Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When faced with chronic stress, why do some people develop anxiety and depressive symptoms while others show resilience? A protein that acts as a cannabinoid receptor…
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Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa promises to be your ‘best friend in a digital world’ for a monthly fee
Credit: Fabian Hurnaus from Pexels Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a generative-AI infused Alexa that it says will allow the popular voice assistant to have more personality, check a user’s tone…
15-minute screening tool can help stroke survivors with visual perception problems
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new 15-minute tool to screen stroke survivors for visual perception problems has been launched by researchers from Durham and Oxford universities. The free screening tool…
Neolithic monument resembling Woodhenge uncovered in Denmark
Archaeologists in Denmark have uncovered a 4,000-year-old monument that closely resembles England’s Woodhenge timber circle. The monument was discovered during construction works for a new housing estate in the Danish…
The Milky Way on the horizon
Credit: NASA/Don Pettit NASA astronaut Don Pettit used a camera with low light and long duration settings to capture this Jan. 29, 2025, image of the Milky Way appearing beyond…
How Schrödinger’s cat could help improve quantum computers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Quantum computers could be made with fewer overall components, thanks to technology inspired by Schrödinger’s cat. A team of researchers from Amazon Web Services has used…
Washable touchless technology could transform electronic textiles
The textile can be operated by the user through the use of a ring or glove. Credit: Free University of Bozen-Bolzano A team of researchers from Nottingham Trent University, Helmholtz-Zentrum…
How parenthood may help keep your brain young
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Parents’ brains may be getting an unexpected benefit from raising children: protection against some effects of aging, according to a new study of nearly 37,000 adults.…
Bioinspired lattice design offers new possibilities for construction and safety
Dr. Jiaming Ma holds a 3D-printed model of the team’s double lattice design. Credit: RMIT University. Inspired by the humble deep-sea sponge, RMIT University engineers have developed a new material…
Zimbabwe plans to expand coal use to address blackouts
Zimbabwe is planning to ramp up its use of coal and gas to meet its energy needs after the worst drought in decades dried out the water supply to the…
