Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Daniel Hall has shimmied gallbladders out of half-inch-wide laparoscopic incisions and performed life-saving surgeries at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System since 2007. But early in his…
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How satellites could protect archaeology sites vulnerable to climate change
Archaeologists should consider tapping into satellite imagery when assessing the impacts climate change can have on ancient underground structures, a new study argues. Satellite studies would be one tool to…
Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected—it could now turn into the next global pandemic
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be “someone else’s problem,” and affecting mainly poor, developing countries, may…
Ovarian cancer is hard to detect—focusing on these four symptoms can help with diagnosis
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ovarian cancers are often found when they are already advanced and hard to treat. Researchers have long believed this was because women first experienced symptoms when…
Where the tech giant goes from here
Credit: PhotoMIX Company from Pexels A US judge has found that Google is a monopoly and has used this dominance to reinforce its market position. This ruling, which is subject…
Novel electrolyte design shows promise for longer-lasting lithium-metal batteries
Schematics of the solvation structures and interfacial reaction mechanisms of the CIPA electrolyte and conventional LHCEs. Credit: Jie et al. Lithium-metal batteries could exhibit significantly higher energy densities than lithium-ion…
Sudan health minister declares cholera epidemic
Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae. Credit: Wikipedia Sudan’s health minister on Saturday declared a cholera epidemic after weeks of heavy rain in the war-torn country, in a video…
Senegal’s first satellite successfully launched
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Senegal’s first satellite has been successfully launched into orbit, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said, adding the move marked a major step towards the West African country’s…
Can AI truly replicate the screams of a man on fire? Video game performers want their work protected
Noshir Dalal attends a panel for SAG Aftra “Game Actors on Game Actors” during Comic-Con International on Friday, July 26, 2024, in San Diego. Credit: Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP For…
Supermassive black hole mergers could be explained by dark matter
A team of astrophysicists that includes the University of Toronto’s Gonzalo Alonso-Álvarez has shown that pairs of supermassive black holes can merge together into a single, larger black hole – a major…
