New ultrasound treatment breaks up kidney stones without stress
It's a major step up compared to traditional therapy that involves anesthesia and sometimes surgery.
Tibi is a science journalist and co-founder of ZME Science. He writes mainly about emerging tech, physics, climate, and space. In his spare time, Tibi likes to make weird music on his computer and groom felines. He has a B.Sc in mechanical engineering and an M.Sc in renewable energy systems.
It's a major step up compared to traditional therapy that involves anesthesia and sometimes surgery.
The courageous man can now communicate with the outside world -- something that was impossible without the implant.
The phallic figurine was thought to depict Heracles or an actual giant slain by local villagers. Now, scientists have learned...
Social forces are encouraging orangutans to develop novel vocalizations.
The scientists made Ice-VIIt in the lab by squeezing water at a pressure more than 50,000 that found at sea...
The elks couldn't save themselves in the end, as Utah handed out hunting permints for private lands.
High-tech facial recognition AI is now joining the battlefield in Ukraine.
Humans make decisions based on emotions, not logic.
These genes could be targeted by drugs that improve the quality of sleep for all.
At least some species of sharks sleep, and that could eventually provide valuable insights into the function of sleep overall.
Starting from meager skin cells, scientists want to generate artificial northern white rhino eggs to replenish the population.
Many birds of prey are killed after they consume the meat of other animals shot by hunters with lead bullets.
These ghastly insects are sometimes called "murder hornets" because they've killed dozens of people. Now entomologists want to weaponize sex...
It's one of the earliest example of a mammalian hyper-carnivore, which could teach us a lot about ancient elusive saber-toothed...
This is the first war that is almost like a live-broadcast -- and the OSINT community is helping us make...
Emergency Department (ED) visits are frightening experiences because you never know what could happen next -- and such stressing situations,...
Ants with minimal conditioning training were able to sniff out cancer with an accuracy comparable to canines.
Maybe it's time to temper our enthusiasm.
The Amazon people may hold the key to slow, healthy aging.
The test could become a standard procedure when patients visit their dentists for a routine cleaning.
If true, this could have major implications for physics.
First there were geese, then came fried chicken.
Genes from the mother may strongly influence decisions made by sons, while dad's genes introduced biases over daughters.
Over 75% of the Amazon is losing resilience, bringing it closer to a very dangerous threshold.
Megalodon sharks closer to the equator may have been twice as small as those much higher up in latitude.
Besides a lizard king, there may have been an emperor and queen too.
Mirrors aren't 'silver' or 'colorless'.
The high-power laser weapon is meant to be deployed against drones, as well as rockets, artillery, and mortars.
People with ADHD were 10 times more likely to exhibit clinically significant hoarding behaviors compared to the general population.
Roach burgers might be a thing sooner than you think.
Although the megalithic monument had long been thought to be a calendar, new discoveries may now explain how it exactly...
Russia was a major partner of the ExoMars mission. But due to the war, the European Space Agency will now...
Even the genes that make us shed tears when cutting onions are bacterial in origin.
The cooler is 10,000 times smaller than the previously smallest thermoelectric fridge.
The emblematic aircraft was literally one of a kind.
White House sanctions are meant to undermine Russia's space program. But what does that mean for the International Space Station?
War is in full swing in Ukraine. This means truth-dodging propaganda is just around the corner.
It's a welcome addition to solving the climate crisis.
These creatures just won't stop ticking.
The Balkans and Anatolia once formed a single landmass separated from the rest of Europe, and may have been a...
SARS-CoV-2 infection damages the testicles of hamsters. But vaccinated rodents were spared.
Researchers have uncovered new details about the origin of King Tut's iron dagger forged from a meteorite.
Further evidence that humans are inherently musical.
This popular social game may help stave off loneliness and depression among older Chinese.
Less than 1% of the population can use both their hands equally well at any task. But there's still much...
When trying to scale an idea all the way from your head to the world marketplace, you better pay attention...
From detective work to science, both types of reasoning can prove invaluable.
You can avoid the dizziness induced by standing up by raising your knees while seated or clenching your lower limbs.
It's a roundabout way to study what it takes to grow a human heart from scratch.