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Medical Xpress / What is mild cognitive impairment? And does it always lead to dementia?

You've forgotten a few appointments lately, and you find yourself losing track of conversations. Close friends or family may have also noticed some changes in your memory or thinking.

3 hours ago
Phys.org / Modest meat and dairy cuts could help Scotland lower emissions and keep diets affordable

Modest changes to meat and dairy consumption could help Scotland meet climate goals while improving health and nutrition, research shows. A modeling study appearing in Nature Food found that using vegetables, beans and eggs ...

6 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Human red blood cells form without central 'hub' seen in mouse models, upending understanding of our physiology

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that one of the body's most fundamental biological processes—how red blood cells are made—works differently in humans than previously thought, according to a new study published ...

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Phys.org / Wildfires rage in southern France, 3,000 people evacuated

Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated in southwestern France as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu sounded the alarm over an early outbreak of wildfires in the wake of a record-breaking heat wave.

7 hours ago
Phys.org / Airborne AI spots underwater munitions in shallow seas with high precision

A new airborne imaging approach can reliably detect unexploded weapons that lie in shallow coastal waters and remain an ongoing hazard to public safety, marine ecosystems and infrastructure worldwide. By combining advanced ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Japan deploys bear cameras in mountains as attacks surge

Japan has begun installing hundreds of cameras in its northern mountains as part of a nationwide survey of the bear population following a surge in maulings, an official told AFP on Thursday.

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Medical Xpress / More than 400 dead in DR Congo's spreading Ebola outbreak

An Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo has killed more than 400 people and is still spreading, with a first case reported in the major city of Kisangani, nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from its epicenter.

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Phys.org / Dynamic black holes may obey Hawking-style thermodynamics with an alternative entropy measure

Of the known things in the universe, black holes are among the most extreme. They pack huge amounts of mass densely into a small area, producing gravity that is so strong that even light cannot escape. To describe their properties, ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / What makes a star a star? A strange 'in‑between' celestial object is testing astronomers' boundaries

A star called TOI-2155 lies around 1,350 light-years (839 trillion miles) from Earth. It is a little bigger, heavier and hotter than the sun, and it is not particularly interesting or unusual in itself.

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Phys.org / Simulation reveals how glaciers transported rocks across the Alps 24,000 years ago

Many of the boulders scattered across the Swiss landscape did not originate where they now stand. Instead, they were carried by ice nearly 24,000 years ago. For the first time, researchers at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) ...

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Phys.org / More Canadian than the beaver? Scientists discover a western toad found only in Canada

The beaver and moose may be enduring symbols of Canadian wildlife, but neither is uniquely Canadian from a genetic perspective. But a team of researchers from the University of Ottawa has now discovered something rare: a ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Heat dome roasts eastern US ahead of holiday weekend

Pools were packed and power grids strained as millions of Americans sweltered in stifling heat and humidity Thursday, with dangerous temperatures expected to hit major cities through the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

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