Dreaming of a white Christmas? Snow is likely in these US states according to NOAA climate data

The countdown to the holidays is on, and if you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, NOAA has a list of the locations most likely to have one. The National Oceanic…

Open-source platform provides a virtual playground for human-AI teaming

The CREW platform helps human train AI agents to become better at tasks while working to understand how best to optimize this type of training and human-AI partnerships. Credit: Duke…

Early detection model for pancreatic necrosis improves patient outcomes

ROC comparison between the infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) model and other severity scores. Credit: eGastroenterology (2024). DOI: 10.1136/egastro-2024-100095 A new prediction model for infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) in patients with…

The ‘choking game’ and other challenges amplified by social media can come with deadly consequences

The “choking game” has potentially deadly consequences, as players are challenged to temporarily strangle themselves by restricting oxygen to the brain. It sounds terrifying, but rough estimates suggest that about…

Amazon, OSHA reach settlement over warehouse safety citations

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Federal safety regulators have dropped nine of 10 citations accusing Amazon of putting warehouse workers at a high risk of injury, part of a settlement agreement…

The rise in children’s melatonin use and what experts want you to know

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Packed holiday schedules, no school, disrupted bedtime routines—a parent’s worst nightmare. And if you are one of the many turning to melatonin to help their little…

Clever trick to cook young stars detected for first time—astronomers highlight magnetic fields as the missing ingredient

Astronomers have found evidence of magnetic fields associated with a disc of gas and dust a few hundred light-years across deep inside a system of two merging galaxies known as…

Autism spectrum disorder ranks among top 10 causes of non-fatal health burden in youth, global study shows

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new global analysis reveals that an estimated 61.8 million people in 2021 were autistic —equivalent to one in every 127 individuals. Conducted as part of…

Over 6,000 pieces of fish-scale armour found in tomb of Emperor Liu He

Archaeologists have found more than 6,000 pieces of fish scale-armour during excavations of the tomb of Emperor Liu He, located in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China. Liu He was the grandson…

New research validates performance enhancement and injury risk reduction from back-assist exosuits