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Climate change is delaying world clocks' need for a 'negative leap second'

We're nearing a year when a negative leap second could be needed to shave time — an unprecedented step that would have unpredictable effects, a new study says.

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Climate Change Is Messing With How We Measure Time: Study

Struggle to wrap your head around daylight savings? If the need for an "unprecedented" negative leap second was delayed, that would be "welcome news indeed," Patrizia Tavella, the head of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, which is responsible for UTC, commented in Nature.

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New research shows naturally occurring mineral is an 'unconventional superconductor' when purified

Researchers from a variety of institutions have found a naturally occurring unconventional superconductor, miassite. Only impurities have thus far masked this mineral's true nature, but lab testing and synthesis reveal its true potential.

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Moonray’s new, eco-friendly spring-summer collection features three-dimensional craftwork

Inspired by Nature, Moonray’s spring-summer collection, Equilibrium, envelops traditional crafts and dyeing techniques within the fold of sustainable fashion and modern design sensibilities. While plant-based dyes and eco-friendly fabrics are the cynosure of the range that hit the store’s shelves mid-February, it is the three-dimensional floral bouquet details on the garments that…

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AlphaGeometry and the threat of AI’s takeover of mathematics | Explained

AlphaGeometry, an AI developed by DeepMind, solves complex geometry problems at the level of the International Mathematical Olympiad.

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Quest to declare Anthropocene an epoch descends into epic row

Vote against formal geological recognition of ‘age of the humans’ is claimed to have violated committee rules

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Chinese researchers tout optical disk format with up to 125TB capacity

Researchers in China have developed a super-high capacity optical disk format which is claimed to be able to hold up to 125TB of data and hope they will be commercialized to address any upcoming data crunch.

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Smoking leaves a lasting adverse impact on immune responses

Study in Nature shows smoking's lasting impact on immune responses, influenced by BMI, cytomegalovirus, and modifiable lifestyle factors.

The Hindu

The myth that remote work stifles innovation and creativity is gaining ground–but the same evidence shows that it was only true in the pre-2010s workplace

The traditional belief that innovation is geographically bound to office spaces is being challenged by empirical evidence.

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Study finds how type of allergy remedy help treat lung cancer

Researchers at Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine have discovered an allergy route that, when inhibited, activates antitumor immunity in animal models of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Read further on Dynamite News:

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AI creates proteins with high binding strengths

A recent study published in Nature describes an AI-driven advancement in biotechnology with implications for medication discovery, disease diagnosis, and environmental monitoring. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The wellness futurecast 2024

With just weeks to go for the new year, global wellness experts ponder topics from climate migration to stress management and communing with nature

The Hindu

Failure of Cop28 on fossil fuel phase-out is ‘devastating’, say scientists

Climate experts say lack of unambiguous statement is ‘tragedy for the planet and our future’

The Guardian - UK

Scientists Identify Root Cause Of Morning Sickness During Pregnancy

Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy are primarily caused by a single hormone: GDF15. The post Scientists Identify Root Cause Of Morning Sickness During Pregnancy first appeared on Bored Panda.

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‘A scam all around’: Navajo Nation groups oppose hydropower projects

One such project in Black Mesa, Arizona, is awaiting initial permits and has sparked fears over water use in an area already grappling with accessibility to it

The Conversation

Scientists have been researching superconductors for over a century, but they have yet to find one that works at room temperature − 3 essential reads

If you hadn’t heard about superconductors before 2023, odds are you know what they are now. Researchers raised eyebrows early in the year with claims of operational room-temperature superconductors, though none has been substantiated, and one paper from researchers at the University of Rochester was retracted by the journal Nature…

The Conversation

COP28 president is wrong – science clearly shows fossil fuels must go (and fast)

According to the president of COP28, the latest round of UN climate negotiations in the United Arab Emirates, there is “no science” indicating that phasing out fossil fuels is necessary to restrict global heating to 1.5°C.

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The Crunch: the rise of SUVs; young people feel cost-of-living bite; and a spotlight on global heating and Cop28

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188 new types of CRISPR revealed by algorithm

Researchers used an algorithm to scour databases of bacterial genomes for never-before-seen CRISPR systems.

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‘There are no crops to celebrate’: climate crisis wipes out a way of life in Taiwan’s mountains

Countless landslides in Nantou county are disrupting ancient agricultural traditions, leading some to wonder how much longer they can continue to cling to the steep slopes they call home

The Guardian - UK

Where did they all go? How Homo sapiens became the last human species left

At least nine hominin species once roamed the Earth, so what became of our vanished ancestors?

LiveScience

CRISPR therapy for high cholesterol shows promise in early trial

Using a CRISPR-guided technique called "base editing," scientists edited the genes of liver cells in 10 people's bodies.

The Conversation

A new theory linking evolution and physics has scientists baffled – but is it solving a problem that doesn't exist?

In October, a paper titled “Assembly theory explains and quantifies selection and evolution” appeared in the top science journal Nature. The authors – a team led by Lee Cronin at the University of Glasgow and Sara Walker at Arizona State University – claim their theory is an “interface between physics…

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Nature Retracts Controversial Room Temperature Superconductor Paper (But Not LK-99)

Room-temperature superconduction would be the holy grail for humanity's computing and energy-efficient future. But there are risks to being a poster-boy for the pursuit of Nobel prizes: that individuals co-opt science to advance personal goals.

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China's AI Analog Chip Claimed To Be 3.7X Faster Than Nvidia's A100 GPU in Computer Vision Tasks (Updated)

A new research paper in Nature published by Tsinghua University describes a new analog computing chip that beats Nvidia's A100 at 3 times its performance and 4,000 million times higher energy efficiency at computer vision tasks. Considering the potential markets for devices such as these and the potential for further…

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