Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the wake of a debilitating cyberattack against one of the nation’s largest health care systems, Marvin Ruckle, a nurse at an Ascension hospital in Wichita,…
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This impossibly massive black hole wasn’t very hungry during the dawn of time
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have spotted a supermassive black hole at “cosmic dawn” that seems to be impossibly massive. The confusion comes from the fact that…
UN launches global principles to combat online hate and demands big tech take action now
by Edith M. Lederer United Nations Secretary General António Guterres speaks with the media as he arrives for a EU Summit in Brussels, March 21, 2024. At a press conference…
European countries differ in their drinking styles, study finds
Drinking patterns identified in Europe, based on alcohol per capita consumption and drinking status indicators. CD = current drinkers; HED = heavy episodic drinkers; LA = lifetime abstainers. Credit: Addiction…
Mindfulness Improves Sleep and Reduces Stress
Summary: A new study reveals that mindfulness helps improve sleep quality and reduce stress by focusing on the present and minimizing negative thoughts. The study tracked 144 nurses over two…
LiDAR identifies lost settlements in the forests of Campeche
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have identified ancient settlements in the forests of Campeche using LiDAR. Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), is a method of…
How AI tackles complex data sampling
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The world of artificial intelligence (AI) has recently seen significant advancements in generative models, a type of machine-learning algorithm that “learns” patterns from sets of data…
Revived technology used to count individual photons from distant galaxies
The SOAR Telescope on Cerro Pachon in Chile. Credit: NOIRLab Using an instrument on the 4.1-meter Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope, researchers have obtained the first astronomical spectrum using skipper charge-coupled…
New camera technology use facial cues to detect drunk drivers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) are developing new computer tracking technology that takes data from camera footage to detect whether a driver is impaired by…
Study uncovers multiple molecular subgroups in liver cancer with most aggressive driving clinical outcomes
Credit: Journal of Hepatology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2024.05.017 A study led by clinician-scientists and scientists from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) has discovered…
