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The dam roped off to discourage people (PC: Isabel Nissley/WVXU) For over 80 years, a concrete dam in Ohio did what it was built for: supplied water to a village. Now, the aging structure is being removed as part of a major restoration project. The aim of the project is bringing a creek back to…
Will BP pills soon be replaced? Image: Canva The worst thing about blood pressure medication is that they are for life. Once a person has been put on BP medication, it is for life in most cases. Doctors might adjust dosage but weaning from this medicine is quite uncommon. However a promising research published in…
PC: Brad Leue/ Australian Wildlife Conservancy The Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) has purchased 200 hectares of land on King Island, Tasmania, to protect threatened wildlife, including a critically endangered bird with fewer than 100 individuals remaining. The acquisition marks the organisation’s first conservation project in Tasmania and creates an opportunity to expand efforts to protect…
PC: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Four biology and biomedical engineering students at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology developed PneumaNode, a small sensor patch designed to continuously monitor the vital signs of babies in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The device was created as part of their senior design capstone project after medical device startup ResperCare LLC…
(Alliaria petiolata) Garlic Mustard. Image Credit: US Department of Agriculture This plant was introduced to North America in the 1860s for its culinary and medicinal value, but has become a stubborn threat to woodlands throughout the continent. Native to Europe and Asia, garlic mustard was first reported in Long Island, New York and has since…
Scientists tracking Burmese pythons in southern Florida found that only four implanted radio transmitters were expelled over 20 years. The researchers implanted 305 transmitters in 142 adult snakes between 2005 and 2024 to study their behaviour, movement and ecology. The devices were used to follow the pythons in the wild and collect information about their…
For more than 150 years, a reported 16-minute train delay in Exeter, England, was cited as a possible early example of a solar storm disrupting human technology. But a railway timetable revealed a problem with the story: the railway line in question did not exist in 1841. According to a report published by ScienceDaily on…
A late-night snack may do more than add extra calories to your day. Researchers analysing data from nearly 200,000 people found that eating after dinner or around bedtime was associated with a higher risk of developing liver disease, including fatty liver disease and cirrhosis. The findings, reported by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and…
(Image credit: Facebook/Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship) The environmental impact of coal mining does not end immediately when the last piece of coal is extracted. Even when coal mining on a land has ended, the land needs repair because there may still be steep slopes, deep pits filled with water, exposed soil and…
This is an AI image, used for representational purposes only As countries mark World Polio Day, the disease remains entrenched in Pakistan and Afghanistan, even as it has been eliminated from almost every other part of the world. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is marking the day with a plain message: political commitment matters…
