Robot Drummer executing a cymbal (dark brown) strike in a learned rhythmic sequence. Credit: Shahid, Braghin & Roveda. Humanoid robots, robots with a human-like body structure, have so far been…
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Mouse study reveals gut microbe balance may be key factor in early-onset colorectal cancer
Graphical abstract. Credit: American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology (2025). DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00040.2025 With colorectal cancer on the rise in people under 50, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign…
Physicists capture elusive instability and exotic vortices
The swirling patterns in Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” can help us visualize quantum Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI). The central spiral and surrounding stars and moon resemble the vortices formed…
Viewpoint: NGO deception III—Opportunistic activists promote expensive and unrealistic ‘cures’ to fake sustainability crises
The ‘Filthy Fifteen’ exposes the worst ‘environmental and health ‘fear profiteers’ and campaigns—from activist ideologues to corporate opportunists—who knowingly spread misinformation to manipulate the public. Whether driven by zealotry or…
Exercise linked to decreased mortality, heart events in those with new type 2 diabetes but no previous heart disease
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research to be presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15-19 September) shows…
British Bronze Age sickle unearthed in Lower Seine Valley
Archaeologists from the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) have announced the discovery of a Bronze Age sickle in France’s Lower Seine Valley. According to experts, the sickly has…
EPA cancels $7 billion Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy
by ALEXA ST. JOHN and MATTHEW DALY Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin arrives before President Donald Trump speaks during an AI summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday,…
How to protect yourself and your pets
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Pet owners, beware: Flea-borne typhus is on the rise in parts of Southern California. The good news is there are several common-sense ways to protect your…
Jesus chatbots are on the rise. A philosopher puts them to the test
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is getting better at imitating human beings. It can create things that previously only humans could produce, like music, texts and images.…
Direct visualization of quantum zero-point motion in complex molecule reveals eternal dance of atoms
Ultrashort, high-intensity X-ray laser pulses trigger controlled explosions of molecules—making it possible to capture high-resolution images of molecular structures. Credit: Till Jahnke / Goethe University Frankfurt Most of us find…
