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In a great win for public health, many people are avoiding sugary soft drinks. Meanwhile, intake of diet soft drinks, marketed as healthier alternatives, has grown. So what does the research say about how your health is affected in the long term if you regularly drink diet soft drinks? Read about it at ScienceAlert.com: https://flip.it/phjFf_
#Science #Health #Food #Drinks #Human

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If you find getting up early in the morning a giant pain – a feeling worsened by the constant messaging that your morning-people “rivals” are always a step ahead of you – here’s a story you’re bound to love. The findings from a huge new British study involving data from both cohorts reveal that people with a night-owl chronotype had “superior” cognitive function compared to early risers. Read more from BBC Science Focus: https://flip.it/RyzP-o
#Science #Humans #Biology #NightOwls #EarlyBirds #Sleep

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Last year, scientists and students from the University of Buffalo traveled to Iceland’s Litli-Hrútur volcano to test out a brand-new device that measures the viscosity of lava. Their findings should help them gain better understanding of how fast lava flows. More from Live Science: https://flip.it/YWoAWy
#Science #Volcano #Geology #Earth #Lava

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is the single-largest, longest-lived storm in the Solar System whose winds howl around at up to 425 miles per hour. Yet it has significantly diminished since it was first identified nearly 200 years ago. Scientists now think they understand why. ScienceAlert has more: https://flip.it/W9y3Qr
#Science #Space #Jupiter #SolarSystem

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AI interview services say they eliminate bias. @restofworld looks at the experience of being interviewed by an AI avatar, what experts say about the issue of bias, and how some candidates are now turning to AI themselves.

https://restofworld.org/2024/ai-interview-software-hiring-practices/

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Technology #Jobs #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

What to know about the updated COVID-19 vaccines coming this fall.

ABC News reports "the [U.S.] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Americans receive the updated 2024-25 vaccine when it becomes available later this year."

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#COVID #COVID19 #Vaccines #Pandemic #Disease #Medicine #Health

We may finally know how the placebo effect relieves pain.

From New Scientist: "A brain circuit discovered in mice could explain why placebo treatments ease pain in people."

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#Placebo #Brain #Science #Medicine #Health

What Olympic runners can learn from cheetahs.

From BBC News: "Cheetahs are famous for being the fastest land animals – but research suggests there's much more to their athleticism than just speed."

https://flip.it/UkKhhH

#Cheetah #Animals #Zoology #Science

For seals, big hearts mean big dives. "An enlarged aorta enables seals to dive for longer durations."

@hakaimagazine has a great explainer, in comic-strip form: https://flip.it/7MazTK

#Seals #Animals #Zoology #Ocean #Science

ADHD brains present unique challenges, but the condition is highly treatable. A primary care nurse practitioner with ADHD explains the science for @TheConversationUS

https://flip.it/m4aD8z

#ADHD #MentalHealth #Health #Medicine #Science

Dark matter experiments get a first peek at the "neutrino fog."

Science News reports: "It’s a new way to observe neutrinos, but points to a future obstacle in dark matter detection."

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#DarkMatter #Physics #Science

Yellowstone just had an explosion. What that means for the future.

@Mashable reports this week's event was "a normal, though dramatic, event in a place where molten rock (magma) brews close beneath the ground."

https://flip.it/0Np4YK

#Yellowstone #Volcano #Geyser #Seismology #Geology #Science #NationalPark

"Sharks living off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, according to new research, the first time that the drug has been detected in free-ranging sharks."

CNN reports: "Cocaine pollutes the sea due to sewage discharges from humans who use the drug, as well as the illegal laboratories that produce it," according to researchers.

https://flip.it/Cy3mxr

#Sharks #Ocean #MarineBiology #Animals #Cocaine #Drugs #Environment #Science

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How do coffee makers retain flavor while removing caffeine? A chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf for @TheConversationUS

https://flip.it/rs7Czq

#Coffee #Chemistry #Caffeine #Science

Say what? Math teacher argues Pi Day should be July 22, not March 14.

@popsci has an excerpt from a new book, "Math for English Majors" by Ben Orlin.

https://flip.it/hiIlbE

#Pi #PiDay #Math #Mathematics

NASA releases never-seen-before images of Peacock galaxy 25 years after launch of Chandra X-ray Observatory.

From CBS News: "The Chandra X-ray observatory was launched on July 23, 1999. Since then, it has scoured the universe to look for X-ray emissions from exploded stars, clusters of galaxies and more."

https://flip.it/IGxNGP

#Space #NASA #Astronomy #Stars #Galaxy

The winner in China’s panda diplomacy: the pandas themselves.

AP reports: "Decades after Beijing began working with zoos in the U.S. and Europe to protect the species, the number of giant pandas in the wild has risen to 1,900, up from about 1,100 in the 1980s, and they are no longer considered 'at risk' of extinction but have been given the safer status of 'vulnerable.'"

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#Panda #China #Conservation #Animals #Diplomacy #Endangered #Science

Are humans merely deterministic robots, carrying out our pre-programming at any moment? Some scientists are convinced we don’t have free will. Kevin Mitchell, a neuroscientist and author on the subject, puts the debate in perspective. Read more from BBC Science Focus: https://flip.it/Qmcqzu
#Science #Humans #Brain #Neurology #FreeWill

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GOP candidate Donald Trump has called climate change “a hoax.” Kamala Harris, who appears likely to claim the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, has said “the urgency of the moment is clear.” Yale Climate Connections moves beyond the rhetoric to compare both candidates on climate. https://flip.it/bKvViS
#Science #ClimateChange #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump #GlobalWarming #Politics

Sometimes an accident leads to a positive outcome. Take the Mars Curiosity Rover, which mistakenly rolled its 1,900-pound body over a rock, causing it to crack open and reveal yellow crystals of elemental sulfite brimstone. Science Alert has more on this rare finding: https://flip.it/juFZ0B
#Science #Space #NASA #Mars #Curiosity #SpaceExploration

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