity, and are more likely [...]
  
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• Insane Ryzen 7 9800X3D demand outpaces supply as companies allegedly panic buy stock to offset Trump's tariffs - Notebookcheck.net

  15-11-2024 21:11 via news.google.com
  Insane Ryzen 7 9800X3D demand outpaces supply as companies allegedly panic buy stock to offset Trump's tariffs  Notebookcheck.netEveryone hates this AMD CPU, but I still use it in my PC  Yahoo! VoicesAMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D Is Now Cheaper Than The 7800X3D On Amazon, Available For Just $439.99; Pair The New CPU With An X870 Motherboard For An Excellent Bundle Offer [Update: Now $479]  WccftechUserBenchmark suggests you buy the i5-13600K over the Ryzen 7 9800X3D &
  
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• Missed the Comet C/2023 A3? Don't Worry, Here are Other Comets to Look For

  15-11-2024 21:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  2025 isn’t expected to be a great year for comets, but with luck, you might get a few good sightings.
  
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• Best Apple Deals of the Week: Early Black Friday Prices Arrive for Apple Watch Series 10, MacBook Air, and More - MacRumors

  15-11-2024 20:05 via news.google.com
  Best Apple Deals of the Week: Early Black Friday Prices Arrive for Apple Watch Series 10, MacBook Air, and More  MacRumorsEverything to know about Black Friday 2024: Where and when to shop sales  USA TODAYAmazon Discounts Oura Ring And Apple Watch In New Black Friday Sale  ForbesThis Apple Black Friday deal drops the Apple Watch Series 10 to a new low price on Amazon  Yahoo! VoicesHere’s how much thinner Apple Watch Series 10 is compared to Series 9
  
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• Tasmania’s First Humans Used Fire To Transform the Landscape 41,000 Years Ago

  15-11-2024 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Over 41,000 years ago, Tasmania’s first human inhabitants, the Aboriginal Tasmanians, utilized fire to manage and modify their environment, as evidenced by charcoal and pollen analysis in ancient mud. This early use of fire predates previous estimates by 2,000 years, showcasing a long-standing human impact on the Tasmanian landscape, which has implications for current land [...]
  
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• 1,800 Years Old: Archaeologists Excavate Earliest Ancient Maya Salt Works

  15-11-2024 19:18 via scitechdaily.com
  Supported by funding from the National Science Foundation, archaeologists from LSU and the University of Texas at Tyler have unearthed the oldest known ancient Maya salt works in southern Belize. The team was led by LSU Alumni Professor Heather McKillop, who first uncovered wooden structures preserved beneath the seafloor at the site in 2004. Her [...]
  
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• Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul at weigh-in ahead of highly anticipated fight

  15-11-2024 19:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  In their final faceoff prior to the bout, Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul before security jumped in to separate the opponents.
  
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• Scientists Create Photonic Time Crystals That Amplify Light Exponentially

  15-11-2024 18:09 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists created photonic time crystals, unique materials that amplify light and could enhance lasers, sensors, and communication technologies. These crystals exhibit time-based oscillations, allowing for the exponential amplification of light, with potential applications ranging from advanced sensing to communication. Photonic Time Crystals Scientists have successfully designed realistic photonic time crystals—exotic materials capable of exponentially amplifying [...]
  
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• Why Does Everything Look Flat Even Though the Earth Is Round?

  15-11-2024 18:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Images from the International Space Station clearly shows Earth’s curvature.
  
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• Stress Scrambles Memories: New Insights From Neuroscience

  15-11-2024 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Acute stress has been shown to prevent mice from forming specific memories, instead leading to more generalized memories encoded by a larger number of neurons. This phenomenon, driven by elevated corticosterone levels, was reversed through pharmacological intervention, offering hope for therapeutic applications in human disorders like PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder. Stress and Memory Generalization [...]
  
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• Surge in worldwide measles cases driven by lack of vaccine coverage, WHO says - The Washington Post

  15-11-2024 16:55 via news.google.com
  Surge in worldwide measles cases driven by lack of vaccine coverage, WHO says  The Washington PostMeasles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023  World Health OrganizationProgress Toward Measles Elimination — Worldwide, 2000–2023 | MMWR  CDCWith measles cases surging globally, health officials tell us what LA County is doing right - including the importance of vaccine  ABC7 Los Angeles
  
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• Why Does the Corpse Flower Smell Like Rotting Flesh? Dartmouth Scientists Solve Mystery

  15-11-2024 16:07 via scitechdaily.com
  Dartmouth scientists sniff out the genes — and identify a new chemical compound — that drive titus arum’s pungent odor. The unusual odor of the titan arum, commonly called the corpse flower because its scent is reminiscent of rotting flesh, draws crowds of curious visitors to greenhouses around the world during its rare blooms. What [...]
  
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• College Football Watchability: Georgia, Tennessee Fight for Playoff Lives in Week 12 - Sports Illustrated

  15-11-2024 16:03 via news.google.com
  College Football Watchability: Georgia, Tennessee Fight for Playoff Lives in Week 12  Sports IllustratedHuge stakes with Dawgs-Vols! Top 4 teams hit the road! Connelly breaks it down  ESPNTop Picks from the CFB Betting Splits for Saturday November 16th  VSiNWhat to watch: Week 12 college football viewing guide  Yahoo SportsWeek 12 college football AI predictions: SportsLine AI PickBot reveals game picks for every matchup  SportsLine
  
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• Strength Training Early in Life Can Set Up Kids for a Lifetime of Health

  15-11-2024 16:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  An age-appropriate strength training program can have significant benefits for children and adolescents.
  
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• How Many Hours of Sitting Is Too Much for Your Heart?

  15-11-2024 15:00 via scitechdaily.com
  A recent study highlights that more than 10.5 hours of daily sedentary behavior is linked to increased risks of heart failure and cardiovascular death, regardless of exercise habits. Over 89,000 participants were analyzed to establish that even active individuals are at risk if they sit or recline too much, suggesting a crucial threshold for sedentary [...]
  
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• 40 Years Ago, Scientists Dropped Gophers Onto a Volcano. Today, They're Tiny Heroes. - Popular Mechanics

  15-11-2024 15:00 via news.google.com
  40 Years Ago, Scientists Dropped Gophers Onto a Volcano. Today, They're Tiny Heroes.  Popular MechanicsHow a single gopher restored a landscape devastated by a volcano  New ScientistWhen Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, a team of gophers were helicoptered in to bring it back to life  BBC Discover WildlifeResearchers find gophers responsible for recovery of Mount St. Helens ecosystem  Fox Weather
  
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• Mystery of the “Red Monsters”: Webb Finds Massive Early Galaxies That Shouldn’t Exist

  15-11-2024 14:16 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered three massive galaxies from the early universe, revealing them to be as massive as the Milky Way and forming stars with surprising efficiency. This finding, which contradicts earlier models of slow stellar formation, suggests that star formation in the early universe was much more productive than [...]
  
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• Hydrogen Goldmine? According to Scientists, This Billion-Year-Old Rift Could Provide Us a Near-Endless Supply of Natural Hydrogen

  15-11-2024 13:25 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers in Nebraska are exploring the Midcontinent Rift’s potential to produce renewable, carbon-free hydrogen, possibly meeting energy needs for centuries. Around 1.1 billion years ago, the North American continent almost split in two, leaving a 1,200-mile stretch of volcanic rock called the Midcontinent Rift. This geological feature holds the potential to produce substantial amounts of [...]
  
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• Crypto Congress + HBD ChatGPT + What Social Media Platform Should I Be On?

  15-11-2024 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Cryptocurrency is poised to have a huge year in 2025.
  
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• Breakthrough Genomic Test Can Diagnose Nearly Any Infection

  15-11-2024 12:38 via scitechdaily.com
  A next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF demonstrates its ability to rapidly and accurately diagnose a wide range of pathogens. A genomic test developed at UC San Francisco, capable of rapidly identifying nearly any type of pathogen—including viruses, bacteria, fungi, or parasites—has demonstrated success after a decade of use. The test has the potential [...]
  
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• Dark Skies Over Indonesia: Explosive Eruption Sends Ash Miles Into the Sky

  15-11-2024 11:51 via scitechdaily.com
  Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia erupted in late 2023, culminating in severe eruptions by November 2024 that impacted air travel significantly with towering ash plumes visible via satellite. The volcanic activity led to extensive flight cancellations and efforts to enhance air travel safety around volcanic ash. After nearly two decades of dormancy, Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, [...]
  
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• The far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes too

  15-11-2024 11:38
  
  New research confirms volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon billions of years ago
  
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• New “Quantum Spin Liquid” Discovery Opens Doors to Uncharted Magnetic Realms

  15-11-2024 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists have pioneered a new material based on ruthenium that demonstrates complex, disordered magnetic properties akin to those predicted for quantum spin liquids, an elusive state of matter. This breakthrough in the study indicates significant potential for the development of quantum materials that transcend classical physical laws, providing new insights and applications in the quantum [...]
  
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• “Astonishing Results” – Scientists Reveal Secrets of Mysterious 22-Million-Year-Old Dolphin Skull

  15-11-2024 10:15 via scitechdaily.com
  A newly discovered dolphin species from 22 million years ago shows evidence of early echolocation, akin to modern dolphins’ hearing abilities. A team of researchers led by SNSB paleontologist Gertrud Rößner has discovered a new prehistoric dolphin species. The dolphin lived approximately 22 million years ago in a coastal region of the Miocene Paratethys Sea [...]
  
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• Blood Becomes Medicine in a Revolutionary Regeneration Breakthrough

  15-11-2024 09:05 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists have developed a groundbreaking ‘biocooperative’ material using blood that not only repairs bones but also enhances natural healing processes. This new material, created by combining synthetic peptides with patient’s blood, mimics the body’s own regenerative hematoma, potentially transforming regenerative medicine with personalized treatments that utilize and amplify the body’s innate healing abilities. Biocooperative Materials [...]
  
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• Revolutionizing AI: The Tiny Tech Powering Brain-Like Computers

  15-11-2024 07:03 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers are developing atomically precise memristors for advanced neuromorphic computing systems. The University of Kansas and University of Houston, backed by $1.8 million from the National Science Foundation’s Future of Semiconductor program (FuSe2), are collaborating to develop atomically tunable memory resistors, known as “memristors.” These advanced components are designed for brain-inspired computing applications and will [...]
  
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• COVID’s Lasting Legacy: How Pandemic Stress Fueled America’s Growing Alcohol Problem

  15-11-2024 06:14 via scitechdaily.com
  A USC study shows a significant rise in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic that persisted into 2022. This increase was seen across most demographics with adults aged 40-49 experiencing the most notable surge. The ongoing high rates of alcohol use pose serious public health risks, highlighting the need for increased screening and intervention efforts. [...]
  
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• Australia's plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic

  15-11-2024 06:10
  
  The Australian government's plan to ban children from social media to protect them from harm has won almost universal political support
  
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• Calling All Technocrats! Musk & Ramaswamy Seek “High-IQ Small Government Revolutionaries” For D.O.G.E.

  15-11-2024 05:47 via technocracy.news
  
  I call the trends on Technocracy: Arch-Technocrats Musk and Ramaswamy have made the siren call to assemble a cohort of Technocrats from the four corners of America, and they will reorganize and radically downsize the government and introduce AI to take over functions and jobs. It’s about all efficiency, you know, and so far Republicans are eating out of their hands. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by X owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and entre
  
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• Is the Universe Defying Einstein? New Discoveries Challenge Relativity

  15-11-2024 05:07 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists test the famous physicist’s predictions by calculating the distortion of time and space. Why is the expansion of the Universe accelerating? Even 25 years after its discovery, this remains one of science’s most profound mysteries. Unraveling it requires scrutinizing the fundamental laws of physics, including Albert Einstein’s general relativity. Researchers from the University of [...]
  
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• Tech consultant spars with the prosecutor over details of the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee

  15-11-2024 02:26
  
  A tech consultant charged with murder in Cash App founder Bob Lee’s stabbing death has sparred with the lead prosecutor at trial
  
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• Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison

  15-11-2024 02:26
  
  A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife — has been sentenced to five years in prison
  
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• Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple Tell All on Their ‘Golden Bachelorette’ Engagement, Wedding Plans and Who the Next ‘Golden Bachelor’ Should Be - Variety

  15-11-2024 01:51 via news.google.com
  Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple Tell All on Their ‘Golden Bachelorette’ Engagement, Wedding Plans and Who the Next ‘Golden Bachelor’ Should Be  Variety'Golden Bachelorette' couple Joan and Chock on reality-TV love, jealousy and wedding plans  USA TODAY“Golden Bachelorette” Finale Recap: Who Does Joan Pick?  Katie Couric MediaGolden Bachelorette’s Joan and Chock Aren't Moving in Together (Exclusive)  PEOPLEWhat Happen
  
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• Breaking Biochemical Rules: Mysterious Ocean Microbes Offer New Hope Against Global Warming

  15-11-2024 01:39 via scitechdaily.com
  Deep-sea microbes consume alkanes, reducing oceanic and atmospheric pollution, and a new study reveals they utilize a unique metabolic pathway. This discovery challenges previous beliefs about anaerobic metabolism. Natural seeps on the deep seafloor release alkanes, pollutants that can pose risks to life and contribute to global warming. Thankfully, microbes within the surrounding sediments function [...]
  
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• Change on X, formerly Twitter, drives some users away

  15-11-2024 00:57 via nbcnews.com
  Some users of X, Elon Musk's social media platform formerly known as Twitter, say they're leaving the app because of new terms of service. Among other things, the terms say that say by using X, users agree to let their posts be used to train AI. NBC News' Savannah Sellers reports.
  
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• This Simple Daily Habit Could Add Up to 11 Years to Your Life

  15-11-2024 00:30 via scitechdaily.com
  Increasing physical activity to the levels of the most active quarter of Americans over 40 could add up to 11 years to a person’s life, according to a study using data from national health surveys. Walking just over two and a half hours daily could significantly cut the risks of chronic diseases and boost life [...]
  
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