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Quebec Provincial Police had warned residents near Madeleine-Centre, Que., in the Gaspé Peninsula, to remain indoors after they were alerted about a polar bear sighting near grounds of the old...
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Quebec Provincial Police had warned residents near Madeleine-Centre, Que., in the Gaspé Peninsula, to remain indoors after they were alerted about a polar bear sighting near grounds of the old...
Injection of the anti-TNF drug adalimumab into Dupuytren's disease nodules is effective in reducing nodule hardness and nodule size.
A recent study provides insights for developing climate-smart conservation strategies by looking at the global network of protected areas, evaluating potential for shifts in where plants and animals occur due to climate change. Findings point to the need for strategic conservation plans that transcend international borders to protect at-risk species.
A method for delivering genetic material to the body is being tested as a way to repair damaged heart muscle after a heart attack.
An international group of astronomers has uncovered new clues about a mysterious stellar explosion that was discovered eight years ago, but is continuing to evolve even as scientists watch.
Sometimes there are pretty valid reasons for leaving right after sex.
Stargazers will have to wait years for repeat performance with four planets also appearing in straight lineJupiter and Venus, two of the solar system’s brightest planets, will appear to almost touch in a rare celestial spectacle this weekend.Although in reality they will be millions of miles apart, for stargazers on Earth they will appear to be close enough to almost collide in a planetary...
Our recent story about researchers ditching their gas stoves after measuring the indoor air pollution they produce prompted some questions from readers. What about gas fireplaces? Or propane stoves? Are induction stoves safe for those with pacemakers? Here are the answers to some of those...
Fifty years after his Apollo 16 mission to the moon, retired NASA astronaut Charlie Duke says he's ready for the U.S. to get back to lunar exploration.
Thousands of firefighters battled destructive wildfires in the Southwest as more residents prepared to evacuate Friday into the weekend in northern New Mexico where strong winds and dangerously dry conditions have made the blazes hard to contain.
For humanity truly to slip the surly bonds of Earth, private funds and intrepid thrill-seekers will be requiredMartin Rees is the astronomer royalI’m old enough to have watched the grainy TV images of the first moon landings by Apollo 11 in 1969. I can never look at the moon without recalling this heroic exploit. It was achieved only 12 years after the first object, Sputnik-1, was launched into...
More sophisticated AI means space agencies should not use public funds for risky human missions, says Lord Martin ReesThe world’s space agencies should scrap plans to send astronauts to the moon and Mars and leave them to explorers and billionaires who can privately fund and risk such adventures, the astronomer royal says.Lord Martin Rees said technical improvements and more sophisticated...
Therapy was like finding a key for a door that had been locked my whole life. Here are the nine things it’s taught meListen to an audio version of this article I am standing outside an ordinary house in a tree-lined street on a midsummer afternoon, about to change my life. I glance through a window and see the reassuring domestic ephemera of books, a computer monitor, a child’s drawing. Next...
Protected areas—such as nature reserves, national parks, and wilderness areas—are essential to conserving biodiversity. New research published in Environmental Research Letters provides insights for developing climate-smart conservation strategies. The study looked at the global network of protected areas, evaluated potential for shifts in where plants and animals occur due to climate...
When it comes to fixing carbon, plants have nothing on soil bacteria that can do it 20 times faster. The secret is an enzyme that 'juggles' reaction ingredients. Scientists hope to optimize this process for producing fuels, antibiotics and other products from CO2.
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A Colorado prison inmate has become the first person in the U.S. to test positive for bird flu in a recent outbreak that has led to the deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys, but federal officials say they still see little threat to the general public.
With the growing severity of marine heatwaves, mass coral bleaching and mortality have become widespread. A new study led by researchers at Florida Tech recommends multinational networks of protected reefs as the best chance corals have to persist through climate change.