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Study forecasts advantages and disadvantages for Black patients of removing race from kidney function calculators — ScienceDaily
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Glide into a new roller skater’s heart with these cool gifts
Let’s get rolling. (PopSci/) Roller skating never stopped being cool, but this year the sport has picked up legions of new fans. And why not?
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Scientists have created an evolutionary model to predict how animals should react in stressful situations. Almost all organisms have fast-acting stress responses, which help them
Climate change as a catalyst in Greater Cahokia
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Water and air are highly mutable resources that exist in a myriad of physical states and dimensions, and due to their
Mystery of galaxy’s missing dark matter solved. (And it involves a thief.)
A small, mysterious galaxy 44 million light-years away is finally yielding up its secrets. Revealed last year to have a shockingly low amount of dark
Scientists reverse age-related vision loss, eye damage from glaucoma in mice — ScienceDaily
Harvard Medical School scientists have successfully restored vision in mice by turning back the clock on aged eye cells in the retina to recapture youthful
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Operations on screen: Creating an accessible surgery simulator
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No nanoparticle risks found in field tests of spray sunscreens
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People can continue using mineral-based aerosol sunscreens without fear of exposure to dangerous levels of nanoparticles or other respirable particulates, according
The Falklands War: Margaret Thatcher’s great victory
In 1982, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Argentine President General Leopoldo Galtieri had much in common. Both were fervently anti-Communist, both presided over nations
The tree of cortical cell types describes the diversity of neurons in the brain — ScienceDaily
The tree of life describes the evolution of life and seeks to define the relationships between species. Likewise, the tree of cell types aims to
Using Machine Learning to Detect and Estimate Global Snowfall
Global snowfall measurement is important for hydrologic applications and to understand global energy and water cycles. Satellite-based observation from CloudSat radar has provided
