Tag: Science

Opioids Use for Osteoarthritis Has Little Benefit and Increased Risk of Adverse Events, Experts

February 14, 2022
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A study conducted by the University of Sydney has concluded that opioids for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, results in little improvements and actually comes with an increased risk of adverse events. OA is a degenerative joint disorder that commonly affects older populations. The disorder is due to erosion…

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NASA’s New Space Telescope Sees 1st Starlight, Takes Selfie

February 13, 2022
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror. All 18 segments of the primary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope seem to be working properly 1.5 months into the mission, officials said Friday. The telescope’s first target was a bright star…

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Exploding Maple Trees Rock Texas Winter

February 12, 2022
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The next time you hear a loud “crack” outside on a moonless winter night, don’t assume it’s someone firing a weapon. It could just be an exploding tree. In Collin County, Texas, locals recently heard a number of trees cracking in the icy weather. “We listened to them all night. Sounds like gunshots going off,”…

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Billionaire’s Space Trip Brought $125 Million to St. Jude Hospital

February 12, 2022
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The charitable sector should hope that billionaire Jared Isaacman keeps seeking new adventures. Isaacman, who turned a payments-processing firm he started as a teenager into a multibillion-dollar company, periodically indulges his passion for aviation with head-turning flights. Each time, a prominent charity has joined the ride—and the stakes keep getting bigger. In 2009, Isaacman set…

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Mineral Found in Fish, Meat and Nuts May Reverse Memory Loss

February 11, 2022
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An Australian study has found that selenium—a mineral found in many foods—could be the key to a healthier mind, as experiments show that it can reverse the decline in brain function from poor health or old age. Selenium is a powerful antioxidant found in meat, tuna, halibut, sardines, salmon, organ meat, eggs, and nuts, with…

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As Crypto Rises, Some Bemoan Its Carbon Footprint

February 11, 2022
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In the years since the still-anonymous ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ created the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, crypto has proven to be polarizing. Proponents argue that cryptocurrencies offer a transparent alternative to fiat currencies like the dollar. Crypto transactions are permanently recorded on a decentralized ledger known as a blockchain, making them potentially resistant to censorship. For political dissidents,…

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Musk Predicts Cheaper Starship Launches, Talks About Humanity Becoming ‘Multi-Planetary Species’

February 11, 2022
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk anticipated cheaper flights to space with his Starship rockets in a presentation at the company’s facility in southern Texas, while highlighting the necessity of human beings colonizing multiple planets and moons. In just two to three years, Starships will be able to reach orbit at just $10 million per flight, Musk…

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NASA Releases New Images of Surface of Venus

February 10, 2022
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken its first visible-light images of the surface of Venus from space. Smothered in thick clouds, Venus’s surface is usually shrouded from sight. But in two recent flybys of the planet, Parker used its Wide-Field Imager, or WISPR, to image the entire nightside in wavelengths of the visible spectrum–the type…

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In Altered Photo from Public TV Network, Nuclear Plant Appears to Issue Black Smoke Instead of Water Vapor

February 10, 2022
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ZDF, one of Germany’s public television networks, has released and deleted a modified photograph of a nuclear plant in a Facebook post, sparking mockery and outrage at a time of intense debate over the low-emission power source’s future during a worldwide push for decarbonization. Like the BBC in the United Kingdom, ZDF is funded in…

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SpaceX Satellites Falling out of Orbit After Solar Storm

February 10, 2022
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Spacex’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are on the verge of doing so, the company said in an online update Tuesday night….

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