Schematic diagram and microscopic observation of an optical fiber doped with rare-earth atoms. The fluorescence from the entire optical fiber can be seen. (b) Schematic diagram and microscopic observation of…
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Modern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages − how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today
Nothing calls to mind nonsensical treatments and bizarre religious healing rituals as easily as the notion of Dark Age medicine. “The Saturday Night Live” sketch Medieval Barber Theodoric of York…
Giant Planets Cast a Deadly Pall
Giant gas planets can be agents of chaos, ensuring nothing lives on their Earth-like neighbors around other stars. New studies show, in some planetary systems, the giants tend to kick…
What a ‘2D’ quantum superfluid feels like to the touch
The experiments were carried out at about a 10000th of a degree above absolute zero in a special refrigerator and made use of mechanical resonator the size of a finger…
Disney to complete takeover of Hulu with $8.6 bn deal
Disney has completed its takeover of the Hulu streaming service. The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday announced it will buy Comcast’s $8.6 billion stake in Hulu, completing its takeover of…
Test detects co-infection by novel species of parasite in severe cases of visceral leishmaniasis
The protozoan Leishmania infantum, which causes visceral leishmaniasis, can affect the spleen, liver, lymph nodes and bone marrow. Credit: Francis W. Chandler/CDC/Wikimedia Commons In recent years, physicians and scientists in…
London’s Low Emission Zones improve air quality, health, and people’s well-being, says new analysis
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The introduction of London’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in 2008 and subsequent Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) from 2019 has significantly improved air quality, benefiting Londoners’ physical…
3,400-year-old pyramid found in Kazakhstan |
Archaeologists have uncovered a pyramid belonging to the Scythian-Saka period in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan. The pyramid is located on a hill overlooking the Taldy River in the Shet…
DoorDash orders surge 24% in the third quarter, helping the company narrow its losses
The DoorDash app is shown on a smartphone on Feb. 27, 2020, in New York. DoorDash reports earnings on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Credit: AP Photo, File DoorDash on Wednesday…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft swoops past first of 10 asteroids on long journey to Jupiter
This image from a video animation provided by NASA depicts the Lucy spacecraft approaching an asteroid. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, Lucy encountered the first of 10 asteroids on its…