Astronomers amazed by black hole discovery

A massive black hole ­– about 20,000 times the size of the sun – has been confirmed as the closest to our solar system by an international study involving University…

Maya palace dedicated to the Stinking One unearthed near Balamkú

Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have unearthed a palace complex associated with the Maya city of Balamkú. The complex was discovered at the construction site…

Research shows that smartwatch and clinical testing measures differ

New West Virginia University research finds heart rate variability—the time between heartbeats—reported on smartwatches and rings is different from what’s recorded in clinical settings. Credit: WVU Illustration/Aira Burkhart At a…

Gut bacteria composition influences rotavirus vaccine efficacy

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Certain types of gut bacteria can hinder the efficacy of the rotavirus vaccine, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.…

Team develops AI-powered tool to detect hate speech in Southeast Asian languages

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The internet, and particularly social media, have grown exponentially over the last decades. The nature of social media allows anyone to go online and create content…

Future cybersecurity incidents are almost a certainty, asserts US policy arm of global computing society

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Association for Computing Machinery’s US Technology Policy Committee (USTPC) has released a “Statement on Mass Cybersecurity Incidents Likely to Recur.” On July 18, 2024, CrowdStrike,…

Researchers start first low frequency search for alien technology in distant galaxies

The first extragalactic search for technosignatures at low frequencies covers 2,800 galaxies in one search. Credit: SETI Institute The SETI Institute, the Berkeley SETI Research Center and the International Centre…

Study proposes generalized approach to light-matter interactions

Non-Cognitive Skills Are as Vital as Intelligence

Summary: A new study reveals that non-cognitive skills like motivation and self-regulation are as crucial as intelligence in determining academic success. These skills, influenced by both genetics and environment, grow…

Almost half of FDA-approved AI medical devices are not trained on real patient data, research reveals

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence (AI) has practically limitless applications in health care, ranging from auto-drafting patient messages in MyChart to optimizing organ transplantation and improving tumor removal accuracy.…