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Japanese Scientists Find Microplastics in Clouds

Japanese Scientists Find Microplastics in Clouds

Microplastics have been found in clouds, a new study reports. The discovery suggests a mechanism for how microplastics—tiny pieces of plastic that are less than five millimeters long—could potentially affect the climate....

Research

European Privacy Watchdog Creates ChatGPT Task Force

European Privacy Watchdog Creates ChatGPT Task Force

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a body that unites Europe's national privacy watchdogs, announced on Thursday that it had set up a task force to study ChatGPT, an important first step in developing privacy guidelines for chatbots....

Artificial Intelligence

Italy Temporarily Blocks ChatGPT Over Privacy Concerns

Italy Temporarily Blocks ChatGPT Over Privacy Concerns

On Friday, Italy's Data Protection Authority temporarily blocked the artificial intelligence (AI) software ChatGPT over data privacy concerns, making it the first Western country to take such action against the chatbot....

Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Discover Water Inside Tiny Glass Beads On Moon

Scientists Discover Water Inside Tiny Glass Beads On Moon

According to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience, it has been discovered that tiny impact glass beads on the Moon contain an 'efficient water recharge mechanism that could sustain the lunar surface water cycle.'...

Space

Virginia Judge Rules Frozen Embryos Are Property

Virginia Judge Rules Frozen Embryos Are Property

A Virginia judge has ruled that frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, basing his decision on a 19th-century slavery law....

Research

Nearly 200 Nations Agree to Protect 30% of the World's Oceans by 2030

Nearly 200 Nations Agree to Protect 30% of the World's Oceans by 2030

On Saturday, international delegates at the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction struck a landmark agreement and pledged to protect at least 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030....

Fossil fuel

Report: Artificial Sweetener Erythritol Linked to Heart Attacks and Strokes

Report: Artificial Sweetener Erythritol Linked to Heart Attacks and Strokes

A research team from Ohio, USA has linked a common artificial sweetener used in some low-calorie ice cream, protein bars, and drinks to higher rates of blood clotting, stroke, heart attack, and death, after analyzing the blood of more than 4K people who were undergoing cardiac risk assessments....

Diabetes

Fifth Person Confirmed to be Cured of HIV

Fifth Person Confirmed to be Cured of HIV

A man in Dusseldorf, Germany, has been announced by researchers to be cured of HIV through a stem cell transplant. The patient is only the third person to be cured of the condition using the treatment and the fifth individual in history....

Metaculus

Report: Antarctica Sea-Ice Hits New Record Low

Report: Antarctica Sea-Ice Hits New Record Low

According to research published by the National Snow and Ice Data Center on Thursday, Antarctica's sea ice fell to 1.91M square kilometers (737K square miles) on Feb. 13 — the lowest extent since records began in the late 1970s....

Metaculus

More Women with Breast Cancer Could Skip Harsh Radiation, Study Says

More Women with Breast Cancer Could Skip Harsh Radiation, Study Says

According to a study published on Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine, more older women with low-risk breast cancer may not need to undergo radiation after breast-conserving surgery to increase their survival chances....

Metaculus

House GOP Launches Probe into COVID Origins

House GOP Launches Probe into COVID Origins

Republicans on the US House Oversight Committee and Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, fulfilling a promise they made before taking the majority in the 2022 midterm elections, have begun an investigation into the origins of COVID....

COVID-19

Australian Study: Lung Protein May Prevent COVID

Australian Study: Lung Protein May Prevent COVID

According to a University of Sydney study published in the journal PLOS Biology on Friday, a protein produced in the lungs called LRRC15 can stick to the COVID virus to form a natural protective barrier to block infection, which could explain why different people suffer from different severities ...

Metaculus

Study: Link Between Viral Illness and Brain Disease

Study: Link Between Viral Illness and Brain Disease

In a study published in Neuron last week, researchers that analyzed 450k health records found at least 22 links between patients who suffered from a viral infection like influenza and the onset of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's or Alzheimer's later in life

Diseases & conditions

Study: Antidepressants May Be Linked to Antibiotic Resistance

Study: Antidepressants May Be Linked to Antibiotic Resistance

A new study from Australia's Queensland University has shown that the use of antidepressants may cause antibiotic resistance in the Escherichia coli (E

Pharmaceuticals

Study: Blood-Based Test Could Detect Alzheimer's Disease Early

Study: Blood-Based Test Could Detect Alzheimer's Disease Early

Researchers collected blood samples over several years from 56 people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition that leads to Alzheimer's disease at a much higher rate than the wider population

Diseases & conditions

Project Veritas: Pfizer Director Allegedly Concerned Over Vaccine Effect on Reproductive Health

Project Veritas: Pfizer Director Allegedly Concerned Over Vaccine Effect on Reproductive Health

In a new video released by Project Veritas — a US undercover journalism outlet — on Thursday, an alleged Pfizer director appears to share concerns about the COVID vaccine's potentially negative effects on women’s reproductive health

Research

Antibiotic Use in Farming to Climb Amid Fears of Drug-Resistance

Antibiotic Use in Farming to Climb Amid Fears of Drug-Resistance

A study published in PLOS Global Public Health 3 has found that the use of antibiotics in animal farming is forecast to climb 8% between 2020 and 2030. Overuse of antibiotics in animals is believed to cause an increase in antibiotic resistance in humans, in turn causing a rise in untreatable bact...

Metaculus

Report: Climate Change Is Rapidly Transforming Arctic

Report: Climate Change Is Rapidly Transforming Arctic

On Tuesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the 16th annual Arctic Report Card, which examined the region's 'vital signs' between October 2021 and September 2022. The report highlights the numerous ways climate change continues to warm the Arctic faster than th...

Fossil fuel