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Captain Kirk Blasts Into Space | Marcia Dunn and Rick Taber
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William ShatnerOct. 13, 2021 (Phys.org) -- Hollywood's Captain Kirk -- 90-year-old William Shatner -- blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching the final frontier aboard a ship built by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company. The "Star Trek" hero and three fellow passengers hurtled to an estimated 66 miles (106 kilometers) over the West Texas desert i ...
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Why COVID-19 vaccination rates are lower in rural areas of the US | Lily Datz
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Credit: Syracuse University Oct. 5, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- A combination of higher Trump vote share and lower educational attainment help explain the lower COVID-19 vaccination rates in rural areas ...
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Exercise may stop cancer in its tracks | Edith Cowan University
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Oct. 5, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- Forget bedrest, research from Edith Cowan University has shown exercise may be a key weapon in cancer patients' battle against the d ...
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Higher levels of education and higher income mean better health for older adults | Trinity College Dublin
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Oct. 5, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- A new cross-national study comparing multimorbidity disease cluster patterns, prevalence and health risk factors across Ireland, Eng ...
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Trudeau’s Parliamentary ‘Victory’ May Cost Him the Next Elections | Ramzy Baroud
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Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 3, 2021 Canada’s unpopular general election Sept.20 is increasingly recognized as a mistake by the country’s leading political analysts. However, ...
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A New Water Source That Could Make Drought a Thing of the Past | Ellen Brown
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Oceans of water are beneath our feet, and new technologies are extracting it economically without ecological damage. Oct. 1, 2021 (Web of Debt) -- Lack of fresh water is now a global crisis. Water sh ...
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A 3D Printed Vaccine Patch Offers Vaccination Without A Shot | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Scientists at Stanford University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill use 3D printer to create vaccine patch. Credit: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sept. 24, 2021 (MedicalXp ...
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Not Getting Vaccinated to Own Your Fellow Libs | Eoin Higgins
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They’ve aligned themselves with forces they despise. But lefty anti-vaxxers don’t see the contradiction Sept. 22, 2021 (The Atlantic) -- Conspiracy theorists who discount the safety and efficacy of C ...
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Left-Wing Authoritarians Share Key Psychological Traits With Far Right | Emory University
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sept. 10, 2021 (Phys.org) -- People with extreme political views that favor authoritarianism -- whether they are on the far left or the far right -- have surprisingl ...
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US Judge Rejects Bid For Patent By AI 'inventor' | AFP
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Stephen Thaler had applied for patents on behalf of his DABUS machine in 2019, only to have US patent officials conclude the AI didn't qualify because it isn't an individual. Sept. 3, 2021 (TechXplor ...
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The First Experimental Realization Of A Dissipative Time Crystal | Ingrid Fadelli
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Sketch showing the optical cavity with the Bose-Einstein condensate at its centre. Credit: Keßler et al. Sept. 3, 2021 (Phys.org) -- Researchers at the Institute of Laser Physics at the University of ...