An experimental art installation with an AI Jesus entitled, Deus in Machina, installed in a confessional in St. Peter’s Chapel in the old town of Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, Aug. 25,…
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Scientists reveal possible role of iron sulfides in creating life in terrestrial hot springs
Scanning transmission electron microscopy reveals characteristics of the iron sulfide (mackinawite) catalyst. Credit: NIGPAS An international team of scientists has published a study highlighting the potential role of iron sulfides…
Insights from Desert Snails – Functional Ecologists
In this post, author Netta Shamir Weller offers desert snail survival tips by exploring their dietary choices when faced with predation stress. With their behind the paper post for their…
Talk therapy and rehabilitation may improve long COVID symptoms, but effects are modest
Credit: SHVETS production from Pexels Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and a program of physical and mental rehabilitation probably improve symptoms of long COVID, but the effects are modest, finds a…
Pre-Hispanic port found beneath Mexico City
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered a pre-Hispanic port beneath Chapultepec Avenue in Mexico City. According to the archaeologists, the port originally stood on…
Clinical trial reveals twice-yearly injection reduces risk of HIV infection by 96%
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For oral medications that prevent new HIV infection to be effective, the patient must take certain actions, including attending doctor’s visits every three months and—most importantly—consistency.…
Brazil’s top court takes on regulation of social media
Elon Musk’s X social media platform had a run in with Brazil’s Supreme Court this year, and lost. Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday started examining four cases that turn on…
Earning money while making power grid more stable—energy consumers can have key role in supporting grid flexibility
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain By providing flexibility services to renewable energy systems, consumers can both help in balancing power grids and receive financial benefits. Hosna Khajeh’s doctoral dissertation from the…
Japan’s priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got ‘rapidly colonized’ by Earth bacteria
Scientists have discovered that a sample of the asteroid Ryugu was overrun with Earth-based life forms after being delivered to our planet. The research shows how successful terrestrial micro-organisms are…
Experts encourage focus on two-state systems
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of physics educators from Italy, Hungary, Slovenia and Germany is focusing on a new approach to teaching quantum physics in schools. Traditional classroom teaching…
