Narwhals have exhibited intense fear responses to seismic airguns used in oil and gas exploration, making sudden, deep dives to escape the blasts.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
While both groups saw a reduction in body weight, at the end of the six-year period, the intervention group exhibited greater levels of sustained physical activity and presented a 31% decrease in their type 2 diabetes risk.
The Eco Wave Power logo is displayed on a floater raised out of the water during a demonstration of Eco Wave Power electricity generation technology using the power of ocean waves in the harbor at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on August 26, 2025.
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Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
According to a 2022 study in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, older adults with a suicide attempt displayed higher levels of suicide intent than younger adults with a suicide attempt.
An initial jolt of spicy pink pepper dissipates to reveal a rose dripping in honeyed, ambery sweetness, while its leathery base adds strength, dimension, and something a little bit naughty to this fruity-floral triumph of a scent.
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Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Standard blood tests then revealed his liver function to be out of sorts.
Hospitals must disclose how and when AI is used, and physicians must remain accountable for its insights.
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Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement had yet to identify the shooter or disclose a motive and acknowledged at a news conference Thursday that the suspect’s college-age appearance may have helped the person blend in on the college campus where Kirk was shot.
Low-rise styles—particularly the provocative, butt-baring designs from Diesel, Dsquared2 and Duran Lantink—are redefining the standard for how much flesh is revealed.
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Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
Twigs’ torso-baring bandeau top, meanwhile, perfectly framed her artful hair between padded shoulders.
Their latest attempt, through a kangaroo immigration court, exposes their true colors once again.
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Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Most organic compounds are extremely fragile when exposed to harsh environmental conditions — and that’s especially true for biomolecules, most of which are large organic compounds.
China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year.
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Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
That may explain why taking HRT in the years right around menopause—and in turn, avoiding the steep estrogen dropoff of this phase—was shown to lower dementia risk.
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