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Slow growth in health sector spending: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa

Government underinvestment and reduced donor contributions hinder health spending growth in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Cortical implants are unlikely to ‘exceed normal human vision’

Researchers created a computational model that simulates the experience of a wide range of human cortical studies.

Study sheds light on the evolutionary origins of flight in Bats

Researchers explore the evolutionary transition from gliding to powered flight in Bats.

Predicting future climate with help from ice age data

Ice age climate analysis reduces worst-case warming expected from rising CO2.

Social interactions shape infant language development

Brain responses and language growth in infants.

Infants hear more speech than music at home

Comparison of speech and music input for infants over two years .

Experiencing homelessness with pets: A photo project

Exhibition viewers reported positive change in attitudes towards people experiencing homelessness with a pet.

Thermal Earring: Smart earrings can monitor a person’s temperature

The earring outperformed a smartwatch.

New superconductor with on/off switches

Switchable, energy-efficient superconducting circuits.

Shape-changing smart speaker lets users mute certain areas of a room

New system can mute different parts of a noisy room or isolate one conversation in a chaotic environment.

Taxes on menthol cigarettes are better than statewide bans

Bans on menthol cigarettes in Massachusetts.

The relationship between greenhouse gas emissions and polar bear survival rates

How do greenhouse gas emissions affect polar bears?

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