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• Your BMI Might Be Wrong: Study Finds Millions Are Misclassified

  27-03-2026 23:01 via scitechdaily.com
  
  BMI might be misleading millions about their true health status. New research from Italy, set to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May) and published in Nutrients, suggests that the widely used body mass index (BMI) system may not be as reliable as once thought. When researchers used [...]
  
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• Los Angeles Beaches Could Join the National Park System — With Endangered Species in Mind

  27-03-2026 22:40 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how some of the beaches in Los Angles could soon become the next national park and what species this protected area could help keep safe. 
  
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• Japan’s Underwater Supervolcano Is Refilling With Magma — And It Could Change How We Predict Eruptions

  27-03-2026 22:35 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how one of Earth’s most powerful volcanoes, Japan’s Kikai caldera, is refilling with magma from below. 
  
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• Over 20 Years, One Mouse Was Cloned for 58 Generations — Until the Line Collapsed

  27-03-2026 22:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how cloned mice survived for generations, why their DNA began to fail, and what the results reveal about genetic mutations, cloning limits, and long-term survival.
  
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• Hubble Captured Comet 41P Reversing Its Spin — and Twisting the Other Way — After Passing the Sun

  27-03-2026 22:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how a small Jupiter-family comet reversed its direction of rotation, a change influenced by the sun's heat.
  
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• Squirrels Will Climb Higher for Better Snacks — Even When It Takes More Effort

  27-03-2026 22:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how wild squirrels weigh effort, risk, and competition when choosing between easy and hard-to-reach food.
  
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• More Than Half of U.S. College Students Are Lonely, Major Study Reveals

  27-03-2026 21:49 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Heavy social media use is tied to rising loneliness among college students, with real-world connections offering protection. More than half of college students report feeling lonely, and those who spend the most time on social media are especially likely to feel isolated, according to a large US study of people ages 18 to 24. The [...]
  
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• Dogs Have an Incredible Ability to Find Their Way Home — but the Recent Seven Lost Dog Story Was a Bit Exaggerated

  27-03-2026 21:35 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about how dogs navigate their way back home, and how this ability may have helped seven lost dogs in China travel over 10 miles to return to their village. 
  
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• How Black culture is shaping Gen Z slang

  27-03-2026 21:29 via nbcnews.com
  NBC News' Marquise Francis looks at how some words commonly labeled as Gen Z slang are actually traced back centuries to Black culture.
  
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• Once Called the “White Death,” Tuberculosis Lingers as Trends Shift in the U.S. and Globally

  27-03-2026 21:25 via discovermagazine.com
  
  New CDC data shows a rise in tuberculosis between 2020 and 2023, revealing TB remains a persistent and closely watched threat.
  
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• Scientists Reveal Biological Signal Behind Mysterious Alzheimer’s Drug Side Effect

  27-03-2026 21:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A hidden immune signature may quietly determine who develops side effects from Alzheimer’s therapy. Scientists at the University of Kentucky have uncovered a biological signal that may help explain one of the most concerning side effects tied to new Alzheimer’s treatments. Their findings suggest that a simple blood test could one day identify which patients [...]
  
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• Artemis II astronauts arrive at Florida launch site for first moon trip in 53 years

  27-03-2026 20:44
  
  The astronauts set to become the first lunar visitors in more than half a century have arrived at their launch site
  
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• A Simple Blood Test Could Predict Dementia Risk 25 Years Early

  27-03-2026 20:39 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A single blood marker may quietly signal dementia risk decades in advance. Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have identified a blood signal that could forecast dementia risk decades before symptoms begin. Their study, recently published in JAMA Network Open, highlights a protein called phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217), which reflects early changes in [...]
  
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• Microsoft takes over a Texas AI data center expansion after OpenAI backs away

  27-03-2026 20:32
  
  Microsoft is taking over a data center construction project in Texas after OpenAI declined to pursue it, in a move that will make the two companies neighbors at one of the nation’s largest complexes for running artificial intelligence
  
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• NASA astronaut says medical scare in space remains a mystery

  27-03-2026 18:48
  
  The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year says doctors still don't know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station
  
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• Judge won't block meeting that could exempt Gulf drilling from Endangered Species Act

  27-03-2026 18:47
  
  A judge has ruled that the government can convene a meeting next week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
  
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• Scientists Uncover Unexpected Behavior Deep Inside Earth’s Mantle

  27-03-2026 18:22 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Tiny defects in common minerals may reveal unexpected patterns in how Earth’s interior moves. Minerals quietly shape the world around us, from the rocks beneath our feet to the deep interior of the planet. At their core are crystals, orderly arrangements of atoms that repeat in precise, three-dimensional patterns. While these structures may seem rigid, [...]
  
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• How industries are coping with trust issues involving AI

  27-03-2026 18:01 via nbcnews.com
  A courtroom controversy and the blowback from a book are exposing how systems meant to catch Al-generated content are failing. NBC News' Kathy Park reports on how both the legal and publishing spheres are dealing with trust issues in the AI age.
  
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• 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Rocks Rewrite the Story of Plate Tectonics

  27-03-2026 17:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Ancient rocks are revealing that early Earth may not have been geologically still at all. Earth’s story is recorded in its tectonic plates. As these plates moved, they reshaped continents, opened oceans, and helped produce the climates and environments that made evolution and Earth’s rich variety of life possible. That raises a major question: when [...]
  
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• Iranian hackers publish emails allegedly stolen from Kash Patel

  27-03-2026 17:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pro-Iran hackers published more than 300 emails and photos Friday from what appears to be a personal email account for FBI Director Kash Patel
  
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• Is The Trump Admin Signaling Push Into Humanoid Robotics?

  27-03-2026 17:18 via technocracy.news
  
  Figure 003 robot was created by Figure AI, a company whose website states, “Move Fast & Be Technically Fearless: Hesitation is the enemy of momentum. We are tackling today’s most complex technological challenges by testing, experimenting, and taking calculated risks to embrace the unknown without fear of failure.” This mimics Zuckerberg’s philosophy, “Move fast and break things.” ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.The White House on Wednesday hosted an education
  
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• “These Wrinkles Shouldn’t Exist” – A Geologist’s Hike Uncovers a 180-Million-Year-Old Mystery

  27-03-2026 17:12 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Deepwater rock wrinkles likely formed from chemosynthetic microbes, not just physical processes, reshaping assumptions about ancient ecosystems. In 2016, geologist Rowan Martindale was hiking on a hillside in Morocco when she noticed something unusual: a slab of sedimentary rock marked by a wrinkled surface that resembled elephant skin. “I looked at the wrinkles, and I [...]
  
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• Another PlayStation price hike means gaming console will cost 30% more than last year

  27-03-2026 17:10
  
  The price of a PlayStation is going up by another $100, the second time in less than a year that Sony has upped the price tag on its popular gaming console
  
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• Yahoo turns to AI-powered answer engine Scout to lead it back to online search roots

  27-03-2026 17:09
  
  Internet trailblazer Yahoo is exploring technology’s next frontier with Scout, an answer engine powered by artificial intelligence
  
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• Why Aging Lungs Turn Mild Infections Into Life-Threatening Illness

  27-03-2026 16:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Aging lungs may be sabotaging themselves—fueling runaway inflammation that turns mild infections into life-threatening illness. Older adults face a much higher risk of severe illness from flu or COVID, and new research from UC San Francisco points to a key reason. Aging lung cells appear to trigger overly strong immune reactions, which can turn even [...]
  
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• AI's arrival complicates Big Tech climate goals, and some worry it's locking in more fossil fuels

  27-03-2026 15:04
  
  Tech companies set ambitious climate goals at the start of the decade, promising to slash emissoins that contribute to global warming
  
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• Lost Bronze Age Mines Unearthed in Spain Transform Bronze Age History

  27-03-2026 13:18 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New Spanish mine discoveries reveal large-scale Bronze Age metal networks. During a February archaeological survey, a team from the Maritime Encounters program at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden identified six previously undocumented Bronze Age mines in Extremadura, a region in southwestern Spain. These findings could help clarify where the metal used in Scandinavian Bronze [...]
  
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• First New Dinosaur Species Found in Korea in 15 Years Surprises Scientists

  27-03-2026 12:43 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists discovered Doolysaurus, a baby dinosaur from Korea revealed through CT scanning. The fossil shows a small, likely fuzzy omnivore and suggests more hidden dinosaur remains in the region. In South Korea, a mischievous green cartoon dinosaur named Dooly, known for the two small tufts of hair on his head, is one of the most [...]
  
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• Austria plans to ban social media use for under 14

  27-03-2026 12:28
  
  Austria’s governing coalition has announced plans to ban social media use for children under 14
  
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• Tyrannosaurus Tooth Found Embedded in Dinosaur Skull Reveals Brutal Prehistoric Attack

  27-03-2026 12:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A fossil skull with a Tyrannosaurus tooth embedded shows evidence of a forceful attack, helping scientists better understand how the predator hunted or fed. A rare fossil at Montana State University’s Museum of the Rockies is shedding light on how Tyrannosaurus may have attacked its prey, capturing what appears to be a violent moment frozen [...]
  
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• The Ezra Klein Show: How Fast Will A.I. Agents Rip Through the Economy?

  27-03-2026 12:00 via nytimes.com
  The Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark tells Ezra Klein what he sees coming in the new era of A.I. agents.
  
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• Scientists train to dive beneath polar ice as climate change warms the Arctic and Antarctica

  27-03-2026 11:37
  
  Scientists are learning to dive beneath polar ice and study the study the flora and fauna below
  
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• In the wake of US social media verdicts, a look at what limits other countries have imposed for kids

  27-03-2026 11:37
  
  Dual jury verdicts this week have validated longstanding concerns about the dangers of social media for young people
  
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• This Supervolcano Is Refilling With Magma After 7,300 Years

  27-03-2026 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A supervolcano that once shook the Earth is quietly recharging—and scientists are finally seeing how it happens. Scientists have found that the magma reservoir linked to the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is filling again. The discovery, led by Kobe University researchers studying Japan’s Kikai caldera, offers new insight into how massive caldera systems [...]
  
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• Mountain Mutation Could Unlock a Natural Treatment for Nerve Damage

  27-03-2026 04:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A high-altitude survival gene may point to a new, naturally driven way to repair nerve damage. A genetic adaptation that helps animals thrive in extreme mountain environments may also reveal a new way to repair the human nervous system. Researchers have identified a mutation linked to life at high altitudes that appears to protect and [...]
  
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• Microscopic Medicines That Work Inside Human Cells Unlock New Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease

  27-03-2026 03:28 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists have developed a new class of microscopic antibody fragments capable of functioning inside human cells, overcoming a long-standing limitation in biomedical science. New treatments for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and motor neuron disease (MND) may emerge from microscopic medicines developed by researchers at the University of Essex. An international team used artificial [...]
  
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• Epstein survivors sue Trump administration and Google over release of private information

  27-03-2026 03:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  The class action suit seeks at least $1,000 per survivor from the DOJ and a court order for Google to immediately and permanently take down their personal info.
  
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• New Study Reveals Hidden Trade-Off in Popular Weight Loss Treatments

  27-03-2026 02:53 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Weight loss treatments do more than reduce weight, they subtly alter body composition, raising new scientific questions about their full impact. New obesity treatments may be changing more than the number on the scale. Vanderbilt Health researchers found that both newer weight loss drugs and bariatric (weight loss) surgery improve body composition by sharply reducing [...]
  
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• Judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting for now

  27-03-2026 01:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk to national security and cutting off the AI company’s work with federal agencies
  
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