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EU fines Meta for forcing users to accept personalized ads

DEPOSIT PHOTOSThe company has to pay $410 million and outline how it will change its Terms of Service.
The post EU fines Meta for forcing users to accept personalized ads appeared first on Popular Science…
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Q&A with Dr. Z: Former NASA science chief talks about his 6 years at the helm

Space.com caught up with Dr. Z recently to discuss his favorite missions, the advice he’d give to his successors and the incredible growth of the space community over the past few years…
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Senators seek funding boost for NASA and NSF astrophysics programs

Five senators are asking the White House to add at least $300 million in the next budget proposal for NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support priorities from the astrophysics decadal survey.
The post Senators seek funding boost for NASA and NSF astrophysics programs appeared first on SpaceNews…
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Why Are Emotions Contagious?

Moods and emotions can spread like a bad cold, but science isn’t sure why…
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Energy in 2023 | Science

The new year 2023 arrives with promising developments in fusion research. In December, scientists at the US National Ignition Facility (NIF) focused 2.05 megajoules of laser light onto a capsule of fusion fuel and produced 3.15 megajoules of energy. This …
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Wastewater surveillance for public health | Science

Wastewater contains information on pathogen spread, evolution, and outbreak risk…
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Past history of obesity triggers persistent epigenetic changes in innate immunity and exacerbates neuroinflammation | Science

A history of obesity stably alters chromatin in macrophages and promotes inflammatory disease…
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Has China’s Young Thousand Talents program been successful in recruiting and nurturing top-caliber scientists? | Science

High-caliber scientists who return to China from training abroad outperform peers who remain overseas in regard to publications and access to funding…
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New Research Shows How Humans Lost Their Body Hair

Humans, whales, elephants, and naked mole-rats all share a somewhat rare trait for mammals: their bodies are covered with little to no hair.
The post New Research Shows How Humans Lost Their Body Hair appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News…
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Archaeologists Uncover Upper Paleolithic Proto-Writing System

In at least 400 European caves, Upper Paleolithic humans drew, painted and engraved non-figurative signs from at least 42,000 years ago and figurative images from at least 37,000 years ago.
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