Excavations in ancient Aspendos, part of the “Heritage to the Future” project, have discovered a statue depicting the image of Hermes and fragments of sculptures from the Ancient Greek pantheon…
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A 3D tree reconstruction algorithm contributes to a new era of urban planning
Using an input image, the Tree-D Fusion creates a 3D tree model that can be used to simulate various stages of development. Credit: Tree-D Fusion Team Trees compete for space…
Countries fail again to decide on timing of key IPCC climate reports
Governments have delayed for the third time a key decision on the timing of an influential climate science assessment, after failing to resolve deep divisions at a meeting of the…
When doctors misdiagnose autoimmune disease as psychosomatic
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Feeling disbelieved when knowing that there is something very wrong with your body can have devastating and long-term consequences. One of the most obvious consequences is…
Superconducting quantum processor prototype operates 10¹⁵ times faster than fastest supercomputer
Schematic diagram of the Zuchongzhi-3 chip. 105 qubits and 182 couplers are integrated on the same chip to perform quantum random circuit sampling tasks. Credit: USTC Zuchongzhi-3, a superconducting quantum…
Neuromorphic system enhances machine vision in extreme lighting environments
NEC can be applied on moving vehicles and headsets. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54789-8
GOP lawmakers commit to big spending cuts, putting Medicaid under a spotlight – but trimming the low-income health insurance program would be hard
Efforts by Republicans in Congress to make steep spending cuts have stirred widespread concerns that the federal government may trim expenditures on Medicaid even though President Donald Trump has previously…
Gut microbes that convert sugar into vital short-chain fatty acids point the way to novel therapeutics
A Kobe University team found that glucose is excreted into the small intestine, where bacteria transform it into short-chain fatty acids. Credit: Kobe University Gut microbes that were thought to…
It’s axiomatic among environmentalists that plastic packaging is a sustainability disaster. Hard science and life-cycle analysis say that’s not true
Plastic packaging can have substantially smaller environmental impacts—including 70% lower greenhouse gas emissions—compared to other packaging materials, according to a new study. The findings suggest that although there are major…
