Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Japan’s space agency was likely penetrated by a cyber attack this year by unknown entities but no sensitive information about rockets or satellites was accessed, officials…
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Ten years on from Haiyan, Shell’s intimidation won’t silence me
I am named in a Shell lawsuit against Greenpeace for trying to board their oil rig, but I won’t stop fighting their climate vandalism Ten years ago this month, huge…
Faster walking speed of 4 km+/hour linked to significantly lower type 2 diabetes risk
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Walking at a speed of 4 or more km an hour is linked to a significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests a pooled data…
Boosting rocket reliability at the material level
“The new class of reusable launch vehicles is likely to transform the space industry by lowering launch costs and improving space accessibility,” says Professor Zack Cordero. Credit: David Sella/MIT Corporate…
Placebo Power: Patient Belief in Treatment Impacts Depression Therapy Effectiveness
Summary: A new study sheds light on the significant role of patients’ beliefs in the effectiveness of neurostimulation treatments for conditions like depression and ADHD. Analyzing five studies, the research…
NASA orbiter snaps stunning views of Mars horizon
This unusual view of the horizon of Mars was captured by NASA’s Odyssey orbiter using its THEMIS camera, in an operation that took engineers three months to plan. It’s taken…
Archaeologists find burial bundles with carved masks
A team of archaeologists from the PUCP Archaeology Program “Valley of Pachacámac” have uncovered over 70 intact burial bundles with carved masks. The discovery was made at Pachacámac, an archaeological…
Developing a positive outcome from negative emotions
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain December can be an especially stressful time of the year. The holiday to-do list may feel overwhelming. Disappointment can swell if the “magic” of the season…
What happened when we trained a deep learning model to identify poverty
Satellite image (left) of ‘poor’ village, then moves from left to right adding signs of wealth, like roads, progressing towards what the AI ‘sees’ as wealth. Credit: Authors/Google, CC BY…
