A visitor at CES Las Vegas experiments with the Holobox hologram box, January 11, 2024. Technology is often designed to lighten the load from the everyday—and brushing your teeth or…
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Doomed US lunar lander’s space odyssey continues… for now
Though Astrobotic, the company that built the Peregrine robot, has said a controlled touchdown on the Moon is no longer possible — it hasn’t ruled out a so-called “hard landing”…
Dark Energy Discovery a Decade in the Making: New Supernova Insights Offer Clues to the Expansion of the Universe
Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology have contributed to a landmark study that complicates our understanding of the universe. An example of a supernova discovered by the Dark Energy Survey within the…
Roman villa complex found at Miseno
Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman villa complex on the shoreline of Miseno in the northwestern end of the Bay of Naples. During the Roman period, Miseno was a large port…
New estimate doubles likely deaths from fungal disease globally
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The annual total of deaths from fungal disease worldwide has risen to 3.75 million, double the previous estimate, according to a new study. In a paper,…
African women living with HIV have an effective option to prevent malaria during pregnancy, clinical trial finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In women living with HIV, preventive treatment with DHA-PPQ is a safe and effective strategy to prevent malaria during pregnancy, according to the final results of…
LiDAR survey reveals lost cities in the Amazon rainforest
A study published in the journal Science has announced the discovery of a dense system of pre-Hispanic urban centres in the Upano Valley of Amazonian Ecuador. Using light detection and…
Researchers investigate how fuel cell-powered vehicles can reenergize overworked electricity grids
Credit: CC0 Public Domain University of Waterloo researchers are tapping into idled electric vehicles to act as mobile generators and help power overworked and aging electricity grids. After analyzing energy…
Pay-for-performance programs may only exacerbate pre-existing disparities, analysis finds
Credit: MART PRODUCTION from Pexels Racial and ethnic minorities in the United States experience higher rates of chronic disease and premature death compared to their white counterparts. For example, Black…
