The Doomsday Clock reveals how close we are to total annihilation | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Greener newsletter. Our limited newsletter series guides you on how to minimize your personal role in the climate crisis — and reduce your eco-anxiety. CNN  —  The Doomsday Clock has been ticking for 76 years. But it’s no ordinary clock. It attempts to gauge…

Kim Kardashian’s Skims taps ‘White Lotus’ breakout stars for new campaign

Written by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Scheming “White Lotus” besties Mia and Lucia have moved onto their next gig: a Skims fashion campaign. Kim Kardashian’s shapewear and apparel brand has tapped Italian actors and real-life friends Simona Tabasco and Bea Grannò to model limited-edition bras and underwear from its forthcoming Valentine’s…

Germany set to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Der Spiegel reports | CNN

CNN  —  Germany is set to send its sought-after Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine to help bolster the country’s war effort, Der Spiegel reported on Tuesday evening, attributing to unnamed sources. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to deliver the battle tanks following “months of debate,” according to the German…

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Balkrishna Doshi dies, age 95

Written by Oscar Holland, CNN Balkrishna Doshi, one of the Indian subcontinent’s most celebrated architects, has died at the age of 95. Doshi passed away on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson from the Pritzker Prize. He was India’s first — and to date, only — winner of the award, the…

New DNA biosensor could unlock powerful, low-cost clinical diagnostics

DNA can signal the presence of or predisposition to a slew of diseases, including cancer. The ability to flag down these clues, known as biomarkers, allows medical professionals to make critical early diagnoses and provide personalized treatments. The typical methods of screening can be laborious, expensive or limited in what…

Potential hidden cause of dementia detected

A new Cedars-Sinai study suggests that some patients diagnosed with behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) — an incurable condition that robs patients of the ability to control their behavior and cope with daily living — may instead have a cerebrospinal fluid leak, which is often treatable. Researchers say these findings, published…

‘Friend or foe’ bacteria kill their algal hosts when coexisting is no longer beneficial: A study sheds new light on chemical processes that cause marine bacteria to switch from coexistence with an algae host to killer mode

Scientists have detailed a lifestyle switch that occurs in marine bacteria, where they change from coexisting with algae hosts in a mutually beneficial interaction to suddenly killing them. The results are published today in eLife. Details of this lifestyle switch could provide new insights into the regulation of algal bloom…

There’s actually a presale for Oreo’s newest flavor | CNN Business

New York CNN  —  In the past, Oreo has partnered with Lady Gaga, Pokémon and Ritz on new limited-time flavors. Now, it’s working with … itself. And Martha Stewart. The cookie brand’s latest limited-edition cookie is an Oreo stuffed with Oreos. Dubbed “the Most OREO OREO,” the cookie is made…

Residential green space is associated with higher birth weight: Research assessed associations between maternal exposure to natural environments and birth outcomes in 11 birth cohorts from nine European countries

There is scientific evidence that maternal exposure to natural environments supports healthy fetal growth. However, study results up to date had been heterogeneous across regions and there is very little research on the effects of blue spaces such as rivers, the sea or lakes. A new study involving a team…

Altered speech may be the first sign of Parkinson’s disease

The diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease has shaken many lives. More than 10 million people worldwide are living with it. There is no cure, but if symptoms are noticed early, the disease can be controlled. As Parkinson’s disease progresses, along with other symptoms speech changes. Lithuanian researcher from Kaunas University of…

Camera-trap study provides photographic evidence of pumas’ ecological impact

A camera-trap study of two ecosystems — one with pumas and one without — adds to scientists’ understanding of the many ways apex predators influence the abundance, diversity and habits of other animals, including smaller carnivores. Reported in the journal Ecosphere, the study followed multiple members of the order Carnivora,…

Shailene Woodley opens up about Aaron Rodgers relationship | CNN

CNN  —  Shailene Woodley says she had a tough time filming last year because of what she was going through personally. In a recently published interview with “Porter,” the actress talked about her experience working on “Three Women,” the Showtime adaptation of Lisa Taddeo’s New York Times bestselling study of…

How cells prevent harmful extra DNA copies

A protein that prepares DNA for replication also prevents the replication process from running out of control, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. The work, published Jan. 5 in Molecular Cell, solves a mystery that has long puzzled biologists. The cells of humans and all other…

How plants are inspiring new ways to extract value from wastewater

Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) are drawing inspiration from plants to develop new techniques to separate and extract valuable minerals, metals and nutrients from resource-rich wastewater. The ANU researchers are adapting plant ‘membrane separation mechanisms’ so they can be embedded in new wastewater recycling technologies. This approach offers…

Spin transport measured through molecular films now long enough to develop spintronic devices: Materials breakthrough in microfabrication could lead to a new generation of smaller, faster, energy-efficient electronics

A research group has succeeded in measuring spin transport in a thin film of specific molecules — a material well-known in organic light emitting diodes — at room temperature. They found that this thin molecular film has a spin diffusion length of approximately 62 nm, a length that could have…

No ‘second law of entanglement’ after all

When two microscopic systems are entangled, their properties are linked to each other irrespective of the physical distance between the two. Manipulating this uniquely quantum phenomenon is what allows for quantum cryptography, communication, and computation. While parallels have been drawn between quantum entanglement and the classical physics of heat, new…