Astronomers are studying one of the most puzzling cosmic blasts yet observed. More than a…
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US to use Facebook, Twitter to issue terror alerts
The U.S. government’s new system to replace the five color-coded terror alerts will have two…
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US to use Facebook, Twitter to issue terror alerts
The U.S. government’s new system to replace the five color-coded terror alerts will have two…
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Deep-space travel could create heart health woes for astronauts
Astronauts anticipate more trips to the moon and manned missions to Mars. But exposure to…
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Climate change poses major risks for unprepared cities
Cities worldwide are failing to take necessary steps to protect residents from the likely impacts…
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Unreliable ‘outcomes’ measures hamper efforts to assure better, safer care
With a push to make hospitals and doctors more accountable for health care quality, more…
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Scientists have new measure for species threat
A new index has been developed to help conservationists better understand how close species are…
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Is beauty found in the whites of the eyes? ‘Red eyes’ associated with the sad and unattractive
Beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder, but a new study…
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Number of days of rain in Iberian Peninsula has increased since 1903
Researchers have for the first time analyzed the frequency of rainfall over the whole of…
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Increased mortality rates seen in chronic hepatitis C patients with pre-cirrhotic advanced fibrosis
A three-year follow-up study of patients in the Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-term Treatment against Cirrhosis…