A team of archaeologists have uncovered a circular shaped Iron Age village in the Côtes d’Armor using advanced satellite imaging technology. The discovery was made using light detection and ranging…
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Study finds ‘digital humans’ as effective as real ones in ergonomics training
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Could digital humans—realistic virtual representations of humans that communicate through text-to-speech and speech-to-text interfaces—provide online training that is as effective as that provided by real humans?…
Are high-purity cathode materials truly necessary? An alternative to reduce secondary battery costs
Managing the level of magnesium impurity purification emerges as a pivotal process in regulating secondary battery cathode material productivity, longevity, and eco-friendliness. Credit: POSTECH Manufacturers of secondary battery cells (LG…
New ‘Eclipse Watch’ tool shows eclipses from space any time
An eclipse-like image captured by the LASCO instrument on the SOHO spacecraft includes a picture of the moon added for scale. To see the latest image, visit https://eclipse.helioviewer.org/. Credit: NASA/Eclipse…
Greenland’s Paradise Valley
The Qinngua Valley, also known as Paradisdalen (meaning “paradise valley”) is a unique biome in southern Greenland and contains the island’s only natural forest zone. The valley runs for 15…
Using cryo-shocked tumor cells to fight lung cancer
Schedule of LNT cells delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 nanoparticles for KRAS-mutant NSCLC treatment. Credit: Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk8264 A team of medical researchers at Zhejiang University, in China, has developed…
Here’s why roller pigeons do backflips
Atoosa Samani started learning about pigeon genetics at a young age. She grew up surrounded by pet pigeons in Isfahan, a city in central Iran famed for its pigeon towers.…
Hospice care for those with dementia falls far short of meeting people’s needs at the end of life
Jimmy Carter, who chose to forgo aggressive medical care for complications of cancer and frailty in February 2023, recently reached his one-year anniversary since enrolling in hospice care. During this…
Heart rate zones aren’t a perfect measure of exercise intensity, but regularly getting your heart pumping is still important for fitness
Aerobic exercise like jogging, biking, swimming or hiking is a fundamental way to maintain cardiovascular and overall health. The intensity of aerobic exercise is important to determine how much time…
