Ballcourt unearthed at Dzibanché decorated with Maya murals

Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have unearthed three Maya murals at Dzibanché, located in southern Quintana Roo, in the Yucatán Peninsula of southeastern Mexico. Dzibanche…

Large-bore mechanical thrombectomy yields better outcomes for intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Findings from the first international randomized controlled trial to compare patient outcomes following treatment with large-bore mechanical thrombectomy (LBMT) versus catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) for intermediate-risk pulmonary…

Large-scale programmable logic array achieves complex computations

Large-scale optical programmable logic array for two-dimensional cellular automata. Credit: Wenkai Zhang Huazhong University of Science and Technology Researchers have long sought to harness the power of light for computing,…

NASA astronaut snaps spooky photo of SpaceX Dragon capsule from ISS

A SpaceX Dragon capsule looks a little ghostly in a new image taken from the space station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit snapped a picture of the Crew Dragon Freedom after…

Quantum simulator could help uncover materials for high-performance electronics

25 km quantum network link between Dutch cities represents a key advance

Artist impression of the connection (entanglement) between the demonstrated quantum network connection. The two authors, Kian van de Ende & Arian Stolk, represent the quantum computers at either end of…

AI training method can drastically shorten time for calculations in quantum mechanics

These hornets may be the alcohol-detox champs of the animal world

Don’t get into a drinking contest with Vespa orientalis hornets. They could out-booze a tree shrew, even a fruit fly. Mere humans wouldn’t stand a chance. These hornets can survive…

Sex-specific heart attack risk factors linked to circulating proteins

Graphical abstract. Credit: European Heart Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae658 Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet researchers have identified 45 proteins in the blood that are associated with the risk of myocardial…

Study explores the impact of LLMs on human creativity