People gather to look at a giant dragon figure at a park in Beijing on February 9, 2024, which marks the eve of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon.…
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Japanese space debris inspection probe launched
Credit: Pixabay from Pexels A Japanese firm said Monday it had successfully launched a spacecraft tasked with inspecting potentially dangerous man-made junk floating around the Earth. The European Space Agency…
Earth to be Exhibit A for Lunar Exoplanet Research
When Jake Turner was a kid in rural Colorado, he had pictures of all the Apollo lunar missions thumbtacked to his bedroom walls, along with Neil Armstrong’s words, “One small…
Research shows lasting effects of smoking after quitting
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers are still discovering how smoking continues to harm people’s health even years after they quit, with a new study on Wednesday revealing tobacco’s lasting effect…
Additional study shows promise for low-intensity ultrasound as a non-invasive approach to alleviate pain
Wynn Legon (left), the faculty director of the transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound facilities at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, and Andrew Strohman, an M.D.-Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech, were among…
OpenAI in deal valuing it at $80 billion: Media
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain OpenAI has concluded a deal with investors that reportedly values the California start-up at $80 billion or more, after a roller-coaster year for the inventor of…
Could mini nuclear stations plug South Africa’s power gaps?
South Africa’s Koeberg nuclear power station in Melkbosstrand, near Cape Town, uses sea water, unavailable inland, as a coolant. South African nuclear scientists want to build a new generation of…
Try a cholesterol-lowering diet for heart health
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain With those New Year’s resolutions six weeks behind us, some people may have reverted to less healthy ways of eating. Heart Month is a great time…
A short history of how fandoms shaped the internet
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fans and the internet have a symbiotic relationship. The digital era increased the productivity and visibility of fan culture, which in turn has largely influenced the…
