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In July 2023, Iceland’s Litri Furtur volcano is set to erupt for the third time in just two years. Photographer Kristin Magnusson captured an image of…
When a strong laser pulse hits a steel alloy, the material briefly melts where it is irradiated, forming a small magnetic region.Credit: HZDR / Sander Munster…
Drones are very adaptable tools, capable of performing a wide variety of tasks. From delivering packages to fighting fires, conducting surveillance, filming movies, and collecting scientific…
Researchers have made significant progress in understanding neuromuscular diseases by developing a two-dimensional neuromuscular junction model using pluripotent stem cells. This model enables high-throughput drug screening…
“`html Michael J. Fox appears in documentary ‘Still’ about living with Parkinson’s disease (BBC i player) This big-budget series from David Attenborough and the BBC Studios…
Loral O’Hara, NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 aeronautical engineer, proudly displays the research hardware that supports the UMAMI (Understanding Microgravity for Animal-Microbial Interactions) astrobiology experiment. Dr.…
The SpaceX Dragon Cargo Mission The SpaceX Dragon cargo ship approaches the International Space Station while orbiting 461 miles above Indonesia’s sub-sea coastline on the company’s…
GRAND COUNTY, Colo. — Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, a wolf was released into the wild and headed towards the treeline on…
Salt marshes in Barnstable, Massachusetts show signs of erosion and submergence as sea levels rise (December 2, 2022).Credit: Erin Peck Creating wetlands, which are being submerged…
Scientists used artificial intelligence to analyze more than 1 billion waves over 700 years and developed a breakthrough formula for predicting rogue waves. This groundbreaking research,…
Innovative “cooling glass” developed by researchers at the University of Maryland provides a groundbreaking, non-electrical solution for reducing indoor heat and carbon emissions, and significantly advances…
Vampire bats are not only masters of flight, but also skillful walkersJoel Sartor/Photo Arc/naturepl.com Something begins to stir in the undergrowth of a New Zealand forest.…
Cannabis is changing. Cannabis today is more potent than ever, and many questions remain about its benefits and risks. Driving while high cannot yet be meaningfully…
Uranus showing all its rings and 9 of the planet’s 27 moonsNASA, ESA, CSA, STScI This amazing shot of Uranus taken by the James Webb Space…
Chimpanzees at a zoo were shown photos of old group members to test their memory. Johns Hopkins University Bonobos and chimpanzees appear to be able to…
This could be the first impact crater discovered on Io NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology/Kevin M. Gill, CC BY 2.0 Amateur astronomers may have discovered the first…
ChatGPT has emerged as a front-runner in the wave of AI with broad capabilitiesBildagentur-online/Ohde/Alamy The dizzying rise of chatbots powered by large-scale language models (LLMs) made…
Members of the Writers and Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) hold a rally in Leicester SquareVuk Valcic/Alamy when new scientist Our editors sat down to…
Data covering Denmark’s entire population was used to train an AI that predicts people’s life outcomesFrancis Joseph Dean/Dean Photography/Alamy Stock Photo Artificial intelligence trained on personal…
Ozempic is a diabetes drug, but it is also often used for weight loss.fcm82/shutterstock Weight loss and diabetes injections such as Wigovy and Ozempic (both semaglutide)…
A new study led by Harvard Medical School has revealed the neurological foundation of daydreaming. Conducted in mice, the study found that neurons in the visual…
A recent study of more than 300 chronic spontaneous attack urticaria (CSU) patients found that acupuncture may provide limited symptom relief, but the clinical significance remains…
Moving Beyond the Authority of the Doctor: Highlighting the Importance of Patient Input in Diagnosis
A comprehensive study highlights the importance of assessing patient experience with medical diagnosis, especially in complex diseases such as neuropsychiatric lupus. This suggests a shift to…
“` Dragonfly Mission An artist’s impression of a dragonfly flying over the dunes of Saturn’s moon Titan. NASA has cleared the mission team to proceed with…
atmosphere: An envelope of gas surrounding the Earth, another planet, or the Moon.cosmic rays: Very high-energy particles, mainly protons, that hit the Earth from all directions.…
astronomy: A field of science that deals with celestial bodies, the universe, and the physical universe. People who work in this field are called astronomers. astrophysicist:…
Fra Mauro’s beautiful and intricate world map History_docu_photo/Alamy When I was in Venice a few years ago, I visited the Corer Museum to absorb the history…
One day in the fall of 2020, Daniella Ressler I drove home with a car full of jumping spiders. Her lab was closed due to COVID-19…
This image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows MCG-01-24-014. It is a spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located 275 million light-years away and is…
A new study has proven a direct link between high insulin levels and increased risk of pancreatic cancer in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes.…
The newly discovered brown dwarf is estimated to have a mass three to four times that of Jupiter, making it a strong candidate for the lowest…
Researchers at MIT and ETH Zurich have developed a machine learning-based technique that speeds up the optimization process used by companies like FedEx to deliver packages.…
New research has uncovered new insights into the ‘dark genome’ with a focus on LINE-1, a genetic element associated with various diseases. A team of scientists…
New research from the University of Tasmania also confirms important and fundamental morphological differences in Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) compared to most other animals. Young Tasmanian…
When the ancestors of modern Eurasians migrated from Africa and interbred with the archaic humans of Eurasia, namely Neanderthals and Denisovans, the DNA of the archaic…
New high-definition images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near Infrared Camera) reveal intricate details of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A), which is…
A large-scale study involving 87,000 participants found that while excessive night-time light exposure increases the risk of mental illness, increasing daytime light can reduce these risks.…
Recent research has shown that trees in humid regions are more vulnerable to drought, challenging previous beliefs about tree resilience. The study, which included analysis of…
Researchers have advanced our understanding of dark matter through simulations that support the self-interacting dark matter (SIDM) theory. This theory has the potential to resolve the…
Cheer (salvia hispanica) It is one of the most popular nutrient-dense foods and pseudocereals of the Lamiaceae family Lamiaceae. Chia seeds are rich in protein, polyunsaturated…
