Giant rats could help sniff out illegally smuggled goods

A new kind of border patrol agent could soon start work in African ports, sniffing out illegal goods that are smuggled across country lines. They’re rats. And they wear tiny…

Survey finds a dangerous gap in knowledge about pancreatic cancer among adults under age 50

Axial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domain While pancreatic cancer rates are rising in people under age 50, a new survey conducted…

5,000-year-old settlement uncovered at Hurvat Husham

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have uncovered a 5,000-year-old settlement during excavations for the development of an industrial zone near Beit Shemesh, Israel. According to a press statement…

Archaeologists reveal further traces of temple structure at Kleidis Samikos

Archaeologists have completed the latest season of excavations at Kleidis Samikos, part of a five-year research initiative (2022-2026) in the Kaiafas area of the Peloponnese, Southwestern Greece. The project is…

Electrochemical reactor could make direct air capture more energy efficient

Noninvasive malaria test could aid in global reduction efforts

The Cytophone clinical prototype. a Photograph of the prototype during its alignment in a hospital in Yaoundé, Cameroon. b The focused ultrasound transducer array (top view). c Superficial vessel network…

Innovative model offers new way for astronomers to analyze powerful space explosions

The explosion of a massive star leads to the expulsion of its envelope, and this “ejecta” expands outward with time and interacts with the medium surrounding the star at the…

6 reasons not to buy in the Black Friday sales

Many consumer rights and environmental activists are calling for people to avoid the Black Friday sales. The event has often made headlines for the wrong reasons, from mass hysteria and…

How a classical computer beat a quantum computer at its own game

An illustration of a quantum system that was simulated by both classical and quantum computers. The highlighted sections show how the influence of the system’s components is confined to nearby…

Framework integrates mobile and remote sensing data for population maps