SCIENCE

The effect of physical fitness on mortality is overestimated 0
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- May 15, 2025
That fit people have a reduced risk of premature death from various diseases is a recurring result in many studies. New research shows that people with high fitness levels in their late teens also have a reduced risk of dying from random accidents. This suggests that the associations seen in previous studies have probably been
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A multitude of protoplanetary discs detected in the galactic centre 0
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- May 15, 2025
Using new observations with the ALMA telescope array in Chile, researchers have compiled the most precise map of three regions in the Milky Way’s Central Molecular Zone to date, providing valuable information on how stars form in that region.
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New computer language helps spot hidden pollutants 0
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- May 13, 2025
Biologists and chemists have a new programming language to uncover previously unknown environmental pollutants at breakneck speed — without requiring them to code.
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Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall 0
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- May 13, 2025
Engineers built E-BAR, a mobile robot designed to physically support the elderly and prevent them from falling as they move around their homes. E-BAR acts as a set of robotic handlebars that follows a person from behind, allowing them to walk independently or lean on the robot’s arms for support.
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Mapping a new brain network for naming 0
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- May 13, 2025
Researchers identified two brain networks involved in word retrieval — the cognitive process of accessing words we need to speak. A semantic network processes meaning in middle/inferior frontal gyri, while an articulatory network in inferior frontal/precentral gyri plans speech production.
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A plant you’ve never heard of can do what scientists once thought impossible 0
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- May 13, 2025
A new study shows that an unassuming plant has some very unusual family dynamics.
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