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Climate change : Australia swelters in record-breaking heatwave
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Australia's vast continent is sizzling through extreme heatwave conditions this week, with temperatures reaching record highs and emergency services on high alert for bushfires. The mercury is up to 16 degree Celsius (29 degrees Fahrenheit)...
Algalafel to battle protein hunger
An ecologically friendly and nutritious microalgae that used to be a daily food source for the Aztecs in central Mexico could be making its way to Western tables in the form of a new...
PA court in Ramallah sentenced Issam Akel, a Palestinian American , to life in...
A Palestinian Authority court in Ramallah on Monday sentenced Issam Akel, a Palestinian American and a resident of East Jerusalem, to life in prison for attempting to sell land to Jewish Israelis in Jerusalem, an official...
The Israeli Startups that will changing the world
Israel's leading role as a breakthrough technological innovator spans across fields ranging from medical research and cybersecurity to automotive and robotics. The country's know-how and entrepreneurial spirit also extend to social challenges and generally improving...
Kids :Good sleep helps to become slimmer and healthier teens
The study included nearly 2,200 kids in 20 U.S. cities. One-third of them had consistent, age-appropriate bedtimes between ages 5 and 9, according to their mothers. Compared to that group, those who had no bedtime...
Weight loss : Tiny implantable device short-circuits hunger pangs
More than 700 million adults and children worldwide are obese, according to a 2017 study that called the growing number and weight-related health problems a "rising pandemic." New battery-free, easily implantable weight-loss devices developed by...
Being bitten by a black widow spider means losing the ability to pee
here's a whole range of reasons you don't want to be bitten by a black widow spider, but you probably wouldn't think that losing the ability to pee is one of them. But that's what may...
Amionx has patented an explosion-free lithium ion battery technology
Amionx, the California company has won headlines for its explosion-free battery technology; the company expects to license its advance for use in commercial products by the end of 2019. OK, for the record, as we...
Artificial neural networks : use of neuroscience techniques to determine how information is structured
A team of researchers at RWTH Aachen University's Institute of Information Management in Mechanical Engineering have recently explored the use of neuroscience techniques to determine how information is structured inside artificial neural networks (ANNs). ...
Anak Krakatoa is now just 110 metres – Indonesian tsunami volcano lost two-thirds of...
The Indonesian volcano which caused a tsunami that killed more than 400 people last week lost more than two-thirds of its height following the eruption which triggered the killer waves. A section of Anak Krakatoa's...