Sophomore Abi Ernat uses the interactive virtual anatomy system during at an animal science class. Credit: Iowa State University In a recent class session devoted to reviewing the components of…
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On hot summer days, this thistle is somehow cool to the touch
In the mountains of southern Spain, one type of thistle plant seems to have built-in air conditioning. The flowers of the thistle Carlina corymbosa are, on average, about 3 degrees…
New Search Finds 85 Exoplanet Candidates – as Cool as Planets in Our Own Solar System
Astronomers have discovered 85 possible planets outside of our solar system, with temperatures closer to those of our own Solar System planets, potentially cool enough to sustain life. Exoplanet –…
OpenAI’s Sora, ElevenLabs, and the Future of Video Media
The evolution of video and audio entertainment took us from bards and roving entertainers to fixed plays supplemented by radio theater. That was our primary evening entertainment until TV, first…
Which countries should end the pumping of oil and gas?
The world will need oil and gas for a few decades more, so who should produce it? The Cop28 UN climate summit in December secured agreement from almost 200 nations…
First-in-humans discovery reveals brain chemicals at work influencing social behavior
Scientists discuss their work to discover insights into the complexities of the brain and mind. Recently, the researchers, including (from left) Dan Bang of Aarhus University in Denmark, Ken Kishida…
‘Fake love’ crypto scammers ensnare US victims
The use of romance as a hook to commit financial fraud is provoking new alarm. The “wine trader” wooed her online for months with his flirtatious smile and emoji-sprinkled texts.…
Preserved temples from the Badami Chalukya era found in India
Archaeologists from the Public Research Institute of History, Archaeology, and Heritage (PRIHAH) have announced the discovery of two temples dating from the Badami Chalukya era. Badami Chalukya was the foremost…
Drug limits dangerous reactions to allergy-triggering foods, pediatric study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A drug can make life safer for children with food allergies by preventing dangerous allergic responses to small quantities of allergy-triggering foods, according to a new…
