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A cold shock to ease the burn − how brief stress can help your brain reframe a tough workout

When you lift weights, walk up a steep hill or ride a bike, your body is continuously sending sensory signals to your brain. These signals paint a picture of the physical sensation of what you’re doing. Your brain then takes these signals and filters them through your past experience, goals,…

The Conversation

Protein discovery may lead to Alzheimer’s treatment even before symptoms start

Researchers hope findings could help delay symptoms by five or six years

The Independent UK

How poisoned data can trick AI − and how to stop it

Imagine a busy train station. Cameras monitor everything, from how clean the platforms are to whether a docking bay is empty or occupied. These cameras feed into an AI system that helps manage station operations and sends signals to incoming trains, letting them know when they can enter the station.

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Blue Whales Returned To Seychelles: Scientists Recorded 23 Species During Their Surveys

The Seychelles archipelago, that used to be a major whaling ground, recently surprised scientists with a major return of blue whales.

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25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising

Do you know where your drinking water comes from?

The Conversation

US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds

A new report shows the number of monthly abortions in the U.S. has risen since the Supreme Court's ruling that opened the door for state bans

The Independent UK

Blue Whales Returned To Seychelles: Scientists Recorded 23 Species During Their Surveys

The Seychelles archipelago, that used to be a major whaling ground, recently surprised scientists with a major return of blue whales. The post Blue Whales Returned To Seychelles: Scientists Recorded 23 Species During Their Surveys first appeared on Bored Panda.

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How Abortion Could Tip the Scale in Florida's Elections, According to Experts

Democratic strategists discussed how Florida's referendum could impact the outcome of the 2024 elections during a forum hosted by Florida media outlets.

Latin Times

Your car might be watching you to keep you safe − at the expense of your privacy

Depending on which late-model vehicle you own, your car might be watching you – literally and figuratively – as you drive down the road. It’s watching you with cameras that monitor the cabin and track where you’re looking, and with sensors that track your speed, lane position and rate of…

The Conversation

Kamala Harris Energizes Gen Z Voters On College Tour

Vice President's 'Fight for Our Freedoms' campaign aims to mobilize young voters for 2024 election

Zenger

Overfishing leads to alarming decline in reef shark population, study says

The reef shark population has dropped to dangerously low numbers — way worse than researchers anticipated, according to a new study co-authored by Florida International University.

Tribune News Service

Forensics are the linchpin of crime shows. In reality, lab delays are creating nightmares for innocent people

Backlogs of months and even years have emerged thanks to issues including poor funding, low pay, a flood of requests from attorneys and families and the Covid pandemic. Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Chirping lead airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs

A man who allegedly attempted to smuggle dozens of parrot eggs out of the United States faces 20 years in jail.

Evening Standard

UM faculty joins FIU in fight against DeSantis-backed bills to overhaul higher ed

MIAMI — Nearly 1,000 faculty, staff and students at the University of Miami have signed an open letter opposing a state bill moving through the Florida Legislature that they say is an “unprecedented attempt to exert political control over free thought and professional expertise in higher education.”

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First-time homebuyers jilted in Miami-Dade. Here’s how to crack pricey housing market

Growing up in Miami, Vince Rives knew he wanted to stay local, because he’s close to his Cuban family. Raised between his parents’ house in Kendall and his grandparents abode in Westchester, Rives, 29, recalled a happy childhood.

Tribune News Service

Tampa Bay’s redfish are contaminated with pharmaceuticals, study shows

Over a four-day period last summer, Dustin Pack set out into Tampa Bay in search of one of the most coveted fish species in Florida.

Tribune News Service

Florida redfish contaminated with drugs. Study finds opioids, psychoactive medications and more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Redfish, one of the most popular and delicious inshore gamefish in Florida, are contaminated with pharmaceuticals throughout the state, a study by Florida International University and the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust has revealed.

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The Decade-Long Perfect Storm Behind Florida's Viral "Seaweed Blob"

Experts explain the long history behind the smelly Sargassum seaweed "blob" and the role of climate change in its appearance.

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Miami Herald

5 years after fatal FIU bridge collapse, a cautious new design is almost ready

MIAMI — Five years after the catastrophic collapse of a pedestrian bridge with a novel design meant to punctuate Florida International University’s ascendancy as a public institution, state engineers are finally ready to give it another go.

Miami Herald

‘We only teach facts’: FIU students, faculty protest against DeSantis’ higher ed tactics

MIAMI — Holding signs with phrases like “We only teach facts” and chanting “Hey DeSantis we’re no fools, we won’t let you run our schools,” at least 100 students, faculty and others marched around the main campus of Florida International University Thursday afternoon to protest Gov. Ron DeSantis’ education agenda.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis pushes new Florida death penalty standards as execution looms

TAMPA, Fla. — When the jurors came back with a verdict, reporters noticed three had tears in their eyes. One, as reported in the Tallahassee Democrat, would return to court a few days later and express sympathy to Donald David Dillbeck’s adoptive parents before a judge sentenced him to die.

Salon

Students grieve 5 years after Parkland

A school psychologist offers insights on helping students and teachers deal with grief

The Conversation

Five years after Parkland shooting, a school psychologist offers insights on helping students and teachers deal with grief

Whenever a school shooting takes place, school officials often arrange for grief counseling services to be made available for whoever needs them. But what exactly do those services entail?

The Independent UK

FBI finds document with classified markings at Pence home

Last month, Mr Pence said he was ultimately responsible for the presence of documents with classified markings at his home during an appearance at Florida International University

Miami Herald

Some health risks from climate change in Florida may surprise. This one affects millions

Some of the health impacts of climate change are obvious and already apparent in Florida, such as more cases of heat stress and mosquito-borne tropical diseases. But it may be surprising that as climate conditions intensify, health experts say it also will increase the risk of sickness and death for…

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