“Starquakes” Could Explain Mystery Signals

Receiver of the Arecibo Telescope, Puerto Rico. FRB data was provided by the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in China and the Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico, two of the…

No benefit in common shoulder treatment over placebo, finds study

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A saline injection treatment widely used for calcific tendinopathy—a common, painful condition caused by a build-up of calcium in the rotator cuff tendons of the shoulder—provides…

Painted Aztec snake carving found in Mexico City |

Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered a painted Aztec snake carving in the Mexica capital of Tenochtitlan. Tenochtitlan was situated on a raised islet…

Hidden Emotions: The Subtle Impact of Facial Color

Summary: Researchers explored how facial color affects our subconscious perception of emotions. Using photos with “hybrid emotions,” they discovered that reddish facial hues enhanced the friendliness of happy expressions without…

Researchers plot a course for building a ‘digital twin’ of the brain

Excavation uncovers early medieval “folding chair” made from iron |

Archaeologists have uncovered a “folding chair” from the 7th century AD during excavations in the village of Endsee, located in Middle Franconia, Germany. The chair was first discovered in 2022,…

Impacts of climate change threaten children’s mental health starting before birth

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Climate change poses a particular threat to children and youth, starting before birth and potentially derailing the normal development of physiological systems, cognitive abilities and emotional…

Could robots control whips? Researchers test the extremes of human motor control to advance robotics

Researchers at Northeastern University’s Action Lab are analyzing the movements of whip experts like Jack Lepiarz, known as Jack the Whipper, to understand more about how humans manipulate complex objects.…

Alternative method cuts time for computer simulation of absorption spectrum from days to hour

Representation of the organic molecules studied, surrounded by water molecules. Credit: Tárcius Nascimento Ramos Absorption spectroscopy is an analytical chemistry tool that can determine if a particular substance is present…

Quenched galaxies in the early universe

Color composite JWST NIRCam image of distant galaxy JADES-GS-z13-0 Recently, much attention has been given to massive, active galaxies discovered by the JWST in the early universe. But in contrast…