While adaptation funding jumped by about a quarter in 2022, a large share came as loans rather than grants, adding to developing-nations’ debt burdens Rich countries have said they are…
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Compassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers
With over 40 armed conflicts now taking place around the world, the costs of warfare are immense and continue to mount with each passing day. Russia’s war on Ukraine is…
10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they passed, where they failed, and what it all means
Voters in 10 states decided on measures relating to abortion on Nov. 5, 2024, many of which sought to expand access to abortion or expressly recognize a right to abortion…
Strength training early in life can set up kids and adolescents for a lifetime of health and well-being
“Aren’t they a little young for that?” This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I’d recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose…
Increased psoriasis risk found in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors
Credit: Estzer Miller on Pixabay Researchers from the National Defense Medical Center in Taiwan have identified an increased risk of psoriasis in patients with cancer undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)…
One-step electrochemical regeneration of CO₂ from (bi)carbonates enhances carbon capture efficiency
Comparison between thermal and electrochemical CO2 regeneration in the CO2–carbonate carbon capture loop. a, Schematic illustration of the pilot-scale CO2 capture process via calcium carbonate looping. The CO2 regeneration step…
Switzerland edges towards embracing gene edited foods
[After a 20-year moratorium on genetically modified crops], the Swiss parliament asked the government to prepare a draft act for consultation [to introduce] a risk-based approval system for plants and…
Fluorescence-guided imaging technique could improve head and neck cancer surgery
Two-color fluorescence nerve and tumor visualization, with green color for the 700-nm LGW05-75 imaging channel (top) and red color for the 800-nm ABY-029 imaging channel (middle row), and with the…
A software tool could help fix that
Credit: Rachel Voigt, Michigan Engineering. A less wasteful way to train large language models, such as the GPT series, finishes in the same amount of time for up to 30%…
Hoard of rare 16th and 17th-century coins found near Pomiechówek
Members of the Polish Association of Searchers “Hussars” have found a rare hoard of 16th and 17th-century coins near Pomiechówek in east-central Poland. The hoard has been described as one…
