Do We Really Learn From Failure?

Summary: A recent study investigated how cardiothoracic surgeons learn from failures, revealing that there is a threshold beyond which they no longer gain knowledge from their mistakes. The research highlights…

Biden’s clean energy tax credits likely to remain ‘law of the land’: Brainard

White House national economic advisor Lael Brainard said the IRA clean energy tax credits were now the law of the land. Most of Joe Biden’s clean energy tax credits are…

Hubble Space Telescope glimpses spiral galaxy UGC 9684

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope highlights the spiral galaxy UGC 9684. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick The celestial object showcased in this image from the NASA/ESA…

What does the World Bank say about meat emissions?

The bank has advised wealthy nations to cut subsidies for high-emissions foods but stopped far short of promoting veganism The World Bank has called for governments in wealthy countries to…

Scientists bring cosmic explorations to smartphones

By using a phone camera and a new set of Instagram augmented reality filters, anyone can dive into the cosmic depths of space, encountering nebulae, pulsars and even remnants of…

How cannabis and psilocybin might help some of the 50 million Americans who are experiencing chronic pain

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency announced in late April 2024 that it plans to ease federal restrictions on cannabis, reclassifying it from a Schedule I drug to the less restricted…

It affects 50 million Americans, and for now it’s incurable. Here’s what we know about the ear ringing disorder tinnitus — and its possible links to COVID-19 and vaccines

The effects of long-term in situ N addition on the Korean pine plantation soil microbes and their regulation of soil priming effect  – Functional Ecologists

In this new post, Professor Fuqiang Song of Heilongjiang University presents his work ‘Nitrogen addition suppresses soil positive priming effect in temperate plantations: evidence from an 8-year in situ field…

Getting wild mosquitoes back to the lab alive takes a custom backpack

This backpack isn’t typical hiking gear. Look inside and instead of water and snacks, you’ll see swarms of mosquitoes. Molecular biologist Deogratius Kavishe designed the bag to transport these bloodsucking…

This snake goes to extremes to play dead — and it appears to pay off

To avoid becoming a meal, some animals simply fake it until they make it. And fake deaths with several unappealing elements may make the whole display more efficient, a study…