WASHINGTON — Microbiologists are used to looking at gross pictures and hearing scary statistics. So when a moderator of a session on emerging fungal infections at the ASM Microbe meeting…
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Rural areas lag behind in cancer treatment and prevention – even as rich, urban areas increasingly leave dying from cancer in the rearview
Cancer in the United States experienced a dramatic turnaround in 1991. Prior to that year, cancer deaths had been increasing for decades, peaking at 215 deaths per 100,000 people, meaning…
Caitlin Terry | Forest type and leaf habit mediate thermal and drought tolerance across a tropical elevational gradient – Functional Ecologists
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, we’re dealing with drought! Author Caitlin Terry – a PhD student at Cornell University – delves into their research article “Forest type and…
NASA discussing bold mission to boost Swift space telescope today: Listen live
A bold telescope-rescue mission is set to launch later this month, and you can learn all about it today (June 17). That mission will be conducted by Link, a robotic…
Monumental Roman villa with mosaics and marble statue unearthed after illegal excavation
An investigation into illegal excavation activity on the outskirts of Rome has led archaeologists to the discovery of a Roman imperial-period villa featuring elaborate mosaic floors, painted walls and a…
AI Voice Scams Weaponize Vocal Timbre to Trick Our Trust
Summary: A new study laid bare exactly why AI voice-cloning scams are so devastatingly effective. The research reveals that humans are inherently defenseless against voices that share their own unique…
Chinese money plant leaves hide a mathematical pattern
A common houseplant hides a pattern that may reveal how some leaf veins form. The leaves of the Chinese money plant (Pilea peperomioides) display a geometric pattern called a Voronoi…
Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule head home to Earth today
NASA’s SpaceX 34th Commercial Resupply Services Undocking – YouTube Watch On A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to begin its journey back to Earth today (June 16), and you…
Lost Roman masterpieces discovered buried beneath ancient vineyard complex
Archaeologists have uncovered two remarkably well-preserved Roman marble statues dating back approximately 1,700 years during excavations near Binyamina in northern Israel. The sculptures, depicting prominent figures from the Greco-Roman world,…
Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation Fixes Parkinson’s Walking Gait
Summary: Researchers developed a closed-loop deep brain stimulation (DBS) system that reads and responds to human walking patterns in real time. While conventional DBS delivers a rigid, unyielding wave of…
