Science Archives - The Westside Story

Physicists propose new particle accelerator that would dwarf the Large Hadron Collider

Jan 20, 2019

Scientists from CERN, the world’s largest particle physics laboratory, are now proposing an even larger particle accelerator to build on the work of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The new collider would be ne...

Exercise keeps the brain sharp through aging, even with dementia

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Jan 19, 2019

Health, Science

During aging, physical activity can help to keep cognitive faculties functioning, even after the onset of dementia, according to new research published in the journal Neurology. While researchers have long o...

New fitness-tracking patch analyzes sweat to monitor health

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Jan 18, 2019

Health, Innovation, Science

A new wearable device can analyze sweat to measure health and fitness markers, and could reach the market within a year, according to The New York Times. A new advance in the technology was detailed in the jour...

New science-based diet aims to solve both global health and environmental crises

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Jan 17, 2019

Environment, Health, Science

A new diet could prevent millions of early deaths and promote sustainable food production that can feed the world’s rapidly growing population, according to the international team of scientists that developed t...

Measles is making a comeback, thanks to the anti-vaccination movement

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Jan 15, 2019

Health, Opinion, Science, World

A new outbreak of measles in the New York City area, among the largest in decades, shows how whole communities are put at risk when parents refuse to vaccinate their kids. Vaccines are only truly successful as ...

Daimler debuts advanced, semi-autonomous truck

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Jan 14, 2019

Business, Innovation, Science

A new line of partially autonomous semi-trucks will start production in July, according to Mashable, from Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz. The new models of the Freightliner Cascadia will offer a n...

SpaceX to lay off ten percent of its workforce

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Jan 13, 2019

Business, Science

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will lay off 10 percent from its total workforce of about 6,000, the company announced today, according to Gizmodo. SpaceX carried out a record number of launches in 2018, but they say the...

Milestone WHO review touts benefits of whole grains over low-carb diets

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Jan 12, 2019

Health, Science

The dietary fiber from whole grains can significantly reduce the chances of heart disease, bowel cancer, and premature death in general, according to a large review of studies from the World Health Organization...

Technologies to tackle bootleg booze

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Jan 10, 2019

Innovation

After a Chinese millionaire paid $10,000 for a single glass of whisky which turned out to be fake, research by the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) discovered that counterfeit goods a...

After years of decline, US carbon emissions are on the rise once again

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Jan 9, 2019

Environment, Science

New estimates show that emissions of greenhouse gases in the US rose 3.4 percent in 2018, the biggest uptick since 2010, and the second largest in over two decades, according to The Guardian. The rise follow...