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Obesity in U.S. adults slightly decreased from 46% in 2022 to 45.6% in 2023, marking the first decline in over a decade, with the most notable reduction in the South, especially among women and adults aged 66 to 75

Obesity in U.S. adults slightly decreased from 46%...

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Agrivoltaics shows promise for sustainable food, energy and water management in East Africa | Combining solar power production with agriculture can significantly boost crop yields, conserve water and generate low-carbon electricity for areas particularly vulnerable to climate change

Agrivoltaics shows promise for sustainable food, e...

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Thawing permafrost may release billions of tons of carbon by 2100

Thawing permafrost may release billions of tons of...

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Research analyzing data from 1,113 participants found that people who excel at reading have different brains. They tend to have a larger anterior temporal lobe for integrating word meaning and a thicker left Heschl’s gyrus for phonological processing

Research analyzing data from 1,113 participants fo...

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A 17,000-year-old boy from southern Italy is the oldest blue-eyed person ever discovered

A 17,000-year-old boy from southern Italy is the o...

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Physicists Find Particle That Only Has Mass When Moving in One DirectionThe new quasiparticle was discovered by an international team of scientists inside a ZrSiS semi-metal crystal, cooled down to -452 degrees Fahrenheit (or -269 degrees Celsius) – produces an extremely rare quasiparticle.

Physicists Find Particle That Only Has Mass When M...

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Genes that determine tooth shape identified: scientists found substantial tooth differences between ethnicities, potentially due in part to a gene inherited from Neanderthals that was only found in study participants of European origin

Genes that determine tooth shape identified: scien...

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A new study found that self-esteem and sexual satisfaction reinforce one another over time, while sexual frequency appears less tied to self-esteem. Women exhibited a stronger connection between self-esteem and sexual frequency than men.

A new study found that self-esteem and sexual sati...

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Supporting fact-checking process with IT tools. The added value of the paper is a comprehensive process for fact-checking with a list of potential IT tools that may fill in the identified gaps. One such tool is presented - the SocialScan app that was developed to support fact-checkers.

Supporting fact-checking process with IT tools. Th...

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Women tend to report greater fatigue than men, yet observers see them as less tired. Researchers found that women appeared more expressive and attentive than men, which may have contributed to the perception that they were less fatigued.

Women tend to report greater fatigue than men, yet...

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Scientists learn how to make nanotubes that point in one direction

Scientists learn how to make nanotubes that point ...

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Low omega-6, omega-3 rich diet and fish oil may slow prostate cancer growth, UCLA study finds: Men on active surveillance who followed a low omega-6, high omega-3 diet with fish oil supplements had significantly lower levels of cancer cell proliferation after one year

Low omega-6, omega-3 rich diet and fish oil may sl...

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Researchers investigate a strategy for fixing durability issues in all-solid-state batteries: Highly porous SiOx electrodes offered much better cycling performance compared to non-porous SiOx, which suffered from a massive capacity drop after cycling.

Researchers investigate a strategy for fixing dura...

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Mathematicians Casually Discovered Two New Infinities

Mathematicians Casually Discovered Two New Infinit...

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Mathematicians have discovered a mind-blowing new kind of infinity

Mathematicians have discovered a mind-blowing new ...

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Scientists have developed a surface material that repels water droplets almost completely. The resulting superhydrophobic (extremely water-repellent) properties can be used as self-cleaning surfaces on vehicles or buildings. Even with extremely small inclination angles, water droplets rolled off.

Scientists have developed a surface material that ...

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Over 500 hospitals have closed their maternity wards since 2010, leaving most rural hospitals and more than a third of urban hospitals without obstetric care

Over 500 hospitals have closed their maternity war...

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Physicists in Italy and China have for the first time observed glimmers of the ‘neutrino fog’, signals from neutrinos that mimic those expected to be produced by dark matter.

Physicists in Italy and China have for the first t...

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