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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

Music and Exercise: How Your Favorite Tunes Affect Workouts

Ever noticed how your favorite song can make a tough workout seem easier? It turns out, science agrees with that feeling. A recent study dug into how listening to our preferred music (PM) during exercise impacts adult recreational athletes. They found that PM can make the workouts more satisfying an

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Jan 16 2025TECHNOLOGY

NVIDIA's New RTX 5090D: AI and Crypto Limits in China

NVIDIA has unveiled the RTX 5090D, a GPU designed for the Chinese market with some unique twists. Unlike its predecessors, this version has restrictions on AI and crypto-mining tasks. After just three seconds of work, the GPU slows down or throttles performance. This means Chinese AI firms might fin

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Jan 16 2025SCIENCE

Fish Tanks Reveal Clues about Brittle Bones

Brittle bone disorders, or FBDs, can cause people to break bones easily. Scientists are trying to figure out which genes are responsible for these conditions. One way they are doing this is by studying zebrafish. These tiny fish share many bone-building genes with humans. Researchers used a tool cal

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Jan 16 2025POLITICS

Inauguration Concerts Go Pop with Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus, and More

Get ready for some music at the upcoming presidential inauguration! Carrie Underwood is set to perform "America the Beautiful" at the swearing-in ceremony on Monday. That's not all - Kid Rock, the Village People, Billy Ray Cyrus, and many other artists will be joining her throughout the weekend and

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Jan 16 2025CRIME

Drivers Unwittingly Involved in Package Theft Attempt

In Norfolk, Massachusetts, a clever but failed attempt to steal packages involved using food delivery drivers. The town's police were called to a home on Pennacook Street after reports of suspicious activity. They found that three DoorDash drivers had visited the address within a short time span to

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Jan 16 2025SPORTS

Young Rugby Players: How Fatigue Affects Sprint Speed and Muscle Power

Did you know that getting tired can really mess with how fast you can run and how strong your muscles are? That's what scientists found out when they studied young rugby players. They divided the boys into two groups: one group was around 12 years old, and the other was around 15 years old. The kids

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Jan 16 2025TECHNOLOGY

Safari Tech Preview Update: What You Need to Know

Apple has just dropped a fresh update for Safari Technology Preview, the test version of Safari launched back in 2016. This experimental browser lets users tinker with new features before they hit the mainstream. Version 211 comes packed with bug squashes and performance tweaks for things like Canva

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Jan 16 2025SCIENCE

Boosting Copper's Germ-Killing Power with Tiny Patterns

Scientists are looking into how tiny patterns on copper surfaces can make them even better at killing bacteria. They've found that by creating specific patterns on copper, they can control how bacteria stick to the surface and how well the copper kills them. This could lead to better ways to fight a

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Jan 15 2025HEALTH

What Age-Related Differences Show After Long Cognitive Tasks?

Months of our lives are filled with steady brain activities. Call these Sustained Cognitive Activities (SCAs). They can tire us out mentally and affect how we move physically. A recent study found that long SCAs can make older people’s walking worse when they also think about something else, but is

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Jan 15 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Whoopi Goldberg and Carrie Underwood: A Performance and a Perspective

In a recent episode of "The View, " Whoopi Goldberg defended Carrie Underwood's decision to perform at Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration. Goldberg, aged 69, stated that everyone has the right to choose where they perform. She respects Underwood's choice, even though she won't be watching the even

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