ESports is making its debut as an Asian Games medal event. ESports’ inclusion as a medal event at the Hangzhou Asian Games was hailed as a landmark, but out of…
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Pakistan recalls an injectable medicine causing eye infection, sight loss and orders a probe
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pakistan’s health minister said Sunday that an injectable medicine that was causing a severe eye infection and sight loss in diabetic patients in the province of…
Flat-faced dogs might get more human help thanks to their baby faces
Credit: Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash Flat-faced or brachycephalic dogs breeds such as English and French bulldogs may be likely to display “helpless” traits by looking at humans more often than…
As planet gets warmer, ski gondola maker goes urban
A growing number of urban areas are adopting the cleaner, space-saving mode of transportation. Austrian company Doppelmayr is well known for making gondolas for ski resorts, but its workshop is…
Leading Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware, researchers find
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A leading Egyptian opposition politician was targeted with spyware multiple times after announcing a presidential bid—including with malware that automatically infects smartphones, security researchers have found.…
Webb Snaps Supersonic Outflow of Young Star
This new NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope image features Herbig-Haro 211 (HH 211), a bipolar jet traveling through interstellar space at supersonic speeds. At roughly 1000 light-years from Earth in…
How new software is changing our understanding of human brain development
A team including researchers at the University of Washington compared MRIs from 300 babies using new software to compare their brains’ white matter and discovered that myelin, a part of…
What Can NASA Glean From Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample?
The conclusion of a 4 billion-mile journey to visit the asteroid Bennu could soon offer a glimpse at the Earth as it was more than 4 billion years ago. Asteroid…
Jamais Vu: When the Familiar Turns Eerily New
Summary: Repetition in the brain gives rise to two peculiar phenomena: déjà vu and its lesser-known counterpart, jamais vu. The latter makes familiar experiences feel eerily new and unsettling. Recent…
Job frustrations can really be a heartbreaker for men
A job that’s demanding but less than rewarding may take a big toll on a man’s heart health, a large new study suggests. The study, of nearly 6,500 white-collar workers,…
