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Multi-Million Dollar Initiative Seeks to Uncover Flawed Medical Studies

A new initiative from the watchdogs behind Retraction Watch is taking aim at flawed or faked medical science research to the tune of nearly $1 million. The Center for Scientific Integrity just launched the Medical Evidence Project, a two-year effort to identify published medical research with a negative effect on health guidelines—and to make sure people actually hear about it. Equipped with a $900,000 grant from Open Philanthropy and a core team...

بواسطة 2025-06-10 02:05:03 0 2كيلو بايت

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Impressive Physics Trick Lets a Sphere Roll Down a Vertical Wall

If you place a rigid sphere on a similarly rigid inclined surface, gravity will cause it to roll down said surface. But what happens if the surface, or plane, is completely vertical? Researchers had previously assumed that, without an initial push, the sphere would simply drop straight to the ground without rolling. New research, however, has just redefined this belief—as well as long-held assumptions in the field of physics. University of...

بواسطة 2025-06-10 01:25:04 0 3كيلو بايت

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Discover the Actual Zombies Among Us Everywhere

Zombies are real and everywhere we look. Not human zombies, of course, but animal ones: insects, arachnids, and countless other species. In her new book, Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind-Control, author and science writer Mindy Weisberger delves into the world of zombifying parasites, aka the various lifeforms that have evolved to nudge or outright force their hosts into doing their bidding. The average person...

بواسطة 2025-06-10 00:45:07 0 3كيلو بايت

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In the Conflict Between Trump and Musk, NASA Faces Significant Risks

In the heat of the moment, Elon Musk threatened to decommission SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft and then he took it back. In doing so, however, the rocket billionaire dragged NASA into his messy breakup with Donald Trump, with the agency’s access to orbit now at stake. Musk and Trump parted ways earlier this week, and their breakup has been very messy. Shortly after leaving the administration, Musk began criticizing the budget bill passed by...

بواسطة 2025-06-10 00:05:03 0 3كيلو بايت

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Premature Infant Dies in Ontario from Measles Infection Transmitted by Unvaccinated Mother

A premature newborn in Ontario, Canada, has died after contracting measles—the first death this year linked to an ongoing outbreak of the vaccine-preventable disease in the country. Ontario health officials reported the death Thursday. The child caught the viral infection from their mother, who was not vaccinated from measles. Canada, the U.S., and Mexico have all faced surging outbreaks of measles in 2025, fueled by low vaccination rates in...

بواسطة 2025-06-09 23:25:04 0 3كيلو بايت

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Japanese Lunar Lander Suffers Crash on Moon in Unsuccessful Second Try

A private Japanese spacecraft crashed into the Moon while attempting the country’s first commercial lunar landing on Thursday, June 5, the company has confirmed. This is the second failed moon mission for Tokyo-based ispace, which launched the Resilience lander aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket in January. ispace lost communication with Resilience less than two minutes before its scheduled landing on the Moon, the Associated Press reports. In a...

بواسطة 2025-06-09 22:45:04 0 3كيلو بايت

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Trump Withdraws His NASA Nominee, Yet Jared Isaacman Had Plans to Revitalize the Moon Initiative

Shortly after Donald Trump withdrew his nomination for Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, the billionaire private astronaut revealed what he would have changed at the agency had he been given the role of administrator. The most notable change would have been to NASA’s Artemis program, which is struggling with cost overruns and a super expensive, disposable rocket. During an interview with the All-in Podcast on Wednesday, Isaacman spoke about his...

بواسطة 2025-06-09 22:05:03 0 3كيلو بايت

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Four Democratic States Request FDA to Remove Limits on Abortion Medication

The attorneys general of four Democrat-led states—New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and California—petitioned the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, June 5, asking the agency to lift what they view as unnecessary restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone. The petition aims to force the FDA to acknowledge robust clinical evidence and decades of mifepristone use that support the drug’s safety and efficacy. The move comes just one...

بواسطة 2025-06-09 21:25:20 0 3كيلو بايت

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ISS Conference Canceled Due to NASA Budget Reductions Impacting Crew and Cargo Operations

The International Space Station (ISS) still has a few years left in orbit before it’s due for retirement, but the future of the orbital lab is looking a little shaky as NASA is forced to tighten its purse strings. The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), which operates the ISS National Lab, is canceling an upcoming space station research conference, SpaceNews reported. The ISS Research and Development Conference was due to be...

بواسطة 2025-06-09 21:19:41 0 3كيلو بايت

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RFK Jr. Is Unlocking the Doors to Alternative Medicine

Snake oil salesmen will be eating good during the Trump presidency. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently declared that he will greatly expand people’s access to experimental and alternative medical treatments, even while acknowledging that a “lot of charlatans” are likely to take advantage of suffering people as a result. RFK Jr. made the announcement during a recent interview on the Ultimate Human Podcast hosted by Gary Brecka, a self-proclaimed...

بواسطة 2025-06-09 21:11:50 0 3كيلو بايت

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