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Business and residential buildings are seen in Sisli district in Istanbul, Turkey May 6, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
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Eyeagnosis system [Image: Kavya Kopparapu]
School Students Develop Portable System to Diagnose Eye Diseases
London- High School students have invented a device that can detect signs of degenerative eye disease, especially for patients with diabetes. The Eyeagnosis system uses a 3D-printed lens and an AI-enabled smartphone app to diagnose diabetic retinopathy. Kavya...Caption:
VINCENNES BAY, ANTARTICA – JANUARY 11: Giant tabular icebergs are surrounded by ice floe drift in Vincennes Bay on January 11, 2008 in the Australian Antarctic Territory. Australia’s CSIRO’s atmospheric research unit has found the world is warming faster than predicted by the United Nations’ top climate change body, with harmful emissions exceeding worst-case estimates. (Photo by Torsten Blackwood – Pool/Getty Images)
Why Scientific Consensus Is Worth Taking Seriously
Yes, collective missteps happen. But if anything, history shows how hard it is to get scientists to agree in the first place. Following the pack is not part of the scientific method. The point is to follow the evidence. And that leaves room for ambiguity in...Caption:
Researcher working in lab. AFP photo
Science Rallies Take Place around the Globe
Thousands of people rallied in Australia and New Zealand Saturday in support of science, the first of more than 500 marches globally, including events in the United States, triggered by concern over the rise of “alternative facts”. The March for Science...Caption:
Coloured sagittal MRI scans of the human brain. Changes in brain activity offer clues to what the dream is about. Photograph: Simon Frazer/SPL/Getty Images