Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Almost half of the states in the country have made it harder to get an abortion since the Supreme Court in 2022 overturned the federal right…
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How wearable tech can help older Indigenous people catch heart problems
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many people with atrial fibrillation don’t have any symptoms. But this heart condition—which involves an irregular and often rapid heartbeat—increases the risk of stroke and heart…
Why that could be wrong
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The Australian government has released voluntary artificial intelligence (AI) safety standards, alongside a proposals paper calling for greater regulation of the use of the fast-growing technology…
Researchers develop approach to fabricate highly performing transistors based on 2D semiconductors
Morphology and electrical characteristics of MoS2 transistors with Pt/h-BN gate stack. (a) SEM image of a transistor with Pt/h-BN/MoS2 structure, in which the h-BN is grown by CVD and the…
Tau Levels Predict Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s
Summary: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progression varies based on the presence of tau and amyloid-beta (Aβ) proteins in the brain. Patients with high levels of both tau and Aβ experience rapid…
Role of Serotonin Release in Depression Uncovered
Summary: Researchers developed a highly selective fluorescent probe to image serotonin in cells and animal models, shedding light on its role in depression. The study revealed that while serotonin levels…
See Saturn at its biggest and brightest tonight before its rings ‘disappear’ in 2025
Saturn will reach opposition this weekend when the ringed planet and the sun are directly opposite of each other in the sky. Just after midnight tonight, Saturn will appear at…
Space travel comes with risk—SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will push the envelope further than ever
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Space is an unnatural environment for humans. We can’t survive unprotected in a pure vacuum for more than two minutes. Getting to space involves being strapped…
Old satellite to burn up over Pacific in ‘targeted’ re-entry first
An artist’s illustrtaion of the Cluster satellite mission to study Earth’s magentic field. After 24 years diligently studying Earth’s magnetic field, a satellite will mostly burn up over the Pacific…
