The one thing everyone knows about black holes is that absolutely everything nearby gets sucked into them. Almost everything, it turns out. “Even though black holes are defined as objects from which…
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Ghana’s flood victims blame government for overflowing dam destruction
Last month, a government-owned electricity company deliberately spilled water from its dam, displacing tens of thousands Janet Ofeforpa was at her family cassava farm in south-east Ghana when overflowing water…
How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Chronicle the Active Cosmos
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will pair space-based observations with a broad field of view to unveil the dynamic cosmos in ways that have never been possible. “Roman will…
Pain expert calls on clinicians to stop needle pain for kids
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain One of the world’s leading experts in pediatric pain management is calling upon clinicians nationwide to join an “Ouchless Jab Challenge,” to eliminate the pain, trauma…
Creative minds are vulnerable to mental illness—but magicians escape the curse
Hieronymus Bosch painting of a magician. Credit: wikipedia, CC BY-SA Can you think of a comedian, actor, poet or writer who suffered from mental illness? Maybe the actor Robin Williams…
What is LockBit, the cybercrime gang hacking some of the world’s largest organizations?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain While ransomware incidents have been occurring for more than 30 years, only in the last decade has the term “ransomware” appeared regularly in popular media. Ransomware…
New treatment modality may reduce obesity in schizophrenia patients
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In individuals with schizophrenia, accelerated continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) seems promising for treating obesity, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in Schizophrenia Bulletin.…
SpaceX launches its giant new rocket but a pair of explosions ends the second test flight
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but…
‘Please regulate AI:’ Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast
Actor and filmmaker Justine Bateman, right, speaks outside Netflix during a Writers Guild rally on July 13, 2023, in Los Angeles. Bateman said she was disturbed that AI models were…
Sam Altman, ousted pioneer of OpenAI, is serial entrepreneur
Sam Altman has been dismissed from OpenAI, which he created along with Elon Musk and others in 2015. Sam Altman, the tech titan behind ChatGPT, was abruptly fired Friday by…
