Test facility unveils digital twin, making its physical AV testing facility available for free in the virtual world

A digital recreation of the Mcity Test Facility will enable researchers anywhere to test their autonomous algorithms without having to travel to Ann Arbor. Credit: Darian Hogue, Mcity The first…

C. elegans study reveals hidden mechanism of swallowing

Model illustrating the functions of pezo-1 in the PI valve-mediated pharyngeal plunge. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54362-3 A research team led by Professor Kim Kyuhyung at the Department of…

As Earth dries out, countries fail to reach drought agreement

Countries including the US successfully resisted Africa’s push for a legally binding drought protocol at the “land COP” in Riyadh Governments have failed to agree on a global mechanism for…

Dynamic model reveals best policies for clean energy adoption

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain How can we ensure that as many households as possible adopt not only solar panels, but also their own battery to store solar energy, a heat…

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How do you make a kilogram? Gravity can provide new answers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Claus Lämmerzahl, Professor of Gravitational Physics at the University of Bremen, and Dr. Sebastian Ulbricht, scientist at the Natural Metrology Institute, have proposed in a new…

Dopamine Plays Key Role in the Heart’s Stress Response

Summary: Researchers have discovered how stress-induced cardiovascular changes are controlled by the brain. Experiments in rats show that activating the lateral habenula, a stress-sensitive brain region, triggers changes in heart…

Human Remains Reveal Violence and Cannibalism in Bronze Age Britain

Summary: Archaeologists studying the Charterhouse Warren site in England found evidence of a massacre, where at least 37 individuals were butchered, likely partly consumed, and dehumanized by their enemies. Analysis…

Practical tips from a clinical psychologist

The holiday season, often considered a time of joy and togetherness, can also be one of the most challenging periods for those who are grieving a loss. Nearly 95% of…

Black adults with long COVID report higher levels of hopelessness and suicidal thoughts − new research

Black adults living with long COVID pointed to challenges with their physical health – rather than their mental health – when asked to describe their long-COVID symptoms. That is one…