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Letters to the Editor: Trump administration is cherry-picking science in cage-free-egg lawsuit
To the editor: As an animal welfare advocate, it is difficult for me to keep a level head while writing this letter. My instinct is to make an emotional plea for the continued welfare of the now relatively free-roaming chickens in this state to...

Dolphins vs Anaconda? Playful Amazon moment stuns scientists and redefining the understanding of wildlife behaviour
In August 2021, researchers in Bolivia witnessed a stunning and unexpected interaction between Amazon river dolphins (botos) and a massive Beni anaconda in the wild. This extraordinary event, documented near the Tijamuchi River, reveals surprising...

W science camp at Plymouth Bluff gets kids outside with nature
Cups of purple water sit before tables of students in a room at Plymouth Bluff Environmental Center. Baking soda is added and mixed by camp leaders to one of the cups of homemade pH indicator at each table, made from cabbage steeped in boiled...

Soup Science: Clinical Study Confirms Chicken Soup Cuts Cold Duration and Reduces Inflammation
Researchers say grandma’s kitchen remedy is now evidence-based, as chicken soup proves to shorten illness by 2.5 days and ease key cold symptoms. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Generations of grandmothers may have had it right all along. A newly...

Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded science MCA expectations in Bemidji Public School District in 2023-24 school year?
Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.comWillie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.com In Bemidji Public School District 37.8% of the students passed the...

NAU scientist discusses rare human case of plague in Coconino County
A Coconino County resident died of a rare case of pneumonic plague earlier this month. Dave Wagner, director of Northern Arizona University’s Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, spoke about the life cycle of plague and his research team’s efforts...

This Bizarre Yoghurt Trick Can Cool Your Home – And It’s Backed By Science
Yoghurt The UK is literally not built for roasting temps, which is why heatwaves really are so much worse here than in other countries. That might be why I’ve tried everything, from creating a cross-breeze to shutting my curtains during the day to...

French Scientist Debunks Doubt On Eggs The Cause Of Heart Disease With Evidence-Based Insights
Have you been gulity of snacking an egg? A Frech bichemist recommends to embrace the nutritious food as it is 'amazing'. She reveals interesting evidence-backed insights that's affecting your heart health. Eggs Eggs are a staple food for many, but...

Paediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Michelle Barton-Forbes at the London Health Sciences Centre in London, Canada

Imperial to be part of search for world’s best scientific talent

National Biblical Week Opens in Angola with Caution against Simplifying God’s Word to “a science”
The Uruguayan-born member of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) acknowledged that Angola is largely Christian, but questioned whether biblical values truly influence the country’s social, political, and economic realities. Bishop Lasarte underscored...

HORIBA opens new Analytical Solution Plaza to support UK science and research
publication date: Jul 18, 2025 | author/source: HORIBA From left to right: Managing Director of HORIBA MIRA and HORIBA Corporate Officer, Mr. Declan Allen, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Embassy of Japan, Mr. Masaki Ikegami,...

Google's head of Android said the computer science major needs a 'rebrand'
Even Google's head of Android, Sameer Samat thinks the computer science major needs a rebrand. "It is thought of as, 'go learn how to do Java coding,'" Samat said of the major, adding that if that's what you want to do, "you don't need a degree."...

Scientific Systems Introduces VENOM Autonomous Small USV
From Scientific Systems VENOM Is Cost-Effective, Quickly Built With Rapidly Scalable Manufacturing, And Designed To Meet The U.S. Navy’s Need For sUSV Interceptors BURLINGTON, Mass., July 15, 2025 – Scientific Systems, an industry leader in...

Queen of Sparkles takes center stage at Baton Rouge's LASM: Where science meets sequins
As staff set up the new Queen of Sparkles exhibit at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, a little boy walked by and spotted a sparkly dress. Surrounded by exhibits featuring dinosaur bones and Apollo 11, the boy pointed and asked, ‘Why is this in...

Cross-ministerial effort for science-driven maritime transformation
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Higher Education, Science, and Technology Ministry and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) agreed to strengthen collaboration to push maritime sector transformation based on higher education, applied...

Scientists have pointed out errors in modern mathematical models for assessing the impact of air pollution on human health
Ministry of Education and Science of Russia 17 July 2025 18:32 The mathematical models used by the world's leading organizations to assess the impact of air pollution on human health contain a fundamental error and may greatly underestimate the...

Scientists just created the strongest magnetic force in the universe
You may never have heard of magnetars, but they are, in a nutshell an exotic type of neutron star whose magnetic field is around a trillion times stronger than the Earth’s. To illustrate their strength, if you were to get any closer to a magnetar...

The Invisible Tsunami: Deep Science Ventures and Grantham Foundation sound alarm on toxicity crisis
This week sees the launch of a report from Deep Science Ventures and the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, which reveals that the extent of toxic chemical exposure in air, food, and water is higher than previously...

Over 50 candidates are running in the same Alberta by-election as Pierre Poilievre, but political scientists say it likely won’t cost him the race
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for a limit to how many people can be on a ballot as dozens of candidates are running against him in an upcoming by-election, but political scientists say long ballots likely won’t make a difference...