A dancing humanoid robot gyrates to music at a fair in Beijing during China’s week-long Lunar New Year holidays. A humanoid robot gyrates to pulsing music at a shopping mall…
Author: ID
Does drinking alcohol really take away the blues? It’s not what you think
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine reveals that people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and depression experience high levels of stimulation and pleasure…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft watches most powerful volcanic event ever seen on Jupiter’s moon Io
Even for Jupiter’s moon Io, the most volcanic body in the solar system, a recent volcanic event witnessed by NASA’s Juno spacecraft takes the biscuit. The event was just one…
World’s longest cargo sail ship launched in Turkey
The Neoliner Origin, with its massive masts as yet unfurled. The world’s longest wind-powered cargo ship was launched Friday in Turkey, offering a promising way to slash carbon emissions from…
Ancient Ear Muscles Reactivate When We Struggle to Listen
Summary: Humans have vestigial ear muscles that once helped our ancestors focus on sounds. New research shows these muscles still activate when we strain to hear in noisy environments. Scientists…
Biomarker predicts KRASG12C inhibitor success in lung cancer treatment
Credit: Anna Tarazevich from Pexels A new study from Moffitt Cancer Center could help doctors predict how well patients with a specific type of lung cancer will respond to new…
Imaging Reveals Gut-Brain Connection in Alzheimer’s Disease
Summary: Scientists have used advanced X-ray phase-contrast tomography (XPCT) to uncover how gut health may influence Alzheimer’s disease. The study found structural changes in the gut of Alzheimer’s-affected mice, revealing…
Genetics, Not Maternal Sickness, Drives Autism Risk
Summary: A large study analyzing over 1.1 million pregnancies found no strong evidence that maternal health conditions during pregnancy cause autism. Instead, nearly all previously reported associations between maternal diagnoses…
WhatsApp says disrupts Paragon spyware campaign
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Meta-owned WhatsApp announced Friday it has disrupted a spyware operation by surveillance firm Paragon Solutions that targeted approximately 90 users, including journalists and civil society members,…
Hotter cities? Here come the rats
If your city is getting rattier, climate change may be partially to blame. In an analysis of 16 cities around the world, those that saw the biggest temperature rises over…
