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A third of US deer have had COVID—and they infected humans at least 3 times

New study builds on data suggesting white-tailed deer could be a virus reservoir. Enlarge (credit: Raymond Gehman / Getty Images) People in the US transmitted the pandemic coronavirus to white-tailed deer at least 109 ti.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaJul 13th, 2023

Shazam has been used more than 100 billion times since it launched

Shazam, the wildly popular song recognition app, has reached a major milestone by identifying more than 100 billion songs — up from 70 billion songs in 2022.Shazam Predictions 2022 playlist and new subscriber dealOn Wednesday, Apple took a moment t.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Unlocking the secrets of the first quasars: How they defy the laws of physics to grow

In an article published in the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal, new evidence suggests how supermassive black holes, with masses of several billion times that of our sun, formed so rapidly in less than a billion years after the Big Bang......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Wednesday, November 20

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

NYT Crossword: answers for Wednesday, November 20

The New York Times crossword puzzle can be tough! If you're stuck, we're here to help with a list of today's clues and answers......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Could a multivitamin help save coral reefs? Preliminary data says yes

Like humans, coral reefs rely on nutrients in the environment surrounding them. Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have been lab testing nutrient-infused tiles to determine whether they would boost the immune system of corals,.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Here’s what you’ll give up if you get Apple’s iPhone 17 Air next year

The iPhone 17 Air is the iPhone 17 model I will buy next year, assuming it’s real. I’ve said this many times: I’ve reached that … The post Here’s what you’ll give up if you get Apple’s iPhone 17 Air next year.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Research reveals teenage truancy rates have risen in English-speaking countries since COVID-19

Truancy rates have risen faster in developed English-speaking countries since the COVID-19 pandemic than in non-English-speaking countries, according to a new working paper by UCL researchers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

The hidden disease risks of modern housing developments in rural Africa

Tamika Lunn went to Kenya looking for bats. Her task, as a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of U of A biologist Kristian Forbes, was to catch bats to understand if, when and why they carried viruses. A spillover of a bat virus to humans could lead.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

How humans evolved to be "energetically unique"

Humans, it turns out, possess much higher metabolic rates than other mammals, including our close relatives, apes and chimpanzees, finds a Harvard study. Having both high resting and active metabolism, researchers say, enabled our hunter-gatherer anc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Tuesday, November 19

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

NYT Crossword: answers for Tuesday, November 19

The New York Times crossword puzzle can be tough! If you're stuck, we're here to help with a list of today's clues and answers......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Flies carry bacteria, and some are resistant to antibiotics—evidence from three South African hospices

Houseflies live close to humans and domesticated animals and because they are so mobile they can easily spread bacteria that make people sick......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Refugees face particularly high housing instability, finds study

Refugees move nearly four times more often than other migrants, signaling greater instability, according to a new study published in Genus. Gender and country of origin significantly influence this mobility. Although based on an Austrian case study,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

The myth of junk food-eating gamers is actually about social hunger—and gender, say researchers

Gamers are often associated with unhealthy diets, messy living spaces and at times asocial lifestyles. While the gamer stereotypes first mentioned have some basis in reality, this is not necessarily for the reasons we thought. This, according to new.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Trust in scientists hasn’t recovered from COVID. Some humility could help.

Intellectual humility could win back much-needed trust in science, study finds Scientists could win back trust lost during the COVID-19 pandemic if they just showed a little intel.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

A single cell"s siesta: How non-moving single-celled organisms manage to avoid bright light

Too much of a good thing is no good at all. Living organisms enjoy sunlight—in fact, they need it to stay alive—but they tend to avoid light that is too bright. Animals go to their shelter, humans have a siesta, even plants have mechanisms to avo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

When marine algae get sick: How viruses shape microbe interactions

By looking at the tiniest virus-infected microbes in the ocean, researchers are gaining new insights about the marine food web that may help improve future climate change predictions. The new study, co-authored by Wake Forest Assistant Professor of B.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

NYT Crossword: answers for Monday, November 18

The New York Times crossword puzzle can be tough! If you're stuck, we're here to help with a list of today's clues and answers......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

India"s capital shuts schools as smog exceeds 60 times WHO limit

India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Monday, November 18

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024