Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A genetic fault long believed to drive the development of esophageal cancer may in fact play a protective role early in the disease, according to new…
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Virtual platform enables real-time musical collaboration with avatars
A musician records themselves and sends the video to another musician. The software creates a responsive avatar that plays in perfect synchrony with the music partner. All you need is…
5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink,…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking approach to the sun
On New Year’s Day, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home more good news about its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun. On Wednesday (Jan.…
How Altered States of Consciousness Change Time Perception
Summary: Time perception varies depending on context, often slowing in emergencies or unfamiliar settings and speeding up during absorption or as we age. Time expansion experiences (Tees) occur when seconds…
Poor Sleep Linked to Difficulty Controlling Unwanted Thoughts
Summary: Sleep deprivation impairs brain regions responsible for suppressing unwanted thoughts, contributing to mental health challenges. Functional neuroimaging revealed reduced activation in the prefrontal cortex and increased hippocampal activity in…
Secret lab developing UK’s first quantum clock
A strontium atomic clock, pictured in a lab at the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. A top-secret lab in the UK is developing the country’s first quantum…
Most UK doctors suffer from ‘compassion fatigue’: poll
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Seven out of 10 UK family doctors are worn out and suffering from “compassion fatigue”, finding it hard to empathize with their patients, a poll published…
How Japan pioneered the global phenomenon of entrepreneur pitch shows like Dragons’ Den
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Before Dragons’ Den in the UK became a global hit and America’s Shark Tank turned startup pitches into mainstream entertainment, there was Manē no Tora (Tiger…
