Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many artists and creative professionals are concerned that artificial intelligence (AI) will take over more and more tasks. For instance, several major players have already used…
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Powerful new US-Indian satellite will track Earth’s changing surface
The NISAR mission will help researchers get a better understanding of how Earth’s surface changes over time, including in the lead-up to volcanic eruptions like the one pictured, at Mount…
Rich countries boost adaptation funding but debt concerns linger
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…
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…
