Two doses of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) are associated with a reduced risk for herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), acute myocardial infarction, and stroke among adults aged 50 years or older,…
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Hoard of 600 medieval coins found in Southern Poland
A group of metal detectorists have unearthed a hoard of 600 medieval coins during a survey of the forests near Bochnia, a town on the river Raba in southern Poland.…
Where are the interstellar objects 1I/’Oumuamua, 2I/Borisov and 3I/Atlas headed now?
Artist’s impression of ʻOumuamua. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser In the past decade, astronomers have witnessed three interstellar objects (ISOs) passing through the solar system. These include the enigmatic ‘Oumuamua in 2017,…
Gut microbiota linked to autism spectrum disorder progression in mice
This figure illustrates the impact of gut microbiota on the pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Healthy microbiota regulate the glutamate/GABA metabolic balance, inducing an anti-inflammatory immune state and normal…
Data centers consume massive amounts of water. Companies rarely tell the public exactly how much
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As demand for artificial intelligence technology boosts construction and proposed construction of data centers around the world, those computers require not just electricity and land, but…
AI-generated misinformation can create confusion and hinder responses during emergencies
Credit: AI-generated image In one of the first communications of its kind, the British Columbia Wildfire Service has issued a warning to residents about viral, AI-generated fake wildfire images circulating…
COP30 president prepares for clash of views on how to respond to NDCs COP30 president prepares for clash on how to respond to NDCs
The COP30 president warned on Tuesday there are differences in how governments think the international community should respond to an upcoming review of countries’ plans to cut planet-heating emissions –…
Wheelie smart? Take our Mars rover quiz to prove it!
From the pioneering Sojourner to the tenacious Perseverance, rovers have become our eyes and ears on Mars. Designed to survive extreme conditions and send back breathtaking images and vital data,…
Leaders should put the Amazon at the heart of a new green economy A new green economy for the Amazon
Patricia Espinosa is COP30 Special Envoy for Latin America and the Caribbean, CEO and Founding Partner of onepoint5 and former UNFCCC Executive Secretary. From the cloud-crowned canopy of the Andes…
Eye movement patterns reveal subtle signs of cognitive and memory decline
A) Fixations belonging to a single participant viewing a single image are spatially smoothed using a Gaussian kernel weighted by fixation duration, and then vectorized B) Idiosyncratic gaze similarity is…
