Curiosity rover searches for new clues about Mars’ ancient water

The steep path NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took to reach Gediz Vallis channel is indicated in yellow in this visualization made with orbital data. At lower right is the point…

OpenAI unveils voice-cloning tool

OpenAI says ways to verify people consented to having their voices immitated by artificial intelligence and to automatically detect audio deep fakes involving prominent people should be built in widely…

1st Boeing Starliner astronauts are ready to launch to the ISS for NASA (exclusive)

HOUSTON — Two former U.S. Navy test pilots, now NASA astronauts, can’t wait to finally get their hands on a new spacecraft. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams told Space.com and…

Poland’s oldest copper object found in Hrubieszów district

An axe from the 4th to 3rd millennium BC has been discovered in Poland’s Hrubieszów district. The Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments has described the copper axe as being 7.4…

UK study identifies ideal weight for adults with type 2 diabetes to minimize risk of dying from cardiovascular disease

Credit: PhotoMIX Company from Pexels New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12–15 May), identifies the optimum body weight range for adults…

Compound May Curb Alcohol Dependence

Summary: The compound LY2444296, which blocks the kappa opioid receptor, significantly reduces alcohol consumption in animal models of alcohol dependence. This study suggests LY2444296 could be a breakthrough in treating…

Teens & Screen Pain: Unveiling Netflix’s Impact on Youth Empathy

Summary: Popular Netflix shows and films expose adolescents to an average of 10 incidents of pain every hour, challenging portrayals of pain and suffering in media aimed at 12 to…

Bioluminescence Unveils Brain’s Oxygen Pathways

Summary: A new study introduces a novel bioluminescence imaging technique for observing oxygen movement in mouse brains. This method, inspired by firefly proteins, reveals real-time, widespread patterns of oxygen distribution,…

A first-ever complete map for elastic strain engineering

The “map,” or the phonon stability boundary, is a graphical representation that plots the stability regions of a crystal as a function of strain. This map helps scientists and engineers…

Optimizing chronic kidney disease management through a learning health system approach

Health data scientists at PKUHSC initiated the CKD LHS study with physicians and epidemiologists in Yinzhou. Credit: Guilan Kong et al. A recent publication in Health Data Science offers an…