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How Do Ultraprocessed Foods Affect Your Health?
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Black Excellence Awards winners named, inaugural Chicago Black Arts Hall of Fame inductees honored – Windy City Times News
CHICAGO (Nov. 7, 2023)The nonprofit Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago is proud to announce the winners of its 23rd Annual Black Excellence Awards, honored last night in a festive celebration at Black Ensemble Theater. The Awards were established in 2001 to honor the outstanding artistic accomplishments of Black artists across genres including theater,…
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Immunology on the brain
As an immunologist, Jane Grogan has already worked on everything from parasitology to immuno-oncology. In her new job as head of research at Biogen, she adds neuro-immunology to the list. Interviewed by Asher Mullard Questions and answers have been edited for length and clarity.
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Euclid Space Telescope Releases Stunning First Science Images
A view of the nearby spiral galaxy IC 342 from the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope. Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO) Advertisement <div class="article-block article-text" data-behavior="newsletter_promo dfp_article_rendering" data-dfp-adword="Advertisement" data-newsletterpromo_article-text=" Sign up for Scientific American’s free newsletters. ” data-newsletterpromo_article-image=”https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/4641809D-B8F1-41A3-9E5A87C21ADB2FD8_source.png” data-newsletterpromo_article-button-text=”Sign Up” data-newsletterpromo_article-button-link=”https://www.scientificamerican.com/page/newsletter-sign-up/?origincode=2018_sciam_ArticlePromo_NewsletterSignUp” name=”articleBody” itemprop=”articleBody”> The…
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The rise of brain-reading technology: what you need to know
In a laboratory in San Francisco, California, a woman named Ann sits in front of a huge screen. On it is an avatar created to look like her. Thanks to a brain–computer interface (BCI), when Ann thinks of talking, the avatar speaks for her — and in her own voice, too. In 2005, a brainstem…
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ITV reports growth in streaming, Studios
ITV has reported total revenue up 1 per cent at £2.97 billion (€3.4bn) in the first nine months of 2023 to September 30th, with growth in ITV Studios and M&E digital revenues offsetting the decline in linear advertising revenue. Total external revenue was flat at £2.53 billion. Carolyn McCall, ITV Chief Executive, commented: “ITV continues…
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Startup sees demand for insect protein creep up
The Lithuanian company was founded in 2020 with the vision of creating “high-quality insect-derived ingredients for the food industry that excel in nutritional and functional qualities.” The company launched its pilot facility in 2022 enabling Divaks to develop its insect protein offering and is currently approaching the closing stages of its Series A funding round,…
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Why a climate researcher pushed the limits of low-carbon travel — and his employer’s patience
Gianluca Grimalda spent seven months in Papua New Guinea this year, but experienced plenty of adventures before he even reached the islands. He took an extraordinarily circuitous route as part of a fieldwork trip to Bougainville, an autonomous region of the country. Grimalda, who studies the social impacts of climate change, visited 30 villages in…
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Russian official killed in car blast, G7 vows to maintain Ukraine help
The latest developments from the Ukraine war. Car explosion kills Russian official in east Ukraine ADVERTISEMENT An MP and former military figure in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region – currently under Russian occupation – has died after his car blew up, local news reported on Wednesday. Mikhail Filiponenko suffered “fatal injuries” in the blast, his son…
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Luis Mateo Díez wins Spain’s most prestigious literary prize
Luis Mateo Díez has been awarded the 2023 Cervantes prize, Spain’s most prestigious literary award. ADVERTISEMENT The 81-year-old writer from León, Spain has published over 50 books including novels, poetry and essay collections. He was awarded the 2023 Miguel de Cervantes Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language on Tuesday (7 November). The ceremony took…