Vietnamese climate activist jailed in ‘unjust’ government crackdown

Five environmentalists have been jailed in the last two years, while the government works on a clean energy partnership with rich nations A Vietnamese climate activist has been jailed for…

Tracking daily step counts can be a useful tool for weight management – an exercise scientist parses the science

Over the last decade, smartphones have become ubiquitous not just for sending texts and staying abreast of news, but also for monitoring daily activity levels. Among the most common, and…

Nice North America’s Awards Signal Smart Home Strategy Traction

Nice North America specializes in home automation solutions and is well-known for its novel approach to making homes more intelligent and convenient. The company’s self-imposed mission focuses on creating useful…

Researchers discuss reassessing COVID-19 precautions in 2023

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new editorial paper titled “Reassessing the risks and benefits of COVID-19 precautions in 2023” has been published in Oncotarget. The COVID-19 pandemic has killed over…

Elevating biogas upgrading performance on renewable aqueous ammonia solution via a novel ‘membrane method’

Graphical abstract. Credit: Tao SUN , Wenlong LI , Jiandong WEI, Long JI , Qingyao HE , Shuiping YAN Biogas is usually produced by anaerobic digestion of organic waste such…

Blue Origin to remain grounded for now following crash probe

The report into the September 12, 2022 “mishap” said that failure of an engine nozzle caused by higher than expected engine operating temperatures caused the New Shepard rocket to fall…

On the edge of life and death: CPR patients report vivid near-death experiences 

Study finds protein p53 regulates learning, memory and sociability in mice

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology led by Professor Nien-Pei Tsai (right) and Kwan Young Lee have established the protein p53 as…

Fumes from Indoor Cooking Fuels Linked to Developmental Delays

Summary: Researchers explored the link between indoor air pollution from cooking fuels and child development. The study found a connection between exposure to unclean cooking fuels and developmental delays in…

Antimatter falls down, physicists confirm

Newswise — Calgary, AB – The physics behind antimatter is one of the world’s greatest mysteries. Looking as far back as The Big Bang, physics has predicted that when we…