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one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry
medical researchers reported some eye-opening findings on the effectiveness of statins in the reduction of LDL in the bloodstream
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For example, advanced typists hammer away at the keyboard at 120 words per minute, but all that finger dexterity still only translates to ten bits per second of information processing, the researchers conclude.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Currently, bird flu isn’t spreading from person to person, but researchers and public health officials are tracking and monitoring the human cases — and how they were transmitted — closely.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
However, the researchers of this study cautioned against drawing high-confidence conclusions from these results.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Eating on the fly Because manta rays are essentially giant moving water filters, researchers from MIT looked to them and other mobula rays (a group that includes mantas and devil rays) for inspiration when figuring out potential improvements to industrial water filters.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
The book features original interviews with leading researchers, health experts, business executives and artists including Laura Mvula, Imogen Heap and Wayne Hector.
—Andrea Zarczynski, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The researchers flagged the risk for iPhones at a much lower 1%.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The rays’ balance of feeding and breathing helped the researchers figure out a filter structure that more precisely controls inflow and outflow.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
In a paper published in May in Scientific Reports, researchers described the curious case of Rakus, a male Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Currently, bird flu isn’t spreading from person to person, but researchers and public health officials are tracking and monitoring the human cases — and how they were transmitted — closely.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
However, the researchers of this study cautioned against drawing high-confidence conclusions from these results.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Eating on the fly Because manta rays are essentially giant moving water filters, researchers from MIT looked to them and other mobula rays (a group that includes mantas and devil rays) for inspiration when figuring out potential improvements to industrial water filters.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
The book features original interviews with leading researchers, health experts, business executives and artists including Laura Mvula, Imogen Heap and Wayne Hector.
—Andrea Zarczynski, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The researchers flagged the risk for iPhones at a much lower 1%.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The rays’ balance of feeding and breathing helped the researchers figure out a filter structure that more precisely controls inflow and outflow.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
In a paper published in May in Scientific Reports, researchers described the curious case of Rakus, a male Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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