Image of Pluto obtained by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft during its flyby in July 2015, which reveals the smooth, nitrogen plains of Sputnik Planitia (heart-shaped region) and vast, water-ice mountain ranges.…
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Researchers demonstrate that quantum entanglement and topology are inextricably linked
Conceptual illustration of the entangled Skyrmion topology. Each photon contributes to the emerging topology that only exists as a combined entity of the two photons. Credit: Wits University For the…
Here’s how poison dart frogs safely hoard toxins in their skin
Toxins found in the skin of poison dart frogs may hitch a ride there via molecular taxicabs. As a group, poison dart frogs (Dendrobatidae) host an assortment of more than…
Emergency medicine residencies more likely to go unfilled at for-profit and newly accredited programs
The number of unfilled positions in emergency medicine residency programs surged in 2022 and 2023, with the trend most pronounced at programs that were recently accredited or under for-profit ownership.…
The 5 Best Electric Cars on the Market
Electric cars are facing challenges as we enter 2024. Audi recently pushed back its pivot to electrics to 2030. Jaguar is struggling to survive until it can make its expected…
Boeing hit by new headwinds in recent mid-flight scare
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 lost a door panel in flight on Friday in a new setback for the US manufacturer. A mid-air emergency in which a piece…
Roy Calne, a surgeon who led Europe’s first liver transplant, has died aged 93
Sir Roy Calne, of Cambridge University, delivers an acceptance speech after receiving the 2012 Lasker DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for developing liver transplantation, an intervention that has restored normal…
Some mosquitoes like it hot
Newswise — Certain populations of mosquitoes are more heat tolerant and better equipped to survive heat waves than others, according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis. This…
Survey finds most Americans think bariatric surgery is a shortcut and should only be a last resort
After years of living with constant pain and fatigue, bariatric surgery helped Maritza Cruz Rivera lose weight and implement healthy habits to help her maintain her health long term. Credit:…
A novel method for lung image registration
Respiratory motion modeling. (The cover picture of Volume 28 Issue 4, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Science). This article was the cover article of that issue.). Credit: Peizhi Chen, Yifan Guo,…
