Mysterious Action of Ghost Stars in Our Galaxy

A now iconic collage showing 22 individual well-known PNe, artistically arranged in a spiral pattern by order of approximate physical size. Image credit: University of Manchester The alignment of planetary…

AI must not worsen health inequalities for ethnic minority populations, say epidemiologists

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists are urging caution before artificial intelligence (AI) models such as ChatGPT are used in health care for ethnic minority populations. Writing in the Journal of…

Under record heatwave, US and China unravel climate talks

US climate envoy John Kerry visited Beijing, re-starting talks on coal, methane and other climate issues As temperatures reached above 35C (95F) this week in China’s capital, US climate envoy…

COVID-19 Super Dodgers: The Genetic Secret to Asymptomatic Infection

Summary: ertain individuals carry a unique gene variant that allows them to contract COVID-19 without displaying any symptoms. Dubbed as “super dodgers”, these individuals are more than twice as likely…

Chemical cartography reveals the Milky Way’s spiral arms

Teaching robots to teach other robots

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new USC study finds that by sharing knowledge with each other at the same time, AI agents can quickly learn a wider range of tasks,…

Researchers link early-life exposure to wildfire smoke with early use of upper respiratory medication

Spatial distribution of total number of wildfire smoke-days (2010–2016) at each MSA for the (a) 0%, b 25%, and (c) 50% thresholds. Thresholds are defined as the population-weighted percentage of…

Twitter’s surge in harmful content a barrier to advertiser return

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition, and the series of content policy changes that ensued, has led to a dramatic spike in hateful, violent and inaccurate posts on…

Contract awarded for acquisition of large cryogenic system for DUNE detectors in South Dakota

Newswise — A newly awarded multi-year contract for the acquisition of a large cryogenic plant to cool tens of thousands of tons of liquid argon brings the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment one…

As heat records fall, how hot is too hot for the human body?

Extreme heat has been breaking records across Europe, Asia and North America, with millions of people sweltering in heat and humidity well above “normal” for days on end. Death Valley…