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Is astronomy safe from organized scientific fraud?

As space becomes more important to the economy of nations around the world, the risk of paper mills flooding the literature with fraudulent results is increasing.

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Study finds organised scientific fraud is now a booming industry

Researchers uncover strategies used by academicians to publish fraudulent research

The Independent UK

Antisemitism training designed by pro-Israel groups is becoming compulsory at US colleges. What’s in it?

Training asks students to attribute the statement ‘every time I read Hitler, I fall in love’ to an ‘anti-Israel activist’

The Guardian - US

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The tiny pacemaker smaller than a grain of rice that could revolutionise heart surgery

The new pacemaker is just 1.8mm wide, 3.5mm long and 1mm thick and can be injected through the skin

The Independent UK

Astronomers trace mysterious blast of X-rays to 'Die Hard' star that refuses to perish (video)

Astronomers have traced a mysterious blast of X-rays to a star that, like a cosmic action hero, just refused to die.

Space

Watch: Steve Carell’s Northwestern University commencement speech turns into a dance party

Steve Carell delivered a hilarious commencement speech at Northwestern University this Sunday (June 15), surprising graduates when his advice-filled address erupted into a dance party.

The Independent UK

Meghan Markle claims her college theater degree prepared her to run a business

The Duchess of Sussex graduated from Northwestern University in 2003

The Independent UK

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List of child welfare research grants marked for termination in mistaken HHS email

An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to terminate more than 150 research grants related to child and family well-being

The Independent UK

How will Harvard and other universities survive Trump’s funding cuts?

Harvard is suing the Trump administration over federal funding cuts that it says put critical research at risk.

Al Jazeera

US House panel drops inquiry into Northwestern’s law school clinics

Move comes after professors sued and alleged investigation violated their constitutional free speech rights

The Guardian - US

About $1.8 billion in federal money for Cornell and Northwestern are frozen, the White House says

Cornell University and Northwestern University say they haven't received any notice from the U.S. government about paused federal funding even though the White House says more than $1 billion for Cornell and about $790 million for Northwestern have been frozen

The Independent UK

This simple Maths calculation is the best way to check heart health and find underlying diseases at home

Many of us wear smart watches and fit bands. And mostly we look for metrics like daily number of steps, and the heart rate. But scientists have found that just by making a little bit of calculation of the metrics available in smart watches we can actually predict our heart…

The Times of India

Scientists break down cheap plastic using the air — and turn it into something far more valuable

Scientists developed a new method for breaking down one of the most common plastics to a byproduct that can be upcycled into more valuable materials.

LiveScience

Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Format, Which Teams Are Playing And How To Watch

The 13th Darius Rucker Intercollegiate takes place in South Carolina - here are some of the key details about the prestigious college golf tournament

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Brewing tea can remove lead and other heavy metals from water, new study finds

Tea leaves can remove heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and chromium from water. And steeping time has the biggest impact.

The Independent UK

Remove toxic heavy metals from your cup of tea with this brewing method, experts say

Researchers at Northwestern University estimate tea preparation can reduce about 15 per cent of toxic metals from drinking water

Space

Mysterious fast radio burst traced back to massive 'cosmic graveyard' of ancient stars

A mysterious burst of radiowaves with more energy than the sun emits in a year has been traced back to a cosmic graveyard dead galaxy filled with ancient stars.

The Guardian - UK

Brewing tea removes heavy metals from water, study finds

Scientists say consumption of the beverage may have health benefit by reducing intake of metals such as lead

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The Independent UK

Meghan Markle recreates famous Princess Diana look in gardening video with Archie and Lilibet

The Duchess of Sussex shares the gardening video days before her new show launches on Netflix

The Independent UK

NASA telescope captures the most detailed glimpse yet of the black hole in the middle of our galaxy

Scientists hope that their findings will help to better understand the mysterious cosmic objects

Space

James Webb Space Telescope finds our Milky Way galaxy's supermassive black hole blowing bubbles (image, video)

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have taken a detailed look at the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sgr A*, finding it endlessly blowing bubbles.

Space

Black holes vibe together in a cosmic love story for Valentine's Day written in the stars

Researchers have discovered that black holes engage in a cosmic dance and a star-lit meal to vibe with each other in a cosmic love story fit for Valentine's Day.

The Guardian - UK

Sir Fraser Stoddart obituary

Organic chemist who shared the 2016 Nobel prize in chemistry for his contribution to the development of molecular machines

Space

This baby exoplanet is made of different stuff than its birth cloud

Investigating a young exoplanet called PDS 70b in its cocoon of natal gas and dust has shown that planets don't always resemble the environments they form in.

LiveScience

Surprise discovery in alien planet's atmosphere could upend decades of planet formation theory

The odd atmosphere of a fledgling exoplanet is causing astronomers to question leading theories of how planets form.

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