Nearly half of U.S. adults get news on Facebook, Pew says: More than 40 percent of American adults get news on Facebook,
Nearly half of U.S. adults get news on Facebook, Pew says: More than 40 percent of American adults get news on Facebook, according to a report published Thursday by the Pew Research Center and the Knight Foundation. (Disclosure: Knight is a supporter of the Lab.)
Two-thirds of Facebook users access...
Source: niemanlab.org
Woman, 90, in hospital after 'escaping' from care home - BBC News: A 90-year-old woman with dementia is being treated in
Woman, 90, in hospital after 'escaping' from care home - BBC News: A 90-year-old woman with dementia is being treated in hospital after going missing from a care home in Cornwall.
Source: bbc.co.uk
New Exoskeleton Exclusively for Disabled Kids |: The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has unveiled an exoskeleton
New Exoskeleton Exclusively for Disabled Kids |: The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has unveiled an exoskeleton designed specifically for children suffering from spinal muscular atrophy. It weig
Source: medgadget.com
Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Stone. Carbon capture in basalt takes only 2 years says research team in Iceland.
Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Stone. Carbon capture in basalt takes only 2 years says research team in Iceland.
Source: thenakedscientists.com
Flooding in France : Image of the Day: After days of downpours, water levels on the Seine River rose to heights not seen
Flooding in France : Image of the Day: After days of downpours, water levels on the Seine River rose to heights not seen in 34 years.
Source: nasa.gov
A Satellite Eye on Mount Ruapehu : Image of the Day: Scientists use sensors the ground and in space to keep a watchful eye
A Satellite Eye on Mount Ruapehu : Image of the Day: Scientists use sensors the ground and in space to keep a watchful eye on an active volcano in New Zealand that is popular among skiers.
Source: nasa.gov
Differences in incomes of physicians in the United States by race and sex: observational study: Objectives To estimate
Differences in incomes of physicians in the United States by race and sex: observational study: Objectives To estimate differences in annual income of physicians in the United States by race and sex adjusted for characteristics of physicians and practices.
Design Cross sectional survey study.
Setting...
Source: bmj.com
Just read Sapiens by Yuval Harari. Sparkling account and interesting perspective of the history of humankind. Full of stories.
Just read Sapiens by Yuval Harari. Sparkling account and interesting perspective of the history of humankind. Full of stories. Learnt about Montezuma, learnt a lot about the agricultural revolution, the affluence of hunter-gatherers, and a lot about our disregard for other animals. Basically we haven't...
Source: amazon.co.uk
3D Printed Bone Replacements Made Using Natural Bone and Plastic |: At Johns Hopkins University researchers have created
3D Printed Bone Replacements Made Using Natural Bone and Plastic |: At Johns Hopkins University researchers have created a recipe for making material that can be used to 3D print new bones. Unlike most previous attempts at
Source: medgadget.com
The Strong Evidence Against Spanking: A review of the available research finds that physical punishment is significantly
The Strong Evidence Against Spanking: A review of the available research finds that physical punishment is significantly linked to bad outcomes for kids.
Source: theatlantic.com
Ultrathin Stick-On Device Measures, Displays Blood Oxygen Concentration |: Fitness trackers are exceptionally popular nowadays
Ultrathin Stick-On Device Measures, Displays Blood Oxygen Concentration |: Fitness trackers are exceptionally popular nowadays with consumers, though they're still pretty basic in their abilities. Even the more capable heart rate
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NHS bullying made me want to kill myself and forced me to quit: I will never forget what happened to me and four years on
NHS bullying made me want to kill myself and forced me to quit: I will never forget what happened to me and four years on I still suffer trauma whenever I go near the hospital where I once worked
Source: theguardian.com
Anthropogenic carbon release rate unprecedented during the past 66 million years Richard E. Zeebe. Andy Ridgwell. James
Anthropogenic carbon release rate unprecedented during the past 66 million years Richard E. Zeebe. Andy Ridgwell. James C. Zachos. Nature Geoscience.
Source: nature.com
Activists scale Nelson's Column in protest over London's 'toxic' air: Protesters from environmental campaign group Greenpeace
Activists scale Nelson's Column in protest over London's 'toxic' air: Protesters from environmental campaign group Greenpeace have scaled Nelson’s Column in a protest over air pollution in London.
The group gathered at the Trafalgar Square statue at around 4.10am before starting its ascent,...
Source: standard.co.uk
Massive NHS Kernow debts spark health cut fears - BBC News: Health services in Cornwall could face "big hits" after NHS
Massive NHS Kernow debts spark health cut fears - BBC News: Health services in Cornwall could face "big hits" after NHS Kernow admits is could end the year with debts of £57m.
Source: bbc.co.uk
The Future of US Health Care Policy: The enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 was the most monumental change
The Future of US Health Care Policy: The enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 was the most monumental change in US health care policy since the passage of Medicaid and Medicare in 1965.1,2 Despite a bill that was more than 900 pages, the primary goals of the legislation were clear: increase...
Source: jamanetwork.com
Cory's shearwater - heard these birds with a weird call in La Gomera.
Cory's shearwater - heard these birds with a weird call in La Gomera.
Source: wikipedia.org
NASA is designing a massive solar sail to reach interstellar space | ExtremeTech: NASA wants to reach the edge of the solar
NASA is designing a massive solar sail to reach interstellar space | ExtremeTech: NASA wants to reach the edge of the solar system faster, so it's designing a solar sail that could do it in just 10 years.
Source: extremetech.com
Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73)
Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73) Christopher E Ramsden. Daisy Zamora. Sharon Majchrzak-Hong. Keturah R Faurot. Steven K Broste. Robert P Frantz. John M Davis. Amit Ringel. Chirayath M Suchindran. Joseph R Hibbeln....
Source: bmj.com
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