Credit: SHVETS production from Pexels Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and a program of physical and mental rehabilitation probably improve symptoms of long COVID, but the effects are modest, finds a…
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Pre-Hispanic port found beneath Mexico City
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered a pre-Hispanic port beneath Chapultepec Avenue in Mexico City. According to the archaeologists, the port originally stood on…
Clinical trial reveals twice-yearly injection reduces risk of HIV infection by 96%
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For oral medications that prevent new HIV infection to be effective, the patient must take certain actions, including attending doctor’s visits every three months and—most importantly—consistency.…
Brazil’s top court takes on regulation of social media
Elon Musk’s X social media platform had a run in with Brazil’s Supreme Court this year, and lost. Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday started examining four cases that turn on…
Earning money while making power grid more stable—energy consumers can have key role in supporting grid flexibility
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain By providing flexibility services to renewable energy systems, consumers can both help in balancing power grids and receive financial benefits. Hosna Khajeh’s doctoral dissertation from the…
Japan’s priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got ‘rapidly colonized’ by Earth bacteria
Scientists have discovered that a sample of the asteroid Ryugu was overrun with Earth-based life forms after being delivered to our planet. The research shows how successful terrestrial micro-organisms are…
Experts encourage focus on two-state systems
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of physics educators from Italy, Hungary, Slovenia and Germany is focusing on a new approach to teaching quantum physics in schools. Traditional classroom teaching…
Global plastics pact “hangs in balance” as petrostates block talks
Major fossil fuel-producing countries are blamed at negotiations in Busan for opposing curbs on plastic manufacturing, a key market for oil and gas As talks on a new global treaty…
Why We Fear What We Don’t Understand: Criminalization of Science in Dr. Maltsev Case
What transpires when those tasked with safeguarding order, lacking an understanding of science, begin to regard every new and innovative study with unwarranted fear? This isn’t just a hypothetical question—it’s…
Capturing complex atoms in optical tweezers
Part of the experimental set-up with the cylindrical oven and the apparatus for cooling of erbium atoms. The light from the cyan laser is used to trap the particles. Credit:…
