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Measles cases set to spike in weeks after school return, scientists warn

Measles cases set to spike in weeks after school return, scientists warn

Scientists say falling vaccination rates is largely to blame for the resurgence of measles Measles cases are likely to spike in the coming weeks following the return to school this month, scientists are warning. There were 742 laboratory-confirmed...

University of Chicago Scientist Releases Book on Nature’s Cognitive Benefits

University of Chicago Scientist Releases Book on Nature’s Cognitive Benefits

While studying how nature improves cognitive, physical and social wellbeing, Hillel Day School graduate and director of the environmental neuroscience laboratory at the University of Chicago Marc Berman made an astonishing discovery. “We found...

Public supports more targeted measures to tackle child poverty, research finds

Public supports more targeted measures to tackle child poverty, research finds

There is significant public support for targeted measures to support children in low-income families and break the cycle of poverty, research published on Monday shows. To mark the start of End Child Poverty week the Children’s Rights Alliance...

Daviess County leaders partner with Uplands Science and Technology Foundation for WestGate real estate

Daviess County leaders partner with Uplands Science and Technology Foundation for WestGate real estate

ODON — Daviess County leaders have signed a real estate agreement with the Uplands Science and Technology Foundation (USTF) to streamline real estate development and negotiations on county-owned land near the WestGate Technology Park, according to...

When Science Meets Scripture: Mark Gerson’s Bold New Book

When Science Meets Scripture: Mark Gerson’s Bold New Book

GOD AND SCIENCE Mark Gerson’s latest book, God Was Right: How Modern Social Science Proves the Torah Is True shows how the Torah’s guidance is not only ancient but also validated by contemporary research. Approaching the Torah (the first five...

Only 25% of Americans See Science Behind Trump’s Vaccine Moves

Only 25% of Americans See Science Behind Trump’s Vaccine Moves

The administration, while still in the process of setting new vaccination policies, has signaled that young and healthy people and pregnant women shouldn't get shots for the COVID-19 virus. That marks a reversal of a historic vaccination drive...

Food science intrigues Timboon students

Food science intrigues Timboon students

Science flavours: Timboon P-12 student Dominic Leech presented Great Ocean Road Cordial Syrups creator Anne Rosolin with a certificate of appreciation for teaching the Year Five/Six students about science through food.

Cotton crisis: the consequences of neglecting research

Cotton crisis: the consequences of neglecting research

Since independence the Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) has been the country’s premier institution for cotton research and development. For decades it provided a well-coordinated national research framework that supported one of Pakistan’s...

UWF awarded $7.5M Office of Naval Research grant to advance research in decision making

UWF awarded $7.5M Office of Naval Research grant to advance research in decision making

The University of West Florida has been awarded a five-year, $7,488,652 grant from the Office of Naval Research to lead a groundbreaking project aimed at advancing understanding of human judgment and decision making, subject to negotiating a term...

Exclusive: Investigation Shows NIH Funds 17 Grants Involving Fetal Tissue Research

Exclusive: Investigation Shows NIH Funds 17 Grants Involving Fetal Tissue Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is currently funding more than a dozen grants for research involving human fetal tissue, some of which are expected to be funded well into 2026, according to a new investigation. The taxpayer watch dog White...

Can too much vitamin D be deadly? What science says

Can too much vitamin D be deadly? What science says

Vitamin D is essential, but excess can lead to serious health risks. NEW YORK, Sept 10: Taking excessive amounts of vitamin D can lead to serious health complications, including kidney failure, irregular heartbeat, and even death. Toxicity...

Lifestyle Popular Science It took half a century to solve the mystery of Missouri’s deadly snake panic

Lifestyle Popular Science It took half a century to solve the mystery of Missouri’s deadly snake panic

What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week hits Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and everywhere else...

IIIT Hyderabad launches first online MSc in Data Science

IIIT Hyderabad launches first online MSc in Data Science

IIIT Hyderabad has launched its first online degree, MSc in Data Science. The UGC-approved programme spans two years, extendable to four, offering flexible learning for working professionals. Admissions require no entrance exam, opening...

Addressing misconceptions: My science-based response to GMO debate, By Mohammad Faguji Ishiyaku

Addressing misconceptions: My science-based response to GMO debate, By Mohammad Faguji Ishiyaku

I speak not as a defender of agendas, but as a Nigerian scientist committed to our people’s well-being. The backlash hurts, but it sparks needed dialogue. Let us engage with facts. Visit farms, review studies, collaborate. Together, we can ensure...

Chinese scientists develop colorless solar concentrator for PV windows

Chinese scientists develop colorless solar concentrator for PV windows

The research team’s semi-transparent solar concentrator can be directly coated onto standard window glass. It uses liquid crystal films to reflect and guide circularly-polarized sunlight to solar cells installed toward the edge of a window. A...

Scientists find cells can lock genes at multiple levels, upending binary theory

Scientists find cells can lock genes at multiple levels, upending binary theory

MIT engineers have challenged a core idea in biology by showing that epigenetic memory is not simply binary. Their research reveals cells don’t just lock genes in an “on” or “off” state. Instead, they can freeze expression at many points along a...

Biomedical Scientist Dougbeh Chris Nyan Gets "African Genius Award 2025"

Biomedical Scientist Dougbeh Chris Nyan Gets "African Genius Award 2025"

One of Africa’s top biomedical scientists, Dr. Dougbeh Christopher Nyan of Liberia, has received the prestigious African Genius Award this year 2025 for his ingenuity and innovation in science, medicine, and technology. He is among 16 brilliant...

Scientific Tips on Starting School Strong

Scientific Tips on Starting School Strong

"I am not learning anything." "I work so hard, but nothing sticks!" Have you ever felt these sentiments, had a friend express them, or perhaps have your children said either of these comments? Millions of students start school every year....

Using biobanks to boost research: a how-to guide

Using biobanks to boost research: a how-to guide

Rafaella Rogatto De Faria was nearing the end of her PhD when her adviser proposed a fresh project. The idea was to analyse genetic, imaging and surgical-outcome data, to find biomarkers that could help to identify which people with osteoarthritis...

Scientists take on Trump: the researchers fighting back

Scientists take on Trump: the researchers fighting back

When US President Donald Trump’s administration started slashing science funding in January, Nicole Maphis wasn’t especially worried about her research being affected. She studies the fundamental biology of Alzheimer’s disease, which didn’t strike...

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