We always hear NGOs saying that we cannot trust industry, that we have to exclude industry evidence or that industry lobbyists are spreading deception and falsehood. We are constantly reminded…
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Clever trick to cook young stars detected for first time—astronomers highlight magnetic fields as the missing ingredient
Astronomers have found evidence of magnetic fields associated with a disc of gas and dust a few hundred light-years across deep inside a system of two merging galaxies known as…
Autism spectrum disorder ranks among top 10 causes of non-fatal health burden in youth, global study shows
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new global analysis reveals that an estimated 61.8 million people in 2021 were autistic —equivalent to one in every 127 individuals. Conducted as part of…
Over 6,000 pieces of fish-scale armour found in tomb of Emperor Liu He
Archaeologists have found more than 6,000 pieces of fish scale-armour during excavations of the tomb of Emperor Liu He, located in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China. Liu He was the grandson…
7 Troubling Tech Trends of 2024
In the ever-evolving world of technology, 2024 brought some exciting innovations alongside an alarming number of trends that expose the pitfalls of our current tech culture. From overhyped AI gimmicks…
Most precise measurement of electrically neutral beauty meson lifetime achieved
A comparison of the new ATLAS result for the B0 lifetime with the previous ATLAS result, as well as results from the LHCb, CMS, D0, CDF, Belle II, BaBar and…
Scientists achieve collective quantum behavior in macroscopic oscillators
A hexamer of macroscopic mechanical oscillators for studying quantum collective phenomena. Credit: Mahdi Chegnizadeh (EPFL) Quantum technologies are radically transforming our understanding of the universe. One emerging technology is macroscopic…
NASA space telescopes give Christmas Tree Cluster a festive makeover (photos)
We’ve all looked for shapes in Earth’s clouds. But what about shapes in space clouds? If you glance at NGC 2264, you’ll see very quickly why this cluster of stars…
Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria
A view of the Panzi general Hospital, in southwestern Congo, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Lucien Lufutu, File A man in western Congo died Thursday with hemorrhagic fever symptoms,…
