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This One Sleep Habit Could Be Secretly Wrecking Your Health

New research reveals that irregular sleep patterns, not just how long we sleep, may significantly raise the risk of numerous diseases. A major international study published in Health Data Science has revealed strong links between sleep patterns and the development of 172 different diseases. By ex

Columbia Engineers Develop Radiation-Hardened Chips for the Large Hadron Collider

In one of the most extreme environments on Earth—the Large Hadron Collider—normal electronics fail almost instantly. But engineers at Columbia University have created custom microchips that not only survive the collider’s intense radiation but play a pivotal role in unlocking the secrets of the univ

Astronomers Finally Crack the Mystery of Cosmic X-Ray Blasts

The mysterious cosmic explosion has been traced to a massive stellar explosion. A global team of astrophysicists, led by researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Leicester (England), may have identified the origin of fast X-ray transients (FXTs), mysterious, fleeting bursts of