Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new Gold Rush is taking shape on a quiet stretch of Kansas prairie. There, a clutch of startups backed by the likes of Bill Gates…
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Archaeologists discover a Ptolemaic temple pylon in Sohag
A Joint Egyptian-German mission has discovered a Ptolemaic temple pylon on the western side of the main temple at Athribis, located in Sohag, Egypt. The discovery was made by archaeologists…
WEAVE spectrograph uncovers dual nature of galaxy shock
WEAVE decomposition of gas in Stephan’s Quintet, overlaid on a JWST image. The red highlights gas shocked by the collision, while green and blue shows star-forming regions. The purple areas…
Clinical microbiologist explains why you should never kiss a baby
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There is a cognitive bias called “the curse of knowledge” (sometimes also called “the curse of expertise”). It happens when you incorrectly assume that everyone knows…
Risk perception and antibiotic resistance: Bridging knowledge and action
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest health threats of our time. With microbes increasingly evading the effects of the drugs designed to combat them, we…
What is Section 31 in the ‘Star Trek’ universe?
Section 31’s Appearances Across Star Trek | StarTrek.com – YouTube Watch On We’re still two months off before Paramount+ takes us into Starfleet’s secret black-ops division known as Section 31…
Australia ditches plans to fine tech giants for misinformation
The proposed anti-misinformation bill in Austral;ia drew the wrath of X owner Elon Musk. Australia has ditched plans to fine social media companies if they fail to stem the spread…
Cheers, angst as US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen
The resurrection of Three Mile Island was prompted by Microsoft’s need to fuel its power-hungry data centers. The planned reopening of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant is praised as…
Fractious COP29 lands $300bn climate finance goal, dashing hopes of the poorest
After fiery talks, a new post-2025 goal was adopted but some developing nations dismissed it as too small to meet their needs amid growing climate stress Rich nations agreed to…
