An artist’s representation of the ‘bubble of galaxies’ Ho’oleilana, which spans a billion light years. Astronomers have discovered the first “bubble of galaxies,” an almost unimaginably huge cosmic structure thought…
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Decrease in U.S. preterm mortality seen in recent decades
From 1995-1997 to 2018-2020, there was an improvement in the preterm mortality rate in the United States, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in JAMA Pediatrics. Tim Venkatesan,…
Tomb found on Great Pyramid at Huaca Pucllana |
In a press announcement by the Ministry of Culture of Peru, archaeologists have discovered a tomb on the Great Pyramid at Huaca Pucllana, located in the Miraflores district of central…
Farmers are famously self-reliant. Why not use farm dams as mini-hydro plants?
Credit: Shutterstock/Olga Kashubin Farmers often pride themselves on their self-reliance. When you live far from the cities, it makes sense to do as much as possible yourself. Australia’s sheer size…
XRISM satellite launches to study the universe in different colors of X-rays
An artist’s rendering of XRISM, a satellite that will take groundbreaking new readings of hot and energetic places in the universe. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab…
Is it safe? How to help school children get good sleep
Lots of parents are giving their children the supplement melatonin to help with sleep, but is it safe? In a new survey, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) found…
US takes on Google in landmark antitrust trial
Over ten weeks of testimony involving more than hundred witnesses, Google will try to persuade a federal judge that the landmark case brought by the US Department of Justice is…
NASA’s Swift Learns a Trick, Spots a Snacking Black Hole
Using NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, launched in 2004, scientists have discovered a black hole in a distant galaxy repeatedly nibbling on a Sun-like star. The object heralds a new era of…
Stigmatization of smoking-related diseases is a barrier to care, and the problem may be on the rise
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The stigma that patients face when diagnosed with lung cancer is associated with poorer psychosocial outcomes, including distress and isolation, delayed help-seeking, and concerns about the…
Color of phlegm can predict outcomes for patients with the lung disease, bronchiectasis
Different coloured sputum used as indicators of the degree of inflammation in the lungs. Credit: Dr Megan Crichton The color of the phlegm from patients with the lung disease bronchiectasis…
