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Medical Xpress / Heat exposure during pregnancy alters amino acids and vitamins linked to preterm birth
An Emory University study, published Friday by Science Advances, provides the first evidence that exposure to higher temperatures during pregnancy is linked to specific biological changes in mothers that are also associated ...
Tech Xplore / US demands Google ad breakup in court closing arguments
The US government asked a federal judge on Friday to order the breakup of Google's digital advertising business, arguing that the tech giant's pledges to change its practices cannot be trusted.
Phys.org / Machine learning model sharpens snowfall forecasts for the Mountain West
The varied topography of the Western United States—a patchwork of valleys and mountains, basins and plateaus—results in minutely localized weather. Accordingly, snowfall forecasts for the mountain West often suffer from ...
Medical Xpress / Flu activity is low, but experts worry about a new strain and vaccination rates
The U.S. flu season is starting slowly, and it's unclear if it will be as bad as last winter's, but some health experts are worried as U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Friday shows a new version ...
Medical Xpress / Washington state resident believed to be the first to die from a rare strain of bird flu
A Washington state resident is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said Friday the risk to the public is low.
Phys.org / Choking during sex is common among young adults, but the risks are poorly understood
Choking during sex has moved from the margins to the mainstream for many young adults, but the risks have not changed. New research shows how common the practice has become, and how confused many people are about what makes ...
Phys.org / Home buyers are overpaying mortgage fees. Shopping around can help.
A new study reveals that most U.S. home buyers are overpaying mortgage fees, a market totaling more than $13 billion a year.
Phys.org / What does climate adaptation actually mean? An expert explains
When climate change is discussed, whether at UN climate summits, in company boardrooms or in the media, the focus is often on mitigation (cutting greenhouse gas emissions to achieve net zero). Adaptation, the practical steps ...
Phys.org / Theia and Earth were neighbors, new research suggests
About 4.5 billion years ago, the most momentous event in the history of Earth occurred: a huge celestial body called Theia collided with the young Earth. How the collision unfolded and what exactly happened afterward has ...
Phys.org / New magnetic component discovered in the Faraday effect after nearly two centuries
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem discovered that the magnetic component of light plays a direct role in the Faraday effect, overturning a 180-year-old assumption that only its electric field mattered.
Medical Xpress / Fluoridated water linked to better adolescent school achievement
Children exposed to recommended levels of fluoride in drinking water show modest cognitive advantages in secondary school, with no clear evidence of harm to cognitive functioning around age 60, according to researchers at ...
Phys.org / Physicists and philosophers have long struggled to understand the nature of time: Here's why
The nature of time has plagued thinkers for as long as we've tried to understand the world we live in. Intuitively, we know what time is, but try to explain it, and we end up tying our minds in knots.
