R-process nucleosynthesis. Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory The first stars of the universe were monstrous beasts. Comprised only of hydrogen and helium, they could be 300 times more massive than…
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Virtual Observatory Provides First “Look” at the Solar Poles
Scientists are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to view the Sun’s poles — or at least produce an educated guess of what the solar poles might look like, since they’ve…
Emerging COVID variant is spreading ahead of the holidays. Are you still protected?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For a third season, COVID-19 cases are rising ahead of the holidays, this time with a more recent variant driving infections. JN.1, a variant of omicron,…
US woman with rare double uterus gives birth to twin girls
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A 32-year-old woman from Alabama who was born with two uteruses and became pregnant in both gave birth to twin girls on different days, she announced…
‘Urban mining’ offers green solution to old solar panels
Workers push damaged solar panels into a machine to be recycled at the We Recycle Solar plant in Yuma, Arizona. As the world pivots from planet-warming fossil fuels to renewable…
Insect compasses, fire-fighting vines: 2023’s nature-inspired tech
Some insects – such as ants and bees – navigate visually based on the intensity and polarization of sunlight. Even as human-caused climate change threatens the environment, nature continues to…
Kids’ Trust in Robots vs Humans: A Study in Selective Learning
Summary: A new study explores how children aged three to five gauge the reliability of information from humans and robots. The study found that children display selective trust based on…
Childhood Brain Growth Linked to Gut Microbiome
Summary: A new study uncovers the significant influence of the gut microbiome on cognitive function and brain structure in healthy children. Analyzing data from 381 children in The RESONANCE cohort,…
Predicting Alzheimer’s dementia in oldest of the old
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study indicates that severity of amyloid deposition in the brain—not just age—may be key to determining who will benefit from new anti-amyloid therapies to…
Terracotta figurines found during excavations at Pompeii
Image Credit : POMPEIISITES Archaeologists have unearthed 13 terracotta figurines during excavations of a domus at Pompeii. Pompeii was a Roman city, located in the modern commune of Pompeii near…
