Failure to Define Long Covid Will Impede Research Progress: Opinion | Surveys that assess symptoms for long Covid have been inadequate for developing a case ...
undark.org/2024/03/28/opinion-define-long-covid/
On the Horizon: A Booming eDNA Marketplace: Companies are increasingly using environmental DNA for ecological assessments and more. But there are caveats.
undark.org/2024/03/27/edna-commercial-marketplace/
A Weak Spot in Carbon Sequestration: Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells: Carbon stored underground can leak through old wells. How regulators plan to handle that is ...
undark.org/2024/03/26/carbon-storage-abandoned-wells/
Your Child’s Medicine Probably Wasn’t Fully Vetted. Here’s Why.: Most pharmaceuticals are developed and approved for use only in adults. Researchers are working ...
undark.org/2024/03/04/children-clinical-trials/
To Mars and Back: Will NASA’s Ambitious Endeavor Be Worth It?: A mission to retrieve samples from the red planet is in the works. Some scientists wonder if it’s ...
undark.org/2024/03/20/nasa-mars-sample-return/
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New Genetic Tools Have Dramatically Changed Wildlife Conservation: To survey the planet's vast biodiversity, some scientists are banking on environmental DNA ...
undark.org/2024/03/18/edna-conservation/
In Wisconsin, Satellites Spotlight Illegal Manure Spreading: Researchers are using aerial imagery and artificial intelligence to monitor a farming practice that ...
undark.org/2024/03/19/satellites-illegal-manure-spreading/
In Gaza, Satellites Show 157,200 Damaged or Destroyed Buildings: As the field of conflict remote sensing grows, experts are leaning on satellite images for ...
undark.org/2024/03/13/satellites-show-damaged-buildings-gaza/
Institutional Ethics Committees Move Too Slowly, Critics Say: Although ethics committees may help protect medical research subjects, to some ...
undark.org/2024/02/26/institutional-review-board-slow/
Book Excerpt: In Animals, the Thin Line Between Play and Dreaming: Scientists are puzzled by the mysteries of both play and dreaming among animals ...
undark.org/2024/03/15/book-excerpt-animal-play-dreaming/
It’s Time to Reinvent the Rape Kit: Opinion | The “unsung hero” of forensics is stuck in the 1970s. A hackathon could help update the technology and legal system ...
undark.org/2024/03/12/opinion-reinvent-the-rape-kit/
How a Nuclear Weapons Lab Helped Crack a Serial-Killer Case: Lawrence Livermore's Forensic Science Center played a crucial role in helping to solve a notorious ...
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People Hate Daylight Saving. Science Tells Us Why.: Something is awry about the way we mark time. Can research and policy changes help us reset the clocks?
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Quick Glance: The Truth About Daylight Saving Time: Blame Standard Time, Not DST
- Americans unite to complain about time changes twice a year, mistakenly attributing their woes to Daylight Saving Time instead of Standard Time.
- Misunderstanding of terms and inaccurate media coverage has fueled confusion and criticism towards DST.
- The focus should shift to addressing the issues with Standard Time and the school schedule, rather than unfairly blaming Daylight Saving Time.
- Advocating for year-round DST as a solution to the problems associated with clock changes and early sunsets caused by Standard Time.
Climate Scientists’ Claims Deserve More Scrutiny from the Media: Opinion | Journalists need to recognize scientists’ motives in order to report the truth about ...
undark.org/2024/03/07/opinion-climate-scientists-claims-scrutiny/
Baring Teeth: The Long Battle Over Fluoride Comes to a Head: A court battle brings to the forefront a federal report on fluoride safety, which some say has been ...
undark.org/2024/03/06/fluoride-drinking-water/
Paul M. Sutter Thinks We’re Doing Science (and Journalism) Wrong: In a new book, an astrophysicist has much to say about the public's lack of trust in science ...
undark.org/2024/03/08/interview-paul-sutter-science-trust/
The Invisible Effect Medical Notes Could Have on Care: Doctors sometimes describe their patients negatively. How does that affect their treatment down the line?
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Using AI to Track Coal Train Dust: Scientists in California are working with local communities — and a suite of AI tools — to understand air pollution from coal ...
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Amid Pushback, the USGS Decides to Restore Its Pesticide Database: Scientists say the resource is crucial for understanding agricultural chemicals, human health ...
undark.org/2024/02/29/usgs-pesticide-database/
Psychiatrists Raise Concerns Over an Uptick in School Referrals: Psychiatric evaluations are meant to keep students safe. But psychiatrists say schools misuse ...
undark.org/2024/02/27/schools-kids-psychiatrists/
Are Evidence-Based Medicine and Public Health Incompatible?: A particular rigor in evidence isn’t always practical in informing public health decisions ...
undark.org/2024/02/21/evidence-based-medicine/
Police Turn to AI to Review Bodycam Footage: Though body cameras have been widely adopted by law enforcement, most footage remains unreviewed ...
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Ambivalence Over AI: We Are All Prometheus Now: Opinion | Society must face its moral obligation to understand the consequences of AI and develop clear ...
undark.org/2024/02/22/opinion-confronting-ai-ambivalence/
Book Review: Reflections on a Life Suffused With Science: Science journalist Nell Greenfieldboyce deftly weaves science and memoir in a collection of deeply ...
undark.org/2024/02/23/book-review-transient-and-strange/
Anorexia Should Never Be Considered a Terminal Illness: Opinion | Accepting the idea that some people can't recover from the eating disorder shows a failure of ...
undark.org/2024/02/08/opinion-anorexia-terminal-illness/
Building Durable Basketball Players From the Ground Up (Way Up): Injuries are on the rise in the NBA. Can new scientific insights help young stars like Victor ...
undark.org/2024/02/07/basketball-injuries/
The Growing Environmental Footprint Of Generative AI: AI runs on power-hungry equipment that uses millions of gallons of fresh water. Policymakers are weighing ...
undark.org/2024/02/20/ai-environmental-footprint/
For Captured Carbon, Scientists Plot a Sub-Ocean Tomb: It's a contentious idea, but supporters say storing CO2 under the seafloor could help address climate ...
undark.org/2024/02/19/carbon-seafloor/
Inside The Small World of Simulating Other Worlds: A niche research community plays out what existence might be like on, or en route to, another planet.
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Rise of the Lone Star Tick Brings New Disease Threats: As the arachnid expands northward, it’s bringing novel maladies, from a meat allergy to the Bourbon virus.
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How the World’s Deadliest Crises Go Unseen: In the Central African Republic, researchers found an astronomical death rate. Could a major emergency be invisible?
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Why Doctors Avoid Talking With Patients About Gun Safety: Opinion | Gun violence in the U.S. is a public health crisis, but many doctors don't talk about firearm ...
undark.org/2024/02/15/opinion-doctors-gun-safety/
Book Review: The Secrets of Earth’s ‘Silvery Sister’: Earth may orbit the sun, but Rebecca Boyle argues that our planet cannot be understood without considering ...
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Bring Science to Policy by Forging Connections: Opinion | For taxpayers to benefit from the work of researchers, we must build bridges from academia to ...
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Women and Minorities Bear the Brunt of Medical Misdiagnosis: Some 12 million U.S. adults are misdiagnosed every year. But recent research has uncovered a ...
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Treating Displaced Gazans' Trauma Will Require Cultural Respect: Programs to alleviate stress among displaced populations often don’t acknowledge local ...
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Police Turn to AI to Review Bodycam Footage: Though body cameras have been widely adopted by law enforcement, most footage remains unreviewed ...
undark.org/2024/02/06/ai-bodycam-footage/
For Narcolepsy Patients, Drug Shortage and Stigma Restrict Care: Adderall can be an effective treatment for narcolepsy. But a national shortage continues to ...
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Book Review: How to Confront the Fear of Cancer: In "Curing Cancerphobia," risk expert David Ropeik argues that we are overscreening and overtreating cancer.
undark.org/2024/01/26/book-review-cancerphobia/
Quick Glance: Global Cancer Burden and Urgent Service Needs
- Latest global cancer burden estimates released by WHO's IARC ahead of World Cancer Day.
- Survey in 115 countries shows inadequate funding for cancer and palliative care services.
- IARC's 2022 estimates highlight the growing burden of cancer and the urgent need to address global inequities.
- An estimated 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million deaths were recorded in 2022.
Book Review: Decoding the Reign of the Algorithm: In "Filterworld," Kyle Chayka explores the many ways digital advances have reshaped our lives ...
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Lawyers and Legal Reformers are Keeping a Close Eye on AI: Opinion | Will chatbots and other machine learning tools make the legal system more equitable for ...
undark.org/2024/02/01/opinion-ai-justice-reform/
Advances in Mind-Decoding Technologies Raise Hopes (and Worries): Devices that connect brains to computers are becoming increasingly sophisticated ...
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The Hidden Racial Bias in U.S. Lung Cancer Screening Policy: A 2019 study found that screening eligibility rules disproportionately excluded Black smokers ...
undark.org/2024/01/31/lung-cancer-screening-race/
For India’s Millions of Farm Workers, a ‘Drone Revolution’ Looms: Faster and more efficient, drones are replacing laborers on Indian farms —despite the expensive ...
undark.org/2024/01/30/india-drone-revolution/
When Addiction Treatment Fails, Can a Brain Implant Succeed?: Some experts tout deep brain stimulation as a lifeline for people struggling with opioid use ...
undark.org/2024/01/29/brain-implant-addiction/
Restricting Obese Women From IVF Is Discriminatory: Opinion | Fertility clinics bar women with obesity from their services, despite the lack of medical evidence ...
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Book Review: How to Confront the Fear of Cancer: In "Curing Cancerphobia," risk expert David Ropeik argues that we are overscreening and overtreating cancer.
undark.org/2024/01/26/book-review-cancerphobia/
In Developing Nations, ‘Green Roads’ Buffer Drought and Floods: A movement to retrofit existing roads with low-tech embankments, channels, and dikes is gathering ...
undark.org/2024/01/02/green-roads/
The Unseen Barriers Around Bathroom Breaks in the Field: Taboos around toilet care can make fieldwork uncomfortable and even dangerous. Some scientists want that ...
undark.org/2024/01/17/fieldwork-bathroom-taboo/
The Cost of Freeing Drinking Water from ‘Forever Chemicals’: The EPA is set to limit PFAS in drinking water to barely detectable levels. Can water utilities meet ...
undark.org/2024/01/15/drinking-water-pfas-cost/
Book Review: The Secrets of Earth’s ‘Silvery Sister’: Earth may orbit the sun, but Rebecca Boyle argues that our planet cannot be understood without considering ...
undark.org/2024/01/19/book-review-our-moon/
Quick Glance: Peregrine: American Moon Mission Ends in Pacific Destruction
- Peregrine experiences propulsion fault, preventing lunar touchdown and leading to its destruction.
- A monitoring station in Canberra, Australia, confirms signal loss with Peregrine at 20:59 GMT.
- Little or no remains of Peregrine are expected to arrive intact at the ocean surface.
- Astrobotic manages to operate Peregrine in space for over 10 days under difficult circumstances, after engineers diagnose the issue and extend the lander's lifespan.
Embracing Uncertainty When Searching for Life Beyond Earth: Opinion | The many unknowns about detecting life on Mars and other planets shouldn’t undermine ...
undark.org/2024/01/18/opinion-uncertainty-life-beyond-earth/
The Cost of Freeing Drinking Water from ‘Forever Chemicals’: The EPA is set to limit PFAS in drinking water to barely detectable levels. Can water utilities meet ...
undark.org/2024/01/15/drinking-water-pfas-cost/
Book Review: Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Earthly Sounds: In "A Book of Noises," Caspar Henderson catalogs the planet's astonishing sonic landscape ...
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