Countries like Nigeria, Egypt and Tanzania are promoting CNG as a cheaper, cleaner fuel than petrol – but using gas could hold back a green transition When Jimoh Abeeb first…
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‘Women are biologically female’: Trump’s executive order will not be so easy to implement, and here’s why
One of President Trump’s first-day executive orders proclaimed that “women are biologically female, and men are biologically male.” It sounds simple, but translating it into action across a vast federal…
Adverse childhood experiences in firstborns associated with poor mental health of siblings
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Children are nearly three-quarters (71%) more likely to develop mental health problems between the ages of 5 and 18, if the firstborn child in their family…
Blue Origin to launch New Shepard moon-gravity mission on Feb. 4 after glitch
Blue Origin is now targeting Tuesday (Feb. 4) for its first-ever moon-gravity mission. The company first tried to launch the NS-29 mission of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Jan.…
Computer scientists develop solutions for making AI models more efficient and customizable
Anshumali Shrivastava is an associate professor of computer science, electrical and computer engineering and statistics, and a member of the Ken Kennedy Institute at Rice University. Credit: Jeff Fitlow /…
Understanding the increase in stillbirth rates in Germany amid European declines
Stillbirth rates in Germany have risen steadily since 2010, from an initial 2.8 stillbirths per 1,000 births to 3.7 in 2021. Across Europe, only Belgium has seen a similar increase.…
Over 1,000 artefacts found during church excavation
Archaeologists from the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology (LDA) of Saxony-Anhalt have found over 1,000 artefacts during excavations of the church of St Mary, located in the town…
UK government must show that its AI plan can be trusted to deal with serious risks when it comes to health data
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The UK government’s new plan to foster innovation through artificial intelligence (AI) is ambitious. Its goals rely on the better use of public data, including renewed…
Is there life out there? The existence of other technological species is highly likely
Credit: CC0 Public Domain We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts of new information and scientific evidence at a record pace. Yet the…
