The location of the fast radio burst, indicated by the oval outlines, is on the outskirts of a massive elliptical galaxy, the yellow oval at right. Credit: Gemini Observatory Astronomer…
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Experimental drug speeds up myelin repair, restoring vision in mice
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found a promising drug candidate that could help restore vision in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS)…
Meta tests ads on Threads, its alternative to X
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Facebook parent Meta has begun testing ads on its newest social network Threads, an executive announced Friday, as the company continues to grow its alternative to…
Nepal explores paving with plastic
Vehicles riding over a road built using recycled plastic waste in Pokhara. Cars speeding along a smooth, black-colored street in Nepal’s Pokhara are also driving over heaps of discarded plastic,…
Rare votive treasures of the Cham people found in “Sacred Pit”
Archaeologists excavating a Buddhist temple site in the An Phú district of Vietnam’s An Giang province have found rare votive treasures of the Cham people. An Phú district, one of…
AI revolutionizes training for sensorimotor skills from surgery to tennis
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The new wave of powerful generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as ChatGPT and DALL-E has introduced powerful capabilities such as writing and image generation. In…
Trump administration puts freeze on release of health info from government agencies
President Donald Trump’s administration has placed a freeze on information being released from government health agencies. According to a memo obtained by the Associated Press, the “immediate pause” applies to…
A private US spacecraft headed to the moon captures a glorious view of Earth
This photo provided by Firefly Aerospace shows Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander captures the Blue Marble while in Earth orbit on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Credit: Firefly Aerospace via AP…
Blue Origin to simulate moon gravity on Jan. 28 New Shepard suborbital launch
Blue Origin will launch the 29th mission of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle next week, on an uncrewed research flight that will simulate lunar gravity conditions. The mission, known as…
VR subway experiment highlights role of sound in disrupting balance for people with inner ear disorder
A screen capture from immersive subway scene shown to study participants using a VR headset. Credit: Zhu Wang (Postdoc @ NYU Courant) The vestibular system is a network of organs…
