Pre-Hispanic ‘dice’ unearthed at settlement of Peru’s ‘cloud warriors’

A mysterious stone object resembling an ancient Andean dice has been unearthed at a Chachapoya settlement in Peru, raising intriguing questions about games, rituals and everyday life among the people…

If you’re on GLP-1 drugs and plan to fast for Yom Kippur, here’s what you need to know

Millions of people worldwide – as many as 1 in 8 adults in the U.S. – are on GLP-1 medication, such as Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and Zepbound, for treating diabetes…

Chula and Thai Research Partners Renew JUNO Collaboration to Advance High-Energy Physics 

Newswise — Chulalongkorn University and three leading Thai research institutions have renewed their collaboration on a major international neutrino experiment, strengthening Thailand’s participation in high-energy physics research.  Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty…

A meaty problem: How to make cell-grown protein taste like steak, chicken, and seafood

Lab-grown, or cultivated, meat options are already a reality in select restaurants worldwide. For example, the omakase restaurant Robin in San Francisco sells cultivated salmon as part of a tasting…

Por trás do artigo | Lussarina Oliveira Lima – Functional Ecologists

Sobre o artigo O nosso trabalho sobre é mortalidade de plantas durante a seca, focando nos mecanismos fisiológicos subjacentes e nos limiares que levam a mortalidade. Como estes limiares variam…

Archaeologists investigate unique in Europe petroglyph in Spain

Archaeologists working in north-western Spain are investigating an extraordinary rock engraving described as “unique in Europe”, as part of a wider project exploring what researchers believe was a prehistoric sacred…

22 years of science! NASA’s Roman Space Telescope doubles its lifetime with super-precise engine burn

NASA’s newly launched Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to extend its lifespan and double its exciting potential for discovery thanks to an efficient use of fuel on its…

Central Genetic Switch Controls Long-Distance Axon Navigation

Summary: Challenging the dogma that growing axons navigate exclusively via local cues processed at their tips, neuroscientists have discovered that a centralized genetic switch inside the neuron’s cell body directs…

Brain Activity Predicts Risky Choices Half a Second Before They Are Made

Summary: By recording directly from electrodes implanted in the human orbitofrontal cortex, neuroscientists discovered two neighboring circuits locked in a millisecond-by-millisecond “tug-of-war” between taking a risk and playing it safe.…

Pittsburgh’s kindergartners fall below the measles safety threshold, testing the city’s vaccine legacy

It takes a lot to knock football out of the headlines in Pittsburgh. But reports of measles cases, exposure alerts and calls for residents to double-check their vaccination status have…