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Baileyville wildfire mostly contained, no threat to Charlotte County
A wildfire along the Track Road in Baileyville, ME, is mostly under control at this time, according to Baileyville town manager Chris Loughlin, and currently poses…
Canada plans a 15% budget cut. Scientists are alarmed
Cuts could erase promised boost, researchers fear. Researchers in Canada are pushing back against a 15% budget cut that Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to impose…
Every Step Counts, But Do You Really Need 10,000?
Good news for the sole: Contrary to popular wisdom, people can get the same health benefits from walking 7000 steps a day as they do from…
This Model Beats Docs at Predicting Sudden Cardiac Arrest
An artificial intelligence (AI) model has performed dramatically better than doctors using the latest clinical guidelines to predict the risk for sudden cardiac arrest in people…
New viruses identified in bats in China
Bats found near orchards harbor pathogens that could be passed to livestock or humans. Scientists in China have discovered a host of never-before-seen viruses in bats…
What incentives do companies need to publish research?
There are good commercial reasons for firms to share their research in science journals, but the practice seems to be falling out of favour. Academic research…