Black Hole Shadow and Powerful Jet Seen Together

This is what the black hole’s shadow looks like when it is cast on the powerful relativistic jet emanating from the center of the radio galaxy. This is the shadow…

DESI Early Data Release Holds Nearly 2 Million Cosmic Objects

The universe is big, and it’s getting bigger. To study dark energy, the mysterious force behind the accelerating expansion of our universe, scientists are using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)…

Fathers key to supporting breastfeeding and safe infant sleep

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fathers can make a huge difference in whether an infant is breastfed and placed to sleep safely, according to a recent survey of new fathers via…

Wolf skull deposited in grave to protect against deceased’s spirit |

Archaeologists excavating a burial mound in Romania’s Dobruja region have suggested that a wolf skull was deposited by grave robbers to protect them against the deceased’s spirit. The mound dates…

Exposure to dioxins can worsen thyroid function

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Exposure to dioxins can negatively impact thyroid function, according to a study presented Thursday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago, Ill. Dioxins…

The future of work—how will AI and automation affect work?

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For decades, advances in technology have changed the ways people work, and now artificial intelligence could be the next big disruptor. Three professors from the University…

How microgrids can help communities adapt to wildfires

Griffith Park brush wildfire and the Woolsey fire in California. Credit: Jorge Villalba/iStock Wildfires have become increasingly frequent due to climate change, with record occurrences in areas not historically prone…

ChatGPT AI Shines in Challenging Medical Cases

Summary: A novel study put the diagnostic prowess of generative AI, specifically the chatbot GPT-4, to the test, yielding promising results. The study involved evaluating the AI’s diagnostic accuracy in…

Researchers demonstrate direct comparison of spin-squeezed optical lattice clocks at record precision level

Optical Lattice Clock at JILA, Boulder. Credit: JILA Although today’s best optical atomic clocks can be used to make extremely precise measurements, they are still limited by the noise from…

Archaeologists discover “completely unique” Roman mosaics in London |

A team of archaeologists, led by the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA), on behalf of Landsec and Transport for London (TfL), have discovered Roman mosaics in London described by experts…