Europe en route for moon with new simulator, says astronaut Pesquet

Pesquet is a national icon in France for his missions to the International Space Station (ISS). Europe has embarked on the mission to put humans back on the moon with…

UK govt buys semiconductor facility key to defense

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The UK government announced on Friday that it had acquired a key semiconductor factory after fears its imminent closure would hamper a crucial supply chain to…

Boeing strike grinds on as latest talks fail to reach agreement

Boeing workers in the Seattle-area walked off the job on September 13 after overwhelmingly voting down a contract offer. The union for striking Boeing workers said Friday that talks with…

Abortion rights worldwide: a snapshot

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Despite being liberalized in scores of countries over recent decades, women’s access to abortion remains a precarious right globally with numerous countries restricting the procedure or…

Huntington’s Protein Mutation Blocks DNA Repair

Summary: Researchers have discovered that the protein mutated in Huntington’s Disease fails to properly repair DNA, leading to reduced brain cell healing. The huntingtin protein normally stimulates the production of…

Over 300 geoglyphs discovered in the Nazca Pampa region using AI

Archaeologists from Yamagata University of Japan, working in collaboration with the Peruvian Ministry of Culture, have discovered 303 new geoglyphs in the Nazca Pampa region of Peru. The geoglyphs are…

Archaeologists discover painted throne room of Moche elite

Archaeologist excavating the site of Pañamarca in Peru’s Ancash Region have discovered a painted throne room belonging to a powerful Moche woman. The Moche culture, also known as the Mochica…

Omitting biopsy with negative MRI reduces detection of clinically insignificant prostate cancer: Study

Omitting biopsy in patients with negative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results is associated with a significantly reduced relative risk for detecting clinically insignificant prostate cancer, according to a study published…

Cognitive behavioral therapy program aids insomnia in breast cancer survivors

An in-home, voice-activated cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program improves insomnia symptoms among breast cancer survivors, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in JAMA Network Open. Claire M. Starling,…

Shape-morphing brain sensor adheres to curved surfaces for ultrasound neurostimulation

Our brain sensor adheres strongly to the surface of brain tissue. In the case of a rat brain (as shown in the bottom-left photo), the sensor remains securely attached even…