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The a href=https://www.nissan-global.com/EN/Nissan Sakura/a had its first public showing at Nissan’s Global Headquarters in Japan and was then unveiled virtually in the metaverse. (Courtesy of Nissan)

Nissan Debuts EV In The Metaverse

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Sakura is the automaker’s first Kei car that runs solely on electric power.
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Jada White poses with her first published poetry book, “The Flower Who Bloomed.” (Jada White)

Jada White Turned Her Hardships Into Poetry

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The New Orleans-based poet is waiting for the artistic inspiration to produce her third book.
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The first themed experience fans can expect on Spotify Island is K-Park, a tribute to all things K-Pop. (Spotify)

Island Connections: Spotify Enters The Metaverse Via Gaming Platform

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The audio streaming service debuts on Roblox and lets fans create new songs together.
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An artist's depiction of the lobby of Nikon's planned video-production facility at Heiwajima, Tokyo, which is expected to open in fall 2022. (Nikon/Zenger)

Nikon And Microsoft Partner To Produce VR Content

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Nikon’s new unit will use Microsoft’s software to enable the creation of high-tech imaging content.
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Clinical support technician Douglas Condie extracts viruses from swab samples so that the genetic structure of a virus can be analyzed and identified in the coronavirus testing laboratory at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, on February 19, 2020, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

COVID 19: How Your Genes Affect Your Survival

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The researchers used data from the Million Veteran Program (MVP) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Wildfires will continue to rage in the Southwest, with record high temperatures and no rainfall in sight. (AccuWeather)

Warm, Gusty Winds To Worsen Wildfire Danger In Southwest

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The lack of rainfall exacerbates the dire threat of fire. Temperatures in the region are also running higher than usual for April.
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The 700kHz, 260-element histotripsy ultrasound array transducer used in Prof. Xu’s lab. (Marcin Szczepanski, Michigan Engineering/Zenger)

Revolutionary: New Pioneering Technique Uses Sound Waves To Blast Cancer Cells That Dont Come Back

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Clinical trials using the technique in humans are already underway in the US and Europe.
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A truck from Walmart's private fleet. (Zenger)

Walmart Now Paying College Grad Wage To Truckers

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Non-drivers employed by Walmart also have a shot at getting into trucks through its 12-week in-house training course.
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A technician checks on a 3D printer as it constructs a model human figure in the exhibition '3D: printing the future' in the Science Museum on October 8, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition, which opens to the public tomorrow, features over 600 3D printed objects ranging from: replacement organs, artworks, aircraft parts and a handgun. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

American Research Team Puts New Spin On Old Technique To Produce 3D-Printed Organs

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The idea, however, has been beset with technical problems that have, to date, limited the type of organs that can be printed.
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A bee of the genus Ceratina on a plant of the genus Ipomoea (morning glory). (Joe Zientek/Zenger)

Life On Earth: Bee Diversity Vital For Healthy Ecosystems

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There are about 400 species of bees in New Jersey alone.
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Half Of Americans Don’t Consider Their Lifestyle To Be A Healthy One

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53% don’t consider their lifestyle “healthy,” and the same number don’t feel capable of improving their health.
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Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna in Austria have released a study showing humans are ingesting large amounts of nanoplastics in water that could be harmful to their health. (Medical University of Vienna/Zenger)

Junk Food And Tainted Water: People Ingest A Credit Card Worth Of Nanoplastics Weekly, Study Says

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Such substances are bad for people’s health over the long run, medical researchers in Austria say.
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HALO, one of the three research aircraft being used in the HALO-(AC)3 campaign in March 2022, in front of Arena Arctica in Kiruna, Sweden. (Marlen Bruckner-University Leipzig/Zenger News)

VIDEO: Heating Up: Scientists Race To Find Cause Of Alarming Polar Heatwave

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Three research aircraft are being deployed to obtain data on air masses in the region to aid prediction models for the Arctic.
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Large kidney stones, like the one pictured here, typically need to be broken into smaller fragments, so they can be passed naturally. (Tsester/Public Domain)

Ultrasound Waves Could Soon Be Used To Break Up Kidney Stones, Scientists Say

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Getting relief from painful kidney stones may soon be possible with an in-office procedure that does not require anesthesia.
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Electric cars may take as long as 10 hours to fully charge at home, while even superchargers at charging stations take 30–40 minutes to provide a full charge. New research suggests “quantum charging” could cut the time to mere seconds. File photo. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

‘Quantum Charging’ Electric Cars Could Be As Fast As Pumping Gas

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Quantum charging may have applications far beyond cars and electronics, including fusion power plants.
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Antibiotics are essential to curing bacterial infections, but their overuse promotes the appearance and proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Pictured, a Publix Supermarket pharmacy manager counts out the correct number of antibiotic pills to fill a prescription in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Personal Antibiotic Prescriptions Halve Resistance Risk

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As most infections are seeded by a patient’s own microbiota, resistance-gaining recurrences can be predicted and minimized.
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