Engineers and technicians are seen closing the vault of NASA’s Europa Clipper in the main clean room of the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at JPL on Oct. 7. The vault will…
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Viral rebound and safety of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir for lung-transplant recipients infected with SARS-CoV-2
Disease course of the four LTx recipients infected with SARS-CoV-2. Abbreviations: LT, lung transplant; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Credit: Biosafety and Health (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.bsheal.2023.08.004 Data on…
From nanoplastics to airborne toxins: Pollution stories for media.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for 6.7 million premature deaths each year. This includes both outdoor air pollution and indoor air pollution from cooking,…
Research says emergence of ‘local energy communities’ likely, but pricing will need to be determined
In a local energy community, some members may generate a lot of energy, some less, while others may only be consumers. Credit: SINTEF The Norwegian government’s new sharing scheme for…
Archaeologists excavate a lamassu at ancient Khursbad |
In a press announcement by the General Authority for Antiquities and Heritage, archaeologists have re-excavated an ancient lamassu at Kursbad, Iraq. A lamassu is an Assyrian protective deity normally depicted…
Pete Betts honored by climate diplomats
Betts was the EU’s chief negotiator when the Paris Agreement was signed. He has died a year after being diagnosed with cancer. Pete Betts, a veteran British climate negotiator and…
Apple Ready To Spend Billions To Catch AI Leaders: RPT
Apple is prepared to spend billions to catch the leaders in generative AI technology, according to Bloomberg Apple watcher Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter Sunday, Gurman wrote that…
Berkley Walker wants to revamp photosynthesis for a changing climate
Berkley Walker didn’t plan on becoming a scientist; he wanted to be an entrepreneur. And he got started early on that goal: In high school in Portland, Ore., he started…
Study unveils a cortico-amygdala neural substrate supporting fear extinction via endocannabinoids
Zooming into fear and endocannabinoids in the brain. Credit: Ozge Gunduz-Cinar and Biorender. Endogenous cannabinoids, or endocannabinoids for short, are lipid-based neurotransmitters known to support various physiological processes. Recent studies…
Microsecond Burst Hiding in Telescope Archives
An international team of researchers led by Dutch Ph.D. candidate Mark Snelders (ASTRON and University of Amsterdam) has sifted through telescope archives and discovered radio pulses from the distant universe…
