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New hydrogel turns toxic wastewater into garden gold
Imagine a superabsorbent gel that turns sewage into plant food while preventing toxic algae from blooming. This is exactly the…
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Right to Survive: When Science considers erasing a species to end suffering
When can life-saving justify erasing entire species from Earth? A new international study published in Science solves this tricky moral…
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Brain chips are augmenting computer and cybercrime
The human brain is more powerful and energy-efficient than any computer. Scientists are mimicking how they work to produce better…
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The Earth telescope must first see the dawn of the universe
The ground telescope successfully detected the signal of cosmic dawn for the first time, measuring polarized microwave lamps, which conveyed…
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Your brain treats GPS with images as rewards
Scientists have found that your brain maintains a dedicated neural map that tracks the location of reward experiences with GPS-like…
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Hackers can hear through walls using radio waves
The laptop’s microphone is broadcasting everything it hears because the radio waves can pass through concrete walls and are captured…
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Scientists turn green light into antibiotic switch
Imagine an antibiotic until it is awakened by light (awakened in your blood), harmless to your gut bacteria, which is…
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Weekly medication for schizophrenia shows hope in trials
New drugs that only need to be taken once a week can change the condition of people with schizophrenia. Star…
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More than half of doctors will consider assisting their death
When faced with advanced cancer or Alzheimer’s disease, more than half of the doctors who investigated in eight different regions…
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Rethinking the Energy Systems of the AI Age – Earth State
This story was originally published by the Columbia Center for Sustainable Investment United Center Columbia Law School and Columbia Climate…
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