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Medical Xpress / Breast cancer is rising fast in Asian American women, study finds
A new study led by UC San Francisco has found an alarming rise in invasive breast cancer among Asian American women over the last two decades.
Phys.org / Brutal heat wave forecast for western US this weekend
A "widespread and significant" heat wave is predicted to bring oppressive temperatures to drought-hit western U.S. states over the weekend, with all-time records at risk of falling, the National Weather Service said Friday.
Phys.org / Japan's space agency conducts first test flight for experimental reusable rocket
Japan's experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight Saturday as the country seeks to achieve the technology key to cut launch costs and compete in the global space market dominated by SpaceX.
Phys.org / Thousands shelter in Taiwan as typhoon lashes Japan islands
More than 14,000 people in Taiwan have fled their homes, and many shops remain closed, as a typhoon pounding Japan's remote southwestern islands swept toward China on Saturday.
Phys.org / Drought threatens irrigation in northern Italy
Water reserves are being depleted rapidly in northern Italy, threatening farming as the region's main river dries up, local officials warned Friday.
Tech Xplore / Man nearly sucked out of 'detached' window on Ryanair flight
A man was nearly sucked out of the window of a Ryanair flight when it "detached" midair en route to Germany, with other passengers pulling him back inside, witnesses and officials said Friday.
Tech Xplore / Apple files lawsuit accusing ChatGPT maker OpenAI of stealing trade secrets
Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT, a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company.
Tech Xplore / Music industry launches AI-generated content labels
Several major music industry organizations on Friday unveiled a labeling system for content created with generative artificial intelligence that they would like to see widely adopted.
Phys.org / New platform creates digital map for marine biobanks
A new digital platform developed under the leadership of CIIMAR is making Portugal's marine biodiversity more accessible by bringing together thousands of biological resources into a single access point. The Blue Biobanks ...
Phys.org / Collective agreements are least common where workers need them most
Workers earning the lowest wages are the least likely to be covered by collective agreements in Germany, despite being the group for whom these protections are arguably most important. In 2021, only 34% of workers in the ...
Tech Xplore / At the nation's only all-digital nuclear reactor, engineers conduct the first experiments of their kind in the US
Underground on Purdue University's campus is the only nuclear reactor of its kind in the U.S. Although used only for research purposes—the total energy the reactor generates is equivalent to that used by 10 microwave ovens—Purdue ...
Medical Xpress / First E-STAR annual report offers unprecedented view of early access to kidney transplantation
Chronic kidney disease affects millions of Americans, and more than 800,000 people in the United States are living with end-stage kidney disease. While kidney transplantation is widely recognized as the preferred treatment ...
