In almost every region of the world where hurricanes form, their maximum sustained winds are getting stronger. That is according to a new study involving an analysis of nearly 40 …read more Source:: Science
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Ice in motion: Satellites capture decades of change
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•New time-lapse videos of Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets as seen from space — some spanning nearly 50 years — are providing scientists with new insights into how the planet’s …read more Source:: Science
US and Canada have lost more than 1 in 4 birds in the past 50 years
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•Data show that since 1970, the US and Canada have lost nearly 3 billion birds, a massive reduction in abundance involving hundreds of species, from beloved backyard songbirds to long-distance …read more Source:: Science
Shark hotspots under worldwide threat from overfishing
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•Over 150 scientists from 26 countries combined movement data from nearly 2,000 sharks tracked with satellite tags. Using this tracking information, researchers identified areas of the ocean that were important …read more Source:: Science
Widespread aspirin use despite few benefits, high risks
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•Nearly 30 million Americans older than 40 take aspirin daily to prevent cardiovascular disease. More than 6 million Americans take aspirin daily without physician’s recommendation. Nearly half of Americans more …read more Source:: Science
New RCE vulnerability impacts nearly half of the internet’s email servers
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•Exim vulnerability lets attackers run commands as root on remote email servers. …read more Source:: Linux
Ingredients for water could be made on surface of moon, a chemical factory
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•When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind careens onto the moon’s surface at 450 kilometers per second (or nearly 1 million miles per hour), they enrich …read more Source:: Science
To sleep, perchance to heal: Newly discovered gene governs need for slumber when sick
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•Humans spend nearly one-third of their lives in slumber, yet sleep is still one of biology’s most enduring mysteries. Little is known about what genetic or molecular forces drive the …read more Source:: Science
Genetic testing: Not a one-and-done deal
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•A study that reviewed genetic testing results from 1.45 million individuals found that nearly 25 percent of ‘variants of uncertain significance’ were subsequently reclassified — sometimes as less likely to …read more Source:: Science
No safe level of alcohol, new study concludes
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•There is no safe level of drinking alcohol, concludes a new study. It shows that in 2016, nearly 3 million deaths globally were attributed to alcohol use, including 12 percent …read more Source:: Science