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Bugs on the Move: How Climate Change is Shifting Insect Populations

December 29, 2024

Ever wondered how a warmer world might change where insects hang out? Scientists have found a clever new trick to figure out which bugs can survive in cooler places that are now getting warmer. They chose three insects: Spodoptera frugiperda and Cicadulina bipunctata, which love the heat, and Laodel

health

Riyadh's Heart Health: What Adults Know and Believe About Heart Attacks

December 29, 2024

Heart attacks, especially those caused by blocked arteries, are quite common and can be deadly. A recent study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, wanted to find out how much adults knew about heart attack symptoms and risks. Researchers talked to lots of people, from college students to older adults, who live

technology

Revamping Agriculture: Blockchain's Role in Bangladesh

December 29, 2024

In Bangladesh, agriculture is the backbone of the economy, but the agri-food supply chain is riddled with inefficiencies due to many middlemen. This complicates things, lowering farmer profits and hurting transparency. This study aims to fix this using blockchain technology. The idea is to make ever

technology

Taiwan's Language Model: Bridging Culture and Linguistics

December 29, 2024

Ever wondered why language models often struggle with Taiwanese Traditional Chinese? The nuances of this language have long been ignored. Enter Taiwan LLM—a unique Large Language Model specifically designed for Taiwan's Traditional Chinese. By using a massive pretraining corpus and instruction-finet

environment

Medicines in the Water: What's Happening in Pietermaritzburg?

December 29, 2024

In the bustling city of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, scientists have been looking closely at the levels of certain medicines in wastewater. They're interested in how these drugs change as they go through a wastewater treatment plant. This study is the first of its kind in South Africa to explore

health

Money Matters: Tracing the Path of Colorectal Cancer Costs

December 28, 2024

Imagine trying to figure out where all your pocket money goes. Now, replace "pocket money" with "healthcare budget" and "you" with "Australia's healthcare system. " That's what this new study is about. They've come up with a clever method called "cost mining" to dig into the costs of colorectal canc

health

Why Do People Want Unnecessary Healthcare?

December 28, 2024

Ever wondered why people sometimes ask for healthcare they don't really need? This kind of care is called "low-value care. " It wastes health resources and costs a lot of money. Studies on why people want this care are scattered and often ignored. Researchers decided to gather all this information i

education

Why Are Young People Shying Away from Sea Work?

December 28, 2024

The shipping industry is continuously facing a shortage of seafarers. As the global economy evolves and workers' mental needs change, seafarers' spiritual needs are becoming more important when it comes to their job choices. Research suggests that the values seafarers place on their work could expla

environment

A Utah Brother's Rescue: The Avalanche Escape

December 28, 2024

On a trek through Utah's famous Backcountry, two brothers faced an unexpected danger. Hunter Hansen, the younger of the two, was caught in a massive avalanche. Buried under two feet of snow, Hunter struggled to breathe. Just when he thought it was his last moment, his brother Braeden spotted a glove

crime

Discovering miR-133a-5p: A Quick Way to Estimate Time of Death

December 27, 2024

When a body is found at a crime scene, figuring out how long it's been there is super important for solving the case. Scientists are looking at tiny bits of genetic material called microRNAs (miRNAs) that stay stable even after death. This study used a special tool called a molecular beacon probe to