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Exposure to existing antibiotics can imbue infectious bacteria with resistance that also kicks in against new drugs related to the originals. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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تُضاعِفُ الضَّوضاءُ النَّاتِجَةُ عَنِ الأَنْشِطَةِ البَشَرِيَّةِ مِنْ مُسْتَوَياتِ أَصْواتِ الخَلْفِيَّةِ فِي ثَلاثٍ وسِتِّينَ بِالمِئَةِ مِنَ المَناطِقِ المَحْمِيَّةِ، وَتَزِيدُها بِمِقْدارِ عَشَرَةِ أَضْعافٍ فِي إِحْدَى وعِشْرِينَ بِالمِئَةِ مِنَ الْمَناطِقِ الطَّبِيعِيَّة. 

تُضاعِفُ الضَّوضاءُ النَّاتِجَةُ عَنِ الأَنْشِطَةِ البَشَرِيَّةِ مِنْ مُسْتَوَياتِ أَصْواتِ الخَلْفِيَّةِ فِي ثَلاثٍ وسِتِّينَ بِالمِئَةِ مِنَ المَناطِقِ المَحْمِيَّةِ، وَتَزِيدُها بِمِقْدارِ عَشَرَةِ أَضْعافٍ فِي إِحْدَى وعِشْرِينَ بِالمِئَةِ مِنَ الْمَناطِقِ الطَّبِيعِيَّة. 

Researchers in the U.K. trained computers to rate photos of parks and cities for what humans consider to be their scenic beauty. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Forensic entomologists can chemically analyze fly eggs from a corpse, which might speed up detective work. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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تَسْتَطِيعُ أجهزةُ تتَبُّعِ النَّشاطِ البَدَنِيِّ حِسابَ مُعَدِّلِ ضَرَباتِ القَلْبِ، ولَكِنَّ تَقدِيراتِها بِشأنِ كَمِّيَّةِ الطاقَةِ المَبْذُولَةِ بَعِيدَةٌ كُلَّ البُعْدِ عَنِ الواقِع. تَقريرٌ أَعَدَّهُ كريستوفر إنتالياتا.

تَسْتَطِيعُ أجهزةُ تتَبُّعِ النَّشاطِ البَدَنِيِّ حِسابَ مُعَدِّلِ ضَرَباتِ القَلْبِ، ولَكِنَّ تَقدِيراتِها بِشأنِ كَمِّيَّةِ الطاقَةِ المَبْذُولَةِ بَعِيدَةٌ كُلَّ البُعْدِ عَنِ الواقِع. تَقريرٌ أَعَدَّهُ كريستوفر إنتالياتا.

An experimental cell phone works by absorbing and reflecting radio waves—meaning it's incredibly energy efficient and needs no battery. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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In patients with severe eczema, Staphylococcus aureus strains dominated the skin microbe population—suggesting that certain types of bacteria could worsen eczema flares. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

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Whether lightning rods should have rounded or pointy ends became a point of contention between rebellious Americans and King George III.

 

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