Credit: CC0 Public Domain When Ralda Nehme, a cell biologist and neuroscientist, first started her lab at the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and…
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Cult temple found in Etruscan necropolis of Sasso Pinzuto
Archaeologists from the Centre for Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies (CAMNES), in partnership with the University of Naples Federico II, have discovered a cult temple at the necropolis of…
Nail salon air is filled with fragrance chemicals—could they harm workers’ health?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain You know that nail salon smell? That sharp hit of chemicals, the strangely sweet scent of polish, the faint tingle in your nose? That’s air pollution,…
Rock art reveals complex relationship with Amazonian animals
A study of rock art in the Colombian Amazon is providing new insights into the complex relationship between the region’s first settlers and the animals they encountered. The study, published…
A cave discovered on the moon opens up new opportunities for settlement by humans
A lunar pit in the Mare Tranquillitatis region. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University Almost 55 years after the launch of Apollo 11—the first mission to land humans on the moon—scientists have…
Women need more sleep than men do, studies say
Credit: CC0 Public Domain It turns out there might be a scientific reason behind women needing extra “beauty sleep.” Studies show, on average, women require about 11 minutes more sleep…
NASA Mars rover captures rock that could hold fossilized microbes
Perseverance drilled into this enigmatic rock to collect a core sample on July 21, as it traversed Neretva Vallis, an ancient river valley. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has made what…
Warner Brothers Discovery sues NBA over Amazon rights deal
The NBA is being sued by Warner Brothers Discovery for rejecting an offer for a new deal and instead signing a rights contract with Amazon. Warner Brothers Discovery filed a…
Video game makers see actors as AI ‘data,’ says union on strike
Sarah Elmaleh (R) is the chair of SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee for the video games contract. Artificial intelligence was key to last year’s Hollywood strikes, and it has now sparked a…
US defends law forcing sale of TikTok app
The fate of a law compelling China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese buyer or face a US ban could hinge on whether the Supreme Court sees it as…
