WHO sounds alarm on mpox cases in DR Congo

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The World Health Organization on Saturday reported 12,569 mpox cases and 581 related deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year to November 12, the…

New stellar system discovered by the Kilo-Degree Survey

A tin-based tandem electrocatalyst for the synthesis of ethanol via CO₂ reduction

Tracking an errant space rocket to a mysterious crater on the moon

The far side of the moon, with distant Earth in the background, is visible in this photo taken by the moon-orbiting module of the Chang’e 5-T1 mission. Credit: Chinese National…

Milky Way-like Galaxy Found in the Early Universe

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team, including astronomer Alexander de la Vega of the University of California, Riverside, has discovered the most distant barred spiral galaxy similar…

Statue of Apollo “Lizard Killer” found at Etruscan and Roman spa

Archaeologists have found a marble statue of Apollo Sauroctonos, also known as the “Lizard Killer”, during excavations of an Etruscan and Roman spa at San Casciano dei Bagni in Tuscany.…

New Treatment for COVID-Induced Smell Loss

Summary: A new study presents a promising treatment for restoring the sense of smell in long-COVID patients. The study explores the effectiveness of CT-guided stellate ganglion block, a minimally invasive…

Hikikomori: New Tool Sheds Light on Social Isolation Phenomenon

Summary: Researchers developed the Hikikomori Diagnostic Evaluation (HiDE), a new assessment tool for identifying pathological social withdrawal or hikikomori. This condition, initially identified in Japan, is characterized by extended physical…

We need more humanists in climate campaigning

Climate advocacy is overly dominated by scientists and engineers and is weakened by the lack of historians, philosophers and artists As Cop28 draws near, I’m preparing with different climate justice…

Treasure hoard of Silesian bracteates found in Szprotawa

Archaeologists conducting excavations in the area of a former burgage plot in Szprotawa, Poland, have uncovered a treasure hoard of around 100 to 150 Silesian bracteate coins. A burgage was…