India fires warning shot with rejection of finance deal at COP29

India gave a fiery speech after UN talks approved a new climate finance goal, suggesting rich nations are failing in their duty to help the Global South As COP29 wound…

Opioid-free surgery treats pain at every physical and emotional level

The opioid crisis remains a significant public health challenge in the United States. In 2022, over 2.5 million American adults had an opioid use disorder, and opioids accounted for nearly…

Why the early hours of the day can be especially dangerous to our health

Credit: Cell Metabolism (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.07.003 Why do asthma, heart attacks and many other health conditions tend to strike in the early hours of the morning? One possible explanation for…

Nvidia Blackwell and the Future of Data Center Cooling

Nvidia has faced scrutiny this month because some servers with a whopping 72 Blackwell processors were overheating. The issue arose because some initial OEM deployments were not properly water-cooled, which…

Hydrogen wildcatters are betting big on Kansas to strike it rich

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new Gold Rush is taking shape on a quiet stretch of Kansas prairie. There, a clutch of startups backed by the likes of Bill Gates…

Archaeologists discover a Ptolemaic temple pylon in Sohag

A Joint Egyptian-German mission has discovered a Ptolemaic temple pylon on the western side of the main temple at Athribis, located in Sohag, Egypt. The discovery was made by archaeologists…

WEAVE spectrograph uncovers dual nature of galaxy shock

WEAVE decomposition of gas in Stephan’s Quintet, overlaid on a JWST image. The red highlights gas shocked by the collision, while green and blue shows star-forming regions. The purple areas…

Clinical microbiologist explains why you should never kiss a baby

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There is a cognitive bias called “the curse of knowledge” (sometimes also called “the curse of expertise”). It happens when you incorrectly assume that everyone knows…

Risk perception and antibiotic resistance: Bridging knowledge and action

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest health threats of our time. With microbes increasingly evading the effects of the drugs designed to combat them, we…

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