Medicare doesn’t cover hearing aids. Making them available over the counter without a prescription helped, but cost is still a significant barrier. Medicare doesn’t cover hearing aids. Making them available over the counter without a prescription helped, but cost is still a significant barrier. Health & Wellness
Male proboscis monkeys use their enormous noses to make loud trumpeting sounds, and the organ’s size advertises their health and status to prospective mates and rivals Male proboscis monkeys use their enormous noses to make loud trumpeting sounds, and the organ’s size advertises their health and status to prospective mates and rivals New Scientist – News
Fire chiefs say specialist service equipment used in natural disasters and terror attacks needs to be replaced. Fire chiefs say specialist service equipment used in natural disasters and terror attacks needs to be replaced. BBC News
The European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope’s latest release shows off the device’s capabilities. The European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope’s latest release shows off the device’s capabilities. Euclid Space Telescope, European Space Agency, Space and Astronomy, Stars and Galaxies, Physics, Telescopes and Observatories NYT > Science
The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has taken images of galaxies, galaxy clusters and newborn stars in unprecedented detail The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has taken images of galaxies, galaxy clusters and newborn stars in unprecedented detail New Scientist – News
Scientists have long debated whether human body lice might have helped drive the rapid spread of the bacteria responsible for the deadly plague in the Middle Ages, known as the Black Death. Scientists have long debated whether human body lice might have helped drive the rapid spread of the bacteria responsible for the deadly plague in…
New survey data estimates that 7.1 million children in the US have been diagnosed with ADHD at some point, about 1 million more kids than had been diagnosed as of 2016 New survey data estimates that 7.1 million children in the US have been diagnosed with ADHD at some point, about 1 million more kids than…
A second case of bird flu has been found in a human, US health authorities announced Wednesday, less then two months after the first one as an outbreak of the disease circulates widely among dairy cows. A second case of bird flu has been found in a human, US health authorities announced Wednesday, less then two…
Delicate pink buds sway in the desert breeze, pregnant with yellow pompoms whose explosion will carpet the dusty corner of Nevada that is the only place on Earth where they exist. Delicate pink buds sway in the desert breeze, pregnant with yellow pompoms whose explosion will carpet the dusty corner of Nevada that is the only…
Conservation efforts are more effective when Indigenous peoples and local communities are given more autonomy and involvement over their lands. That’s according to a new study published this month in the sustainability journal One Earth. Researchers analyzed 648 studies of conservation areas between 1991 and 2020, about half of which had data on either the…