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Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements May Not Prevent Fractures
A major review of 69 clinical trials found that calcium and vitamin D supplements offer little meaningful protection against fractures or falls in most adults.
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France Records Hottest Day Ever as Europe Heatwave Intensifies
France logged its hottest day since records began in 1947 as a North African heat mass smothered western Europe, prompting red alerts across multiple countries.
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Summer Sun Not Enough to Fix Vitamin D Deficiency, Study Finds
New research finds high-risk groups in northern England remain vitamin D deficient year-round, even during summer months.
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Wonderwerk Cave Fire Evidence Pushed Back to 1.79 Million Years
Scientists found evidence of fire use in South Africa's Wonderwerk Cave dating back 1.79 million years, using a new luminescence technique on fossil bones.
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Bull's-Eye Cloud Rings Appear Above Erupting La Palma Volcano
A NASA satellite captured striking concentric cloud rings above La Palma's erupting Cumbre Vieja volcano in October 2021. The rings formed from a trapped plume
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Inside the Space Station Lab Where Matter Almost Stops Moving
NASA's Cold Atom Lab aboard the ISS is cooling atoms to near absolute zero, producing a rare fifth state of matter impossible to study on Earth.
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SETI Search Finds No Signals From Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS
Scientists scanned interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS across millions of radio signals and found no evidence of extraterrestrial technology.
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Dietary Fat Type, Not Amount, May Drive Type 2 Diabetes Risk
A new review finds palmitic acid promotes metabolic disease while oleic acid, found in olive oil, may protect against type 2 diabetes.
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Ebola and Hantavirus: What Healthcare Professionals Need to Know
New CMAJ articles outline key facts on Ebola and hantavirus, including symptoms, transmission risks, and infection control measures for healthcare professionals
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Farmland Tree Rows Reduce Open-Habitat Birds by 70 Percent
New research finds shelterbelts help some birds but sharply reduce grassland and wetland species in Japanese agricultural wetlands.
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T. Rex Took 40 Years to Reach Full Size, Study Finds
A new study of 17 fossils suggests T. rex kept growing for about 40 years, far longer than the 25 years scientists previously believed.
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How Everyday People Can Limit AI's Environmental Impact
AI could consume 3% of global electricity by 2030. A UN report explains the scale of the problem and what individuals can do.