Hidden fortune discovered in Czech countryside

A 7-kilogram treasure hoard has been discovered by hikers on Zvičina Hill, located in Třebihošť-Mostek, Czechia. The hoard was found concealed in two containers behind a man-made stone wall on…

AI-driven analysis of digital pathology images may improve pediatric sarcoma subtyping

Credit: Anna Tarazevich from Pexels An artificial intelligence (AI)-based model accurately classified pediatric sarcomas using digital pathology images alone, according to results presented at the American Association for Cancer Research…

Negative Expectations Worsen Pain More Than Positive Ones Ease It

Summary: New research shows that negative expectations, known as nocebo effects, exert a stronger and longer-lasting impact on pain perception than positive expectations, or placebo effects. In a two-session study,…

Perfect is the enemy of good for distributed deep learning in the cloud

OptiReduce improves latency compared to previous methods like Ring AllReduce by reducing the number of rounds with incast parameter and setting boundaries to the path delay. Credit: Shahbaz Laboratory A…

US walks away from global climate action

As in his first term, US President Donald Trump has again kick-started the country’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, the global pact to tackle climate change. But this time, he…

Astronomers discover explosive outflow in star-forming complex using ALMA data

The 1.3 mm continuum map of G34 is depicted in the colorscale. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2504.15748 The study found that half of the identified streamers are receding, reaching radial…

Unexpected hives reaction seen in trial of mRNA vax against HIV

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A safety analysis of mRNA vaccination in a phase 1, randomized, open-label clinical trial evaluated the safety and tolerability of three investigational HIV-1 trimer mRNA vaccines.…

Whooping cough is making a comeback, but the vaccine provides powerful protection

Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. Already in 2025 the U.S. has recorded 8,485 cases. That’s compared…

Engineers develop technique to enhance lifespan of next-generation fusion power plants

See a wafer-thin crescent moon leapfrog Jupiter this week

The delicate form of the crescent moon is set to draw close to the planet Jupiter in the post-sunset sky on April 29, before later making its closest approach to…