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3 Scientists Win Physics Nobel For Work On The Universe's Evolution

12:02pm October 08, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

A Canadian and two Swiss scientists on Tuesday won the Nobel Prize in Physics for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth's position in the cosmos.

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An app uses a smartphone camera to detect leukocoria, a pale reflection from the back of the eye. It can be an early sign of disease. Here it appears light brown compared the healthy eye.

An App That Can Catch Early Signs Of Eye Disease In A Flash

8:54am October 08, 2019

by Joe Palca

After his son developed a rare eye cancer, a chemist in Texas developed a smartphone app that uses a camera and artificial intelligence to detect early signs of eye disease.

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3 Physician-Scientists Will Share 2019 Nobel Prize For Physiology Or Medicine

4:30pm October 07, 2019

by Richard Harris

Three scientists will share this year's Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine by discovering the mechanism cells use to sense and respond to oxygen.

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The winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine are Gregg Semenza of the U.S., Peter Ratcliffe of Britain and William Kaelin of the U.S. They're seen here on a screen during a news conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

Trio Wins Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine For Work On Cells And Oxygen

11:17am October 07, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The three physicians "found the molecular switch that regulates how our cells adapt when oxygen levels drop," a member of the Nobel Committee said.

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3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine

7:27am October 07, 2019

by Richard Harris

Three scientists who studied how cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine — the first recipients of prestigious awards for 2019.

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Ocean Cleanup Project Finally Collects Plastic From Great Pacific Garbage Patch

5:52pm October 05, 2019

That giant pile of plastic trash in the ocean just got a little smaller. Dutch inventor Boyan Slat's Ocean Cleanup project recently collected its first plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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New Research: China Is Winning Some Health-Care Battles — And Losing Others

7:01am October 05, 2019

by Susan Brink

A suite of new research shows the country beating infectious diseases over the last two decades. But deaths from lifestyle-related diseases like cancer and diabetes are on the rise.

The parts of the scroll were scanned using shortwave-infrared hyperspectral imaging.

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Ancient Greek Scroll's Hidden Contents Revealed Through Infrared Imaging

10:59pm October 04, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

More than 200 years ago, a scroll damaged by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius was unrolled and pasted onto cardboard, even though it had writing on the back. New imagery shows some of what's hidden.

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Infrared Imaging Gives Researchers Better View Of Contents On Ancient Papyrus Scroll

4:59pm October 04, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

After more than 200 years, with the help of infrared imaging technology, physicists have been able to finally read what's on the back of a draft of Philodemus' History of the Academy.

A new study finds that tuna harvests, including of some species considered "vulnerable," have increased by an astonishing 1,000% in the last 60 years — a rate that some scientists warn is unsustainable.

We're Pulling Tuna Out Of The Ocean At Unprecedented — And Unsustainable — Rates

2:02pm October 04, 2019

by Clare Leschin-Hoar

A new study finds that tuna harvests, including of some species considered "vulnerable," have increased by an astonishing 1,000% in the last 60 years — a rate some scientists warn is unsustainable.