Here are the leading trends in science, technology, medicine, health, the environment, and artificial intelligence from “ScienceDaily.com.”
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Top Science News
May 25, 2020
Hurricanes Are Getting Stronger, Study Shows
‘Off-Switch’ for Pain Discovered in Brain
Potentially Fatal Combinations of Humidity, Heat
COVID-19 Lockdowns: Global Air Quality
May 11, 2020 — Levels of two major air pollutants have been drastically reduced since lockdowns began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a secondary pollutant — ground-level ozone — has increased in China, …
Latest Top Headlines
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May 6, 2020 — Astronomers have discovered a black hole lying just 1,000 light-years from Earth. The black hole is closer to our solar system than any other found to date and forms part of a triple system that can be seen with the …
Health News
May 25, 2020
Mutations in SARS-CoV-2: Virus Evolution Clues
Antibody Blocks SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Cells
Spinal Cord and Optic Nerve Neurons Regenerated
Mind-Controlled Arm Prostheses That ‘Feel’
Apr. 30, 2020 — For the first time, people with arm amputations can experience sensations of touch in a mind-controlled arm prosthesis that they use in everyday life. A study reports on three Swedish patients who …
Latest Health Headlines
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Obesity Not Related to How Close You Live to Fast Food or Gyms
May 20, 2020 — A new study has shown no correlation between obesity and how close you live to fast food restaurants or gyms. Studies from other countries have previously indicated that these factors may be important in adult …
Physical/Tech News
May 25, 2020
Organic Molecules in Martian Meteorites
Rare Views of Planet-Forming Disks Around Stars
Precise Timing of a Black Hole Dance
How the Universe Got Its Structure
Apr. 27, 2020 — The universe is full of billions of galaxies — but their distribution across space is far from uniform. Why do we see so much structure in the universe today and how did it all form and grow? A …
Latest Physical/Tech Headlines
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Scientists Finally Crack Nature’s Most Common Chemical Bond
May 21, 2020 — The carbon-hydrogen bond — 2/3 of all bonds in hydrocarbons — has defied chemists’ attempts to open it up and add new chemical groups. A team has now cracked the strongest of C-H bonds, those on a molecule’s terminal carbon. The reaction catalyst is an iridium atom to break the bond and a methyl group to add a boron compound. Boron is easily exchanged for other groups, allowing additions to …
Environment News
May 25, 2020
Highest Level Ever of Microplastics On Seafloor
Insects: Largest Study Finds Declines On Land
How Birds Evolved Big Brains
Coronaviruses and Bats: Evolving Together
Apr. 23, 2020 — Scientists compared the different kinds of coronaviruses living in 36 bat species from the western Indian Ocean and nearby areas of Africa. They found that different groups of bats have their own …
Latest Environment Headlines
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Past Is Prologue: Genetic ‘Memory’ of Ancestral Environments Helps Organisms Readapt
May 22, 2020 — Organisms carry long-term ‘memories’ of their ancestral homelands that help them adapt to environmental change, according to a new study that involved raising chickens on the Tibetan Plateau and an adjacent lowland …
Society/Education News
May 25, 2020
Rising Carbon Dioxide May Impair Cognition
Decisions: People Often Rely of Gut Feeling
Relying On ‘Local Food:’ Distant Dream for Most
Tech Not Hurting Kids’ Social Skills: Study
Apr. 13, 2020 — Despite the time spent with smartphones and social media, young people today are just as socially skilled as those from the previous generation, a new study …
Latest Society/Education Headlines
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Hunting Threatens One of the World’s Most Amazing Wildlife Migrations
May 20, 2020 — As the world looks to tighten up the illegal capture of wildlife, migratory birds are being threatened by widespread and unsustainable hunting across the Asia-Pacific region. New research has revealed that three quarters of migratory shorebird species in the region have been hunted since the …
