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A 50-year radiation safety rule is on the chopping block under Trump’s nuclear agenda

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to, and that has been adopted around the world

The Independent UK

California painted an entire neighbourhood's roads a lighter colour; pavements became 5°C cooler, although the air fell by only about 0.2°C

A California experiment showed reflective coatings lowered road temperatures significantly. These cool pavements increase surface albedo, reflecting more solar radiation. However, traffic and pollution reduced the coating's effectiveness after one year. Cool pavements alone cannot entirely prevent urban overheating. Cities must combine this with green spaces and shade for better…

The Times of India

I studied the impact of an attack on Faslane – it's worse than you'd think

SINCE its inception in the 1940s, the Faslane naval base has been controversial among local communities and across Scotland ...

The National (Scotland)

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Doctor Exclusively Reveals Dangers Of New Beauty Trend Taking The Internet By Storm

“Tanmaxxing” has become the latest trend that pushes people to tan for as long and as intensely as possible in the middle of the day.

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Disparate voices confront Labor in chorus of protest

A giant inflatable green submarine and protesters in orange faux radiation suits have tried to sway the views of delegates at Labor's national conference.

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Beyond Camouflage: How Animal Colour Serves as Warning, Signalling, and Thermoregulation Tool

When Bright Colour Means "Back Off"The poison dart frog of Central and South America carries enough batrachotoxin in its skin to kill a small predator. It is also electric blue, vivid orange, or lime green, depending on the species. This is aposematism: colouration that functions as an active broadcast of…

Times Life

The Boomerang Nebula is three times colder than Antarctica, and colder than space itself

Tucked roughly 5,000 light years away in the constellation Centaurus lies a place far colder than anything found on Earth. Known as the Boomerang Nebula, this dying star system holds the record for the coldest known naturally occurring object in the entire universe, sitting at just one degree above absolute…

The Times of India

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After Battling Skin Cancer Three Times, One Mother Is Warning Young People About UV Exposure's Harmful Nature

Skin cancer survivor Liz Benditt warns against TikTok's tanmaxxing trend, explaining how UV exposure raises skin cancer risk and why prevention matters.

Medical Daily

Jeremy Clarkson's Prostate Cancer Treatment Could Change How Millions of Men Are Treated, 10-Year Study Finds

Jeremy Clarkson's focal therapy for prostate cancer highlights new 10-year NHS research showing targeted treatment may match surgery and radiation outcomes while reducing urinary and sexual side effects.

Medical Daily

Quote of the day by Valery Legasov: 'Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid' and how continuous deception led to the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 and eventually contributed to the fall of the USSR

A technician inside a nuclear control room looks at a radiation meter that reads exactly 3.6 Roentgen (Unit of measurement for gamma-ray exposure) per hour. Moments after the catastrophic explosion tore through Reactor No. 4 in Chernobyl, he reports this number to his superiors, reassuring them that the situation is…

The Times of India

No evidence mobile phones cause brain cancer – new study

Electromagnetic waves are everywhere. They’re the reason you can hear music when you turn on the radio, use wi-fi, find your way using satellite navigation, and make calls on a mobile phone.

The Conversation

Earth-like exoplanet found to have an atmosphere

Scientists discover the first confirmed atmosphere around rocky planet outside our solar system that is within the habitable zone

The Guardian - UK

Astronomers discover 1st atmosphere around a rocky Earth-like planet in the habitable zone

"It's in the habitable zone, which is super exciting for astrobiology and habitability and searching for life."

Space

Stephen Hawking's famous 'leaky' black hole theory gets much-needed update

"Hawking's laws of black hole mechanics provided a satisfying connection between extreme and ordinary physics and have been the paradigm for 50 years, but they have a serious limitation."

Space

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Reason

The 'Nuclear Nightmare' That Was Manufactured by the Media

Despite decades of panic, a new reactor has been approved for the first time in 10 years.

LiveScience

'Smaller than the tiniest scale in nature': Physicists made a black hole out of light and used it to test Stephen Hawking's elusive radiation theory

Scientists made a breakthrough discovery about the physics of Hawking radiation by making a miniature black hole out of light in the laboratory.

Times Life

8 Signs Your Back Pain Is a Kidney Problem, Not a Muscle Problem

Where the pain sits tells you almost everythingMuscle pain from a strain or a bad night on the mattress sits low, in the lumbar region, often spreading into the glutes or thighs. Kidney pain sits higher and to one side, in the flank: the band of flesh between the bottom…

Reason

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ignores Trump's Order To Revise Radiation Exposure Limits

The agency pretends to loosen scientifically unjustified regulations but does nothing of the sort.

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Poison star Rikki Rockett refused to have his tongue amputated

Poison star Rikki Rockett refused to have his tongue amputated during his battle with cancer which he compared to a scene from the Evil Dead horror movies.

The Guardian - US

Can humans hibernate their way to Mars?

Scientists are trying to recreate the biology that lets animals survive months without food or water, in hopes of making deep-space travel possible

Tom’s Hardware

Researchers create programmable material that can steer heat and remember its state without power — breakthrough could eventually aid AI chip cooling and silicon photonics

Researchers created a programmable thermal material that steers heat and retains its state without power, a breakthrough that could benefit AI chips, silicon photonics, and infrared devices.

Times Life

Indian Men's Scalp Health Crisis: Dandruff, Hairfall, and What Pollution Is Doing to Your Sebum

The Scalp Is an Organ, and Indian Men Are Ignoring ItA 2021 study published in the Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology found that androgenetic alopecia affects roughly 58% of Indian men by their mid-forties, a figure that has been climbing steadily across urban populations. But hairfall is the…

The Economic Times

Not a risk worth taking: Solar geoengineering could put India's monsoon at risk

Global heatwaves prompt discussions on solar radiation modification technologies. This approach involves significant logistical challenges and potential ecological risks. SRM does not address root causes of climate change and may weaken emission reduction incentives. Its impacts on rainfall and monsoons create considerable scientific uncertainty and geopolitical risks. Developing nations and…

The Economic Times

Engage in the solar geoengineering debate: Why India must shape the rules before the sun goes dim

Solar radiation modification offers potential climate solutions but demands careful governance. This technology could cool the planet while shifting rainfall patterns globally. Developing nations like India must actively shape research and governance standards. India possesses the scientific and institutional capacity to lead these crucial discussions. A legitimate approach prioritizes transparency…

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71 Fascinating Women Whose Stories Deserve To Be Better Known

For centuries, women have had to fight for their rightful place in society. There are many who did remarkable things, and never got their flowers. But we're here to change that. Here's an epic list of women in history who refused to sit down and do as they were told...

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