Science

Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo

Straits Times

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Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo

DAKAR, Sept 3 - Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas where the virus could spread next, according to the…

Straits Times

Portugal scientists reach milestone in search for dark matter

The Portugal News

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Portugal scientists reach milestone in search for dark matter

Portuguese scientists from the University of Coimbra have contributed to a major breakthrough in an international experiment searching for some of the most difficult particles in the universe to detect.

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Housing market “systematically inaccessible” to those on average incomes

Portugal Resident

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Housing market “systematically inaccessible” to those on average incomes

Almost half of Europeans can only afford the equivalent of a flat measuring up to 50 square metres, according to a new study by the Vienna University of Technology, which The post Housing market “systematically inaccessible” to those on…

Portugal Resident

China’s rare earth cerium drug can kill gout pains once and for all: scientists

South China Morning Post

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China’s rare earth cerium drug can kill gout pains once and for all: scientists

One of the world’s most abundant rare earth elements could offer a comprehensive, long-lasting treatment for gout, a Chinese team has found. The extremely painful form of inflammatory arthritis has plagued humanity for millennia. “No other…

South China Morning Post

Politicians are letting AI write speeches and laws without telling voters, study says

Euronews

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Politicians are letting AI write speeches and laws without telling voters, study says

Researchers found AI-written text in up to 15% of parliamentary speeches in the UK and Sweden, with zero disclosure to voters.

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Ontario lake minnow population collapsed after synthetic estrogen experiment

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Ontario lake minnow population collapsed after synthetic estrogen experiment

A groundbreaking experiment conducted in Ontario's Lake 260 unveiled alarming ecological consequences stemming from synthetic estrogen exposure. The minuscule amounts of 17α-ethynylestradiol resulted in reproductive failure among fathead…

Missouri River dye test tracked plume 41.2 miles and measured 8.2-hour delay

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Missouri River dye test tracked plume 41.2 miles and measured 8.2-hour delay

Scientists conducted a dye-tracing experiment on Montana's Missouri River. This study examined how substances move through the waterway over forty miles. The dye traveled at different speeds through various river sections and reservoirs…

Mayors, treasurers form strongest corruption link

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Mayors, treasurers form strongest corruption link

MANILA, Philippines — The officials most frequently connected in corruption cases are not two politicians working together, but an elected official and a bureaucrat whose position provides access to the government’s finances. This was…

Nepal PM warns of risks as scientists flag more glacial disasters

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Nepal PM warns of risks as scientists flag more glacial disasters

KATHMANDU — Prime Minister Balendra Shah has urged the international community to recognise the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood as a warning of the growing climate risks confronting the Himalayan region. Briefing the House of Representatives on…

Grand Canyon crews removed non-native fish; rainbow trout share fell below 10%

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Grand Canyon crews removed non-native fish; rainbow trout share fell below 10%

Scientists removed invasive fish from the Colorado River to help native species. This four-year experiment significantly altered the river's fish population composition. Rainbow trout numbers dropped dramatically, while native fish showed…