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Small rise in airborne pollutant exposure increases dementia risk, study finds

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Small rise in airborne pollutant exposure increases dementia risk, study finds

Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A small increase in exposure to fine particle air pollution may increase a person's risk for dementia, a study published Wednesday by the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found.

Researchers present battery-free pacemaker powered by the heart

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Researchers present battery-free pacemaker powered by the heart

Boeing postpones Starliner capsule launch attempt over valve issue

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Boeing postpones Starliner capsule launch attempt over valve issue

Study: Climate change accelerates emperor penguin extinction risk

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Study: Climate change accelerates emperor penguin extinction risk

Space station mishap caused orbiting lab to rotate 1 1/2 times, NASA says

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Space station mishap caused orbiting lab to rotate 1 1/2 times, NASA says

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The International Space Station spun around 1 1/2 times on its main axis during a mishap Thursday when a new Russian segment of the orbiting platform malfunctioned, a NASA spokesman said.

Study: Giraffes are socially complex, misunderstood

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Study: Giraffes are socially complex, misunderstood

Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Giraffes are as socially complex as elephants, but their communication has been misunderstood, a new study reveals.

Study: Neanderthals painted Spanish cave art in prehistoric times

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Study: Neanderthals painted Spanish cave art in prehistoric times

Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Neanderthals painted art in Ardales cave in Andalusia, Spain, in prehistoric times -- debunking an alternative theory that it happened naturally -- researchers said Monday in a study published in PNAS.

For hungry young sea turtles, plastic at ocean's surface is 'evolutionary trap'

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For hungry young sea turtles, plastic at ocean's surface is 'evolutionary trap'

Aug. 2 (UPI) -- After hatching, young sea turtles spend their early years traveling currents in open ocean and feeding near the surface -- where new research shows they inadvertently eat plastic waste.

See the rings of Saturn during annual astronomical phenomenon

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See the rings of Saturn during annual astronomical phenomenon

August is the perfect month to dust off the telescope and point it to the cosmos as one of the biggest planets in the solar system shines brighter than any other time of the year.

Without genetic variation, asexual invasive species find other ways to adapt

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Without genetic variation, asexual invasive species find other ways to adapt

July 30 (UPI) -- Invasive all-female weevils pass along epigenetic changes to their offspring, helping them adapt to new environs, according to a new study.

Study: Understanding negative vaccine view of skeptics could get more people vaccinated

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Study: Understanding negative vaccine view of skeptics could get more people vaccinated

July 30 (UPI) -- Survey data collected at an anti-vaccine conference in Poland suggests most vaccine skeptics and antagonists are motivated by a generalized negative attitude to vaccines, not direct experience.

Government watchdog denies protests of SpaceX's lunar lander contract

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Government watchdog denies protests of SpaceX's lunar lander contract

ORLANDO, Fla., July 30 (UPI) -- A U.S. government watchdog has denied protests of NASA's nearly $3 billion contract award to SpaceX to build a lunar lander for astronaut missions.

Light-bending technique for wavelength conversion may boost imaging technologies

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Light-bending technique for wavelength conversion may boost imaging technologies

July 30 (UPI) -- Electrical engineers at UCLA have used a new light-bending technique to convert the wavelengths of light, a breakthrough that could boost the performance of many optical technologies.

Big Data helps researchers understand burial practices in Medieval Europe

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Big Data helps researchers understand burial practices in Medieval Europe

July 29 (UPI) -- Big data analysis techniques have offered archaeologists new insights into the transformation of burial practices across medieval Europe.

New Russian module unexpectedly fires thrusters after docking at space station

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New Russian module unexpectedly fires thrusters after docking at space station

ORLANDO, Fla., July 29 (UPI) -- The new Russian Nauka module for the International Space Station unexpectedly fired thrusters Thursday, temporarily knocking the space station out of its normal position, NASA announced.

High-stakes Boeing capsule launch postponed due to mishap at space station

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High-stakes Boeing capsule launch postponed due to mishap at space station

ORLANDO, Fla., July 29 (UPI) -- Boeing and NASA postponed the launch the company's Starliner space capsule to the International Space Station on Friday after a mishap at the orbital laboratory on Thursday.

To prepare for future climate change, scientists turn to past 'tipping points'

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To prepare for future climate change, scientists turn to past 'tipping points'

July 29 (UPI) -- To prepare for future climate change, researchers set out to investigate the "tipping points" that led to historic periods of society-altering climate change.

Climate scientists tally 'mortality cost of carbon'

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Climate scientists tally 'mortality cost of carbon'

July 29 (UPI) -- A new study has established a 'mortality cost of carbon' -- the number of lives lost or saved by increases or decreases in carbon emissions.

$Wastewater disposal method may limit earthquakes caused by fracking$

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Wastewater disposal method may limit earthquakes caused by fracking

July 28 (UPI) -- Oil and gas companies can prevent earthquakes by reducing the rate of wastewater injections, according to a new study.

Astronomers detect light from behind a black hole for the first time

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Astronomers detect light from behind a black hole for the first time

July 28 (UPI) -- Gas, dust and light that get sucked into a black hole are lost forever -- so it shouldn't be possible to see light from behind a black hole. But that's what astronomers saw in a galaxy about 800 million light years away.

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