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Italy suspends Venice Carnival, while China calls off its parliament.
Antarctica is losing its characteristic white color, and climate change has a lot to do with it.
Plaque removal could lower the risk of heart attack or stroke, a new study suggests. The study focused on Plaque HD, a type of toothpaste that highlights dental plaque for easier removal with a brush. A new study showed that improved oral hygiene can help lower the risk of diseases such as stroke or heart […]
Game of Thrones reads like real life, claim scientists.
About 700,000 years ago, the common ancestors of Denisovans and Neanderthals interbred with an archaic human population.
The site also features an empty sarcophagus. However, researchers don't believe this was Romulus' final resting place.
The agency will start regulating two new compounds linked to health problems
A new AI tool developed for Reuters is pioneering automated video news reports. The London-based news corporation plans to inject a little bit of artificial intelligence into English Premier League football match reports. Last week, it announced a prototype platform that mixes pre-recorded footage of a news presenter and automated data feeds to report on […]
Researchers at Cornell University discovered a new species of bacteria that can break down organic contaminants in the soil. The new species was named Paraburkholderia madseniana in honor of the late Gene Madsen, the microbiology professor who started the research. The species is particularly adept at breaking down aromatic compounds (ring-like molecules of carbon), a […]
During the 1913-2017 period the flow of the river decreased about 20%.
The planet could fall into its host star in the next decade.
By the end of the decade, most new drugs could be discovered by AIs.
Nanoparticles injected in the site of injury prevents immune cells from scaring the spinal the cord and damaging nerve cells.
We need to start looking at a bio-plastic transition.
Despite billions of dollars worth of capital flowing into digital healthcare startups, many are vulnerable to imminent collapse.
Seems you can learn some useful tips from watching TV after all.
Those YouTube 12-hour binaureal loops aren't better than regular sounds at modulating mood.
In addition to being a major polluter itself, the military could help reduce climate change denial.
High intensity interval training and continuous aerobic exercises improve the brain's ability to form new connections.
Just one week of switching to a diet of burgers, waffles, milkshakes, and sugary cereals can be enough to trigger significant memory and learning impairements.
Electrically stimulating a region of the brain woke macaques even when they were under deep anesthesia.
"Most of the methane emissions are anthropogenic, so we have more control," the authors say.
The results from New Horizon's New Year's Day Flyby of Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth are in, and it could just change how we think about planet formation.
A deepfake of the president of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party went viral on WhatsApp in the country earlier this month.
Education must change to keep up with modern needs -- and modern technology.
The tool has already been introduced in the Qiboshan Hospital in Zhengzhou, Henan, and plans are underway to expand it to a further 100 sites.
"At the end of the day, fighting climate change is really what we need to be advocating for."
The microbes in our guts have helped our ancestors adapt to new environments.
Japan plans to build 36 coal power plants in the next decade.
Recycling facilities in the US can't process most of the plastics
We too have done this -- but it is not the ideal approach.
Surgeons or astronauts could touch objects more naturally wearing gloves equipped with these sensors.
A team of researchers from the US and China has developed a passive, solar-powered desalinization system that could quench the thirst of remote, arid coastal areas on the cheap. The system employs several layers of solar evaporators and condensers stacked on top of each other in a vertical array, topped off with an insulating layer […]
"This approach can be applied to other antibiotics and help us discover new ones," the team explains.
A famous Palaeolithic site in Iraq has more secrets to shed about Neanderthal daily life -- as well as their after life.
Investors aren't considering the impact of weather in the economy.
Food production accounts for 30% of the global emissions -- but we rarely talk about it.
Bezos announced that the first grants will be awarded this summer.
One of the brightest stars in the night's sky is getting dimmer and changing shape.
I'm always happy when kids are safe.
All the sci-fi I read as a kid is becoming just sci.
The drug diagnosis takes less than two minutes and could prove to be a useful forensics tool in the future.
Three potential anti-COVID19 medicines have been officially announced by Chinese authorities.
Researchers create system of smart labels that tell you when the diaper is wet
"Beyond economic considerations, the paramount objective of a health-care system is to save lives," the authors rightly point out.
One of the many mysteries behind dinosaurs may have been solved
Previous estimates failed to account for affluence because the rich waste much more food than the poor.
The effect was similar in magnitude to that reported for melatonin supplements -- a commonly used sleep aid.
Fried rice is a wonder of physics. Now, these researchers have finally unraveled its secrets, and the physics is spicy. For centuries, fried rice has been a staple in many cuisines around the world. In addition to its trademark taste, it’s also a bit of a physical curiosity: it’s cooked at temperatures of 1200°C without […]
Dinosaurs on coins? Shut up and take my money!
