Scientists discovered that insects keep their backs to light sources at night, a behavior that suggests artificial lights disrupt their natural navigation. This finding, based… Read More
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Rethinking Human Ancestry: New Study Challenges Homo naledi Burial Claims
Recent research challenges the assertions that Homo naledi, an ancient human relative with a smaller brain dating back to 335-241,000 years ago, intentionally buried their… Read More
Read More »Scientists Identify New Key Mediator in Heavy Alcohol Drinking
Alcohol ranks as the world’s most widespread addictive substance. In the United States, the annual cost of excessive alcohol consumption amounts to $249 billion, and… Read More
Read More »Lighting the Way: The Revolutionary Shift to Optical AI Processors
University of Pittsburgh’s Nathan Youngblood is pioneering optical computing to boost AI and computing efficiency, supported by significant grants and focused on creating a diverse… Read More
Read More »Electrolysis Reimagined: Turning Renewable Energy Into Green Hydrogen
Professor Avner Rothschild’s research group at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology developed a new green technology for producing hydrogen. A group of researchers… Read More
Read More »Cannabis Use Linked to Increased Asthma Prevalence in US Adolescents and Adults
Recent research shows that cannabis use is linked to increased asthma prevalence, highlighting potential public health concerns as cannabis consumption rises. Asthma is more common… Read More
Read More »Scientists Develop New Dirt-Powered Fuel Cell That Runs Forever
A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in dirt. About the size of a… Read More
Read More »NASA Astronauts Blaze Trail With Boeing Starliner’s Latest Mission Simulation
Successful completion of a crew exercise simulation by NASA astronauts brings Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft closer to its first manned flight to the International Space Station…. Read More
Read More »Reconstructing History: “Bone Biographies” Reveal Medieval Life Secrets
A major research project has produced a collection of ‘bone biographies’ that narrate the lives of individuals from medieval Cambridge, as interpreted from their skeletal… Read More
Read More »Light-Speed Leap in Nano Printing: Faster, Cheaper Metal Structures
Their technique could transform a scientific field reliant on cost-prohibitive technology. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a light-based means of printing… Read More
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