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Phys.org / Sun simulations reveal how cool prominences survive in million-degree corona

At more than one million degrees, the sun's atmosphere—the corona—is incredibly hot; but not everywhere. Time and again, huge structures of significantly cooler solar plasma—about 10,000 degrees—appear within the corona. ...

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Medical Xpress / A hidden DNA region helps drive frailty, exposing brain and immune links that reshape aging risk

Researchers at McMaster University have identified, for the first time, a novel region of DNA and two associated genes connected to frailty, offering neurological and immune-related insights that might help explain why some ...

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Phys.org / Monkeys in Gibraltar self-medicate with soil to help them digest tourists' junk food

Monkeys in a tourism hotspot have learned that swallowing dirt can quell the upset stomachs caused by overconsumption of sweet and salty snacks fed to them by holidaymakers, a new University of Cambridge-led study suggests. ...

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Medical Xpress / E. coli and 'good' bacteria are balanced by breast milk in baby gut microbiomes

Sugars contained exclusively in breast milk are helping to feed an important balance of bacteria in babies' developing gut microbiomes, a new study has found. In a paper published in Nature Communications, a European research ...

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Phys.org / Plants can sense the sound of rain, new study finds

The next time you find yourself lulled by the patter of rain outside your window, think how that same sprinkle might sound if you were a tiny seed planted directly below a free-falling droplet. Would you still be similarly ...

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Phys.org / Seeing is believing: Smart probes reveal proteins inside living cells with unprecedented clarity

Fluorescent probes have transformed modern biology by allowing researchers to tag and visualize individual molecules in living cells, tissues, and animals. Using these tools, researchers can watch viruses infect cells in ...

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Medical Xpress / Approximately half a million post-9/11 U.S. veterans have high blood pressure

Approximately half a million post-9/11 U.S. veterans who served in the military have had high blood pressure, and among them, about half were undiagnosed and one quarter were untreated, according to a new study published ...

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Tech Xplore / AI-powered robots offer new hope to German factories

A blue-eyed humanoid robot carefully opens a box and places a tool inside as a crowd of visitors watch the demonstration of "physical AI" skills at a major industrial trade fair in Germany.

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Tech Xplore / He helped build AI. Now he is sounding the alarm about what comes next for everyone

Artificial Intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton insisted Tuesday on the need to strictly regulate the technology, warning that it remained unclear if humanity could co-exist with super intelligent AI.

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Tech Xplore / North Korean hackers suspected of $300 mn crypto heist

A notorious North Korean hacking group is likely behind the theft of nearly $300 million in cryptocurrency over the weekend, an affected party has said, in the biggest known crypto heist this year.

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Medical Xpress / UK agrees ban on cigarette sales for people born after 2008

Both chambers of Britain's parliament have approved a bill that would ban children aged 17 and under from buying cigarettes during their lifetime.

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Phys.org / SpaceX partners with AI startup Cursor, may buy it for $60 bn

SpaceX on Tuesday announced a partnership with AI coding company Cursor and said the alliance comes with an option to buy the startup for $60 billion later this year.

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