The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) hosted its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 19 November 2024, bringing together Senior Fellows from across the globe to discuss strategic advancements…
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The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US
In early August 2023, a beekeeper near the port of Savannah, Georgia, noticed some odd activity around his hives. Something was hunting his honeybees. It was a flying insect bigger…
US life expectancy gains expected to stall by 2050 as health progress fails to keep pace with other countries
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The U.S. is failing to keep pace with dozens of countries around the world due to the steady decline of the nation’s health progress, according to…
Citizen scientist data help uncover the mysteries of a blue low-latitude aurora
One of the two photographs that captured blue-dominant aurora and were analyzed in this study. Credit: Takuya Usami Colorful auroras appeared around Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido islands on May 11,…
Burned rice hulls could help batteries store more charge
The porous carbon network left behind after removing silicon from rice hull ash, imaged with scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). Credit: Yu et al., 2024. A closer inspection of ash…
Pyramid discovered during road construction works
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have conducted a rescue excavation following the discovery of a pyramid during construction works on the Federal Highway 105 in…
Improved magnetocaloric heat pump paves the way for more sustainable cooling and heating technology
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory developed a magnetocaloric heat pump that matches current vapor-compression heat pumps for weight,…
Excavations at Shakhi Kora provide clues to the origins of early governance
Excavations led by Professor Claudia Glatz of the University of Glasgow have revealed valuable insights into the emergence and rejection of some of the world’s earliest governing institutions. According to…
NASA delays historic Artemis 2 moon mission to April 2026, Artemis 3 lunar landing to mid-2027
We’ll have to wait a bit longer to see the first crewed moon mission since the Apollo era lift off. NASA announced today (Dec. 5) that it’s delaying the planned…
New Appetite Regulating Neurons Discovered
Summary: Researchers have identified a previously unknown population of neurons in the hypothalamus that play a critical role in regulating appetite. These neurons express both leptin receptors and the BNC2…
