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Phys.org / A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse

With no tall trees reaching to the sky, Alaska's North Slope tundra can look desolate—especially to outsiders from the Lower 48 who are used to in-your-face greenery.

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Medical Xpress / How to reset your child's sleep schedule for back-to-school season

After a summer of vacations and late nights, it's time to set those back-to-school alarms.

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Medical Xpress / Telehealth coaching helps rural patients take charge of diabetes care

Managing diabetes often means making dozens of small, important decisions every day. A collaborative study between the University of Mississippi and the Mississippi Diabetes Network found that personalized telehealth coaching ...

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Medical Xpress / Stem cells derived from patient placentas reproduce preeclampsia features

A new model developed by researchers at Kumamoto University and collaborators from Tohoku University and Kyushu University could advance research into preeclampsia and other pregnancy complications. The team has developed ...

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Tech Xplore / Europe's gaming bash kicks off as industry eyes 'Grand Theft' boost

Europe's largest video game show, Gamescom, opens its doors Tuesday in Cologne, with the industry hoping that the coming blockbuster "Grand Theft Auto VI" can provide a much-needed boost as studios cut jobs amid fierce competition.

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Phys.org / From flames to haze, wildfire smoke transforms as it travels, and it can harm your health in different ways

As wildfire smoke plumes travel thousands of miles, sunlight and atmospheric chemistry bleach their color, strip away their campfire aroma and add them to the mix of urban smog.

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Phys.org / Satellite analysis tracks carbon cost of coastal erosion

From Texas to Maine, coastal wetlands and marshes are releasing more than 1.45 billion pounds (660,000 metric tons) of carbon into the ocean each year, according to new research supported by NASA. Coastal marshes, like forests ...

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Medical Xpress / Pennsylvania reports first 2 measles deaths in the US this year, both people unvaccinated

Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died from measles, state health officials said Tuesday, the first measles-related deaths in the U.S. this year.

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Phys.org / 'Wartime situation': Tornado ravages French village

A tornado of rare intensity devastated a village in southern France, causing widespread destruction and leaving residents in shock Tuesday, with the mayor describing the aftermath as resembling "wartime."

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Tech Xplore / Information encoded in a beam of light can survive real-world atmospheric turbulence

Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the University of Bordeaux in France have demonstrated a new way to send information through the atmosphere without correcting for the distortions that normally ...

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Medical Xpress / AI helps identify regulatory hub for aging in hematopoietic stem cells

Stem cells possess the unique ability to self-renew and transform into different types of cells. For example, rare hematopoietic stem cells found in bone marrow can become any type of blood cell. Throughout life, they can ...

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Phys.org / Chemical physicists quantitatively model electron interactions in real quantum materials

A team of scientists from Caltech and Yale University has shown for the first time how to accurately quantify an important quantum phenomenon in metals, called the Kondo effect, for specific real materials. Unlike previous ...

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