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A study by the UK Health and Safety Executive that analyzed more than 10 million coronavirus patients found that vaccination significantly reduced the risk of death,…
New archaeological discoveries in Mongolia show that, despite a fragmentary archaeological record, horse cultures in the eastern Eurasian steppes early adopted framed saddles and stirrups, at…
Researchers used computer models to investigate the evolutionary role of aging. They challenge the notion that aging has no positive effects and suggest that aging may…
New research supports the concept of the Anthropocene, a proposed geological era characterized by the significant impact humans have had on Earth. This study used fossil…
NASA’s ILLUMA-T payload was successfully installed on the International Space Station to demonstrate higher data rates in NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration on December 16, 2023.…
Recent observations of the young star DG Taurus reveal a smooth protoplanetary disk in which no planets have yet formed, suggesting that it is on the…
MIT researchers have developed a wearable ultrasound patch that can non-invasively image internal organs, primarily focusing on bladder health. The device eliminates the need for an…
Researchers have developed a breakthrough method to protect polar bears by analyzing DNA from footprints in the snow. This non-invasive technique can also be applied to…
by Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences December 16, 2023A groundbreaking study investigated the complex relationship between Earth’s surface temperature and emitted longwave radiation,…
New research conducted at the California Institute of Technology has resulted in a significant improvement in photoacoustic imaging technology, originally known as PATER, which has now…
New research shows that cutting back on salt can significantly lower your blood pressure, whether you have hypertension or are on medication. The study, which included…
Researchers at MIT have made a groundbreaking development in the stability of acene, a molecule with potential for use in semiconductors and light-emitting diodes. This advancement…
This cardboard-based foam reinforced with gelatin has the potential to make packaging materials more sustainable.Credit: Gou Jingsheng Eco-friendly cushion foam made from recycled cardboard provides a…
New research reveals important links between nutrition, diabetes, and mental health. Poor dietary choices can put you at risk for developing type 2 diabetes and mental…
This night view of southern Europe looks from Milan, Italy, northwest to southeast (bottom right), across the Adriatic Sea to Split, Croatia. At the time this…
New study shows that humans, not climate, caused decline of megafauna 50,000 years ago New research from Aarhus University confirms that it was humans, not climate,…
Uranus’ moon Miranda NASA/JPL/USGS Uranus’ moons can have short-lived atmospheres with each season. The seasons there are so intense that these tenuous atmospheres, called exospheres, can…
Hubble drifts over Earth after being released by the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on May 19, 2009. Service Mission 4 (SM4), the fifth visit…
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed a quantum erasure device to correct “erasure” errors in quantum computing systems. The technique allows fluorescent error…
Déjà vu, the feeling of reliving an experience, is a subject that intrigues many people. Recent scientific research suggests that this phenomenon may be caused by…
Quantum computing has advanced significantly with a new platform from Harvard University that is capable of dynamic reconfiguration and can demonstrate low error rates in two-qubit…
Scientists have discovered a new instability in plasma, revolutionizing our understanding of cosmic rays. This groundbreaking discovery reveals that cosmic rays generate electromagnetic waves within plasma…
Department of Biological and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University December 15, 2023 Scientists at Harvard University’s Department of Biological and Evolutionary Biology have made an incredible discovery…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured this image of a solar flare on December 14 (as seen by the bright flash in…
A new study investigated the relationship between shift work patterns, sociodemographic factors, and sleep disorders. They found that shift work, especially night shifts, significantly disrupted sleep,…
NASA’s Starling mission will test new technologies for autonomous swarm navigation on four CubeSats in low Earth orbit.Credit: NASA Ames Research Center NASAThe four Starling spacecraft,…
The Coronavirus Moonshot Consortium report focuses on the discovery of a new class of inhibitors against the main protease of SARS-CoV-2. This global collaboration has generated…
The first-ever camera footage inside a centrifuge reveals new mysteries in fluid physics. A centrifuge is a standard laboratory device that spins a liquid sample at…
Probably the smallest star ever discovered NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Kevin Luman (PSU), Catalina Alves de Oliveira (ESA) The boundaries between stars and planets are fuzzy,…
Mayan ships in Guatemala (c. 700-800 AD). It depicts a king wearing a water lily headdress sitting on a throne. Water lilies (Nymphaea ampla) on the…
In the hills south of Rome is Italy’s premier nuclear physics laboratory, the Frascati National Laboratory. It has all the equipment you’d expect from a state-of-the-art…
Space News Highlights of 2023 Spiral galaxy M51 seen with the James Webb Space Telescope ESA/Webb, NASA, and CSA, A. Adamo (Stockholm University)/FEAST JWST Team From…
This carbon nitride is almost as hard as diamond.Dominic Ranier and others An elusive material that scientists have wanted to create for decades has finally been…
BEIJING — China has successfully launched a reusable robotic spacecraft on Thursday for the third time since 2020 in a series of secret orbital test flights…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has made an exciting discovery, as it found the record-breaking tiny brown dwarf star, which only has three to four times…
Looking for ghosts requires special patience. The chances of finding it are low, but doubting means giving up, so keep looking. This is a technique for…
A household robot can learn how to do almost any household chore in about 20 minutes if a human teaches it using an iPhone’s camera and…
An HTML tag can be used to define the structure, design, and functions of a webpage. The atmosphere is the envelope of gas that surrounds the…
A new study concludes that a combination of saline injection and ultrasound-guided irrigation in the treatment of shoulder calcific tendinopathy is no more effective than a…
Research by the University of South Australia and its partners shows that increasing student engagement with complex learning tasks significantly improves critical thinking and problem-solving skills.…
