Manufacturers are beginning to mass procuce electric heavy trucks, but there is plenty of road to travel before they supplant diesels. Using a motorised arm, a worker at Volvo’s factory…
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How can we decrease risks of getting genetic-based diseases even if we carry potentially harmful genes?
The study of genetics has always been an attempt to understand our biologically determined fate. Many of us know of families with a predisposition to maladies like heart disease or…
Martian crust like heavy armour
A strong quake in the last year of the NASA Mars InSight mission enabled researchers at ETH Zurich to determine the global thickness and density of the planet’s crust. On…
Individuals who feel safe where they live lose more weight, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Feeling safe where you live may be key to weight loss, the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Dublin, Ireland (May 17-20) will hear. Preliminary Dutch…
Promoting lower-calorie options on delivery apps could help users select healthier options, randomized trials find
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Simple initiatives to help people select lower-calorie options when ordering takeaways in delivery apps could help tackle the obesity epidemic, suggest three randomized trials being presented…
Archaeologists discover oldest scale plans for humanmade mega-structures |
Archaeologists have found engravings from between 7,000 and 8,000-years-ago that depict nearby desert kites, vast structures used to trap animals. The ability to condense vast expanses of space onto a…
Researchers develop sensors that operate at high temperatures and in extreme environments
Close-up photo of the new piezoelectric sensor developed by University of Houston researchers. It can potentially work in extreme environments. Credit: University of Houston Extreme environments in several critical industries—aerospace,…
Perseverance rover captures view of Mars’ Belva Crater
The 152 images that make up this mosaic of Belva Crater were taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on April 22, 2023, the 772nd Martian day,…
Brain Connectivity a Potential Indicator of Suicide Risk
Summary: Researchers have identified a potential marker in the brain that might indicate an increased risk of suicide. They observed that veterans with a history of suicide attempts demonstrated distinct…
First SuperCDMS detector towers journey from SLAC to SNOLAB
Newswise — After years of pioneering work, researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have completed the detector towers that will soon sit at the heart of…
