In the early 1990s when I was a young pediatrician, I was responsible for evaluating children with developmental and learning problems. Two unrelated boys, ages 7 and 9, were found…
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Do small trees in the understory of tropical forest gain additional carbon from fungi? – Functional Ecologists
Franziska Zahn, postdoc at University of Bayreuth (Germany), presents her work “Stable isotope analysis indicates partial mycoheterotrophy in arbuscular mycorrhizal woody seedlings in tropical forests”. She discusses the collaborative network…
Chatbots show signs of anxiety, study finds
by I. Edwards Turns out, even artificial intelligence (AI) needs to take a breather sometimes. A new study suggests that chatbots like ChatGPT may get “stressed” when exposed to upsetting…
Euclid space telescope’s 1st results reveal ‘a goldmine of data’ in search for dark matter and dark energy (images, video)
The day that astronomers have been waiting for is here. On Wednesday (March 19), the European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft Euclid released its first data to the public and to…
Malaysia’s Silicon Valley ambitions face tough challenges
Malaysia’s signing of a major deal with British chip giant Arm this month was the latest step towards achieving the country’s goal of producing its own top-end chips. Malaysia is…
Coffee-making robot breaks new ground for AI machines
Coffee-making robot pours water from a kettle into a cup. Credit: Ruaridh Mon-Williams An AI-powered robot that can prepare cups of coffee in a busy kitchen could usher in the…
Gender gap in teenage depression is twice as large in London as in Tokyo, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, the study aimed to provide robust insights into adolescent mental health trajectories in two different cultural contexts by…
“Structurally sound” historic vessels discovered beneath fishpond
Two preserved wooden vessels have been discovered in Thuận Thành, a town in the Vietnamese province of Bắc Ninh. According to a press statement issued by the Department of Culture,…
Wolf-Rayet 104 ‘pinwheel’ star reveals a surprise (and some relief)
An artist’s concept of the famous Wolf-Rayet 104 “pinwheel star,” previously nicknamed the “Death Star.” New research conducted from Maunakea, Hawaiʻi using three Keck Observatory instruments reveals the orbit of…
Bystander PTSD Alters Brain Differently Than Direct Trauma
Summary: New research reveals that witnessing trauma triggers unique brain changes, distinct from those caused by experiencing trauma firsthand. The study found that indirect trauma leads to different protein degradation…
