Rejection of science is a huge problem, with many people refusing to get vaccines and denying the existence of climate change. Why are so many people anti-science? As experts on attitudes, persuasion…
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AI model offers accurate and explainable insights to support autism assessment
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists have developed and tested a deep-learning model that could support clinicians by providing accurate results and clear, explainable insights—including a model-estimated probability score for autism.…
Submerged port discovery could lead to Cleopatra’s lost tomb
Archaeologists have discovered a submerged ancient port near the ruins of the Taposiris Magna temple complex west of Alexandria, Egypt. Taposiris Magna was constructed by Ptolemy II Philadelphus between 280…
NASA’s Deep Space Communications demo exceeds project expectations
In this infrared photograph, the Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory at JPL’s Table Mountain Facility near Wrightwood, California, beams its eight-laser beacon to the Deep Space Optical Communications flight laser transceiver…
Orange B food dye may soon be removed from US market, FDA says
by I. Edwards Federal health officials want to take Orange B—an artificial food dye that hasn’t been used in more than four decades—off the books. The U.S. Food and Drug…
Fetal Movements Boost Maternal Attachment
Summary: A new study shows that fetal movement frequency in late pregnancy is directly tied to stronger maternal-fetal attachment. Using an actocardiograph, researchers objectively measured movements and found that higher…
‘Quantum squeezing’ a nanoscale particle for the first time
(Upper panel) Experimental time sequence to realize and observe quantum squeezing of a levitated nanoparticle. After cooling the center-of-mass motions, the researchers vary the laser intensity to deform the uncertainties…
Overcoming the barriers of hydrogen storage with a low-temperature hydrogen battery
Researchers at Science Tokyo developed a hydrogen battery that stores and releases hydrogen at just 90 °C by moving hydride ions through a solid electrolyte, offering a safe, efficient, and…
Tug or fetch? Some dogs sort toys by how they are used
Dogs that easily learn the names of toys might also mentally sort them by function, a new example of complex cognitive activity in the canine brain.
