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Phys.org / Japan suffers heat 'disaster' as cities hit by 'cruelly hot' days

Japanese cities are experiencing "cruelly hot days," a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40°C (104°F). Emergency officials described the soaring temperatures on Wednesday as "a ...

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Phys.org / Danish fish fossil cliffs set to gain UNESCO status

Two Danish coastal cliffs where paleontologists have uncovered 55-million-year-old fossils of prehistoric wildlife are likely to gain World Heritage status as UNESCO's committee meets in South Korea.

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Medical Xpress / An Australian woman gives birth to rare identical quadruplet girls

An Australian woman has given birth to identical quadruplet girls after a pregnancy doctors described as incredibly rare.

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Tech Xplore / India's domestic workers go online as instant services boom

Racing against a stopwatch, a group of women folds bed sheets as they train to join an Indian startup that offers instant home services, transforming a traditionally word-of-mouth sector and promising better pay.

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / 5th person dies in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City

A fifth person has died in a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City, health officials said Tuesday night.

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Tech Xplore / Wreckage found of Pan Am plane crash that helped lead to today's safety briefings on every flight

Searchers have found the wreckage from a Pan Am flight that plunged into the ocean off Puerto Rico in 1952, an accident that killed 52 and led to requirements for the passenger safety briefings given on every commercial flight.

16 hours ago
Tech Xplore / A once wary Hollywood slowly warms to AI

Once wary of artificial intelligence, Hollywood is now striking up partnerships with AI startups and weaving the technology into productions more openly—all while insisting the creative process itself will remain untouched.

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Medical Xpress / Sports programs may improve motor skills in autistic children, review finds

Research suggests that more than half of children with autism spectrum disorder, a neurodevelopmental condition, experience motor impairments. An analysis in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology indicates that sports-based ...

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Medical Xpress / Availability of generic semaglutide removes barrier to affordable diabetes care, experts predict

In a novel analysis examining the economic implications of generic semaglutide entering the Canadian market, researchers predict that anticipated price reductions of up to 70% will dramatically increase both the cost-effectiveness ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / New research sheds light on Texas hill country floods

Two companion papers in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society provide new insight into the causes and predictability of the 2025 Texas Hill Country floods, the deadliest flash flood event in the United States ...

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Medical Xpress / 1 in 4 American workers report staying in unwanted jobs for health insurance

Nearly one in four U.S. workers (24%) say they are currently in jobs they want to quit but stay with their employer for the health insurance, according to new research from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America. ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Why low-skilled workers are less likely to participate in continuing education

Low-skilled workers are less likely to participate in employer-sponsored continuing education programs than their more highly skilled colleagues. They are less convinced that acquiring additional skills has a positive effect ...

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