Nature’s Painkiller: How Virtual Scenes Ease Pain in the Brain

Summary: Viewing natural scenes can significantly reduce how people perceive pain, a new neuroimaging study has found. Researchers discovered that participants reported less pain and exhibited altered brain activity associated…

Kids under eight shouldn’t drink slushies, researchers warn

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Children under eight should not drink slushy ice drinks containing glycerol, researchers have warned after a string of hospitalizations in the UK and Ireland. The brightly…

High-tech racing suits help keep them cool

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Motorsport fans are getting their first taste of racing this year, with the opening grand prix of the 2025 Formula One (F1) season in Melbourne. But…

D-Wave claims its quantum computers can solve a problem of scientific relevance much faster than classical methods

Why does nature love spirals? The link to entropy

Credit: Ahmed Farag Ali and Aneta Wojnar There are moments in the history of human thought when a simple realization transforms our understanding of reality. A moment when chaos reveals…

Boosting the response speed of quantum LEDs via an excitation memory effect

Image of an emitting micro-QLED (approximately 60 microns in diameter) that demonstrates fast response capabilities. Credit: Lu et al. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are widely used electroluminescent devices that emit light…

Crew launch to ISS paves way for ‘stranded’ astronauts’ return

This screengrab image from NASA’s live broadcast shows the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida bound for the…

Driverless ‘bus of the future’ is tested in Barcelona

A driverless mini-bus, presented by WeRide and Renault Group, drives by Casa Batlló, designed by Antoni Gaudí, in Barcelona downtown, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti Commuters in…

Musk says Starship to depart for Mars at end of 2026

Starship (pictured during a test flight) — the world’s largest and most powerful rocket — is key to Elon Musk’s long-term vision of colonizing Mars. SpaceX founder Elon Musk said…

Open-source AI matches top proprietary model in solving tough medical cases

Credit: AI-generated image Artificial intelligence can transform medicine in a myriad of ways, including its promise to act as a trusted diagnostic aide to busy clinicians. Over the past two…