Mesmerizing videos offer a new look at the ways crystals form. The real-time clips, described March 30 in Nature Nanotechnology, show closeup views of microscopic gold particles tumbling, sliding and…
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Human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, is filling ICUs this spring – a pediatric infectious disease specialist explains this little-known virus
In the year 2000, Dutch scientists went on a mission of exploration – not to discover lands or riches, but to identify unknown causes of acute respiratory infections. These illnesses,…
Humanoid Robots Thrive From Surge in AI Development
A collateral beneficiary of the feverish pace of generative artificial intelligence development appears to be the humanoid robot. A Norwegian company called 1X Technologies, formerly Halodi Robotics, which describes itself…
Global Plant-Based Burger Market Predicted to Quadruple by 2033 to $23.2 Billion
The plant-based burger market is expected to grow from $5.1 billion to $23.2 billion by 2033, according to a new market analysis by research firm Future Market Insights (FMI). The…
Twinkling stars fuel interstellar dust
Of the many kinds of stars, asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, usually slightly larger and older than our own sun, are known to produce interstellar dust. Dusty AGBs are particularly…
Does conventional livestock farming use drugs at ‘unnecessarily high levels’, endangering human health, as activist critics claim?
Livestock farming generates some striking external impacts: while production provides 30% of human dietary protein, it occupies 75% of agricultural land, emits 14–17% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, and uses…
12 Food Tech Startups from Around the World Join the ProVeg Incubator
The 10th cohort focuses on high-impact technologies, regions, and solutions Twelve pioneering, impact-driven startups, hailing from Thailand, Singapore, China, Israel, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, South Africa, the Netherlands, Ireland, the UK…
Freshwater leeches’ taste for snails could help control snail-borne diseases
Leeches might seem like relics of a bygone age of medicine, but they haven’t outlived their usefulness to people yet. The freshwater leech Helobdella austinensis can eat its weight in…
Archaeologists identify a submerged temple of the Nabataeans in Pozzuoli
Underwater archaeologists have identified a submerged temple of the Nabataeans, with the discovery of two marble altars from the Roman period. The temple remains are located off the coast of…
Babybel Maker Backs AI-Powered Climax Foods To Make Develop Game-Changing Plant-Based Cheese
3 Mins Read French cheese giant the Bel Groups is investing in and partnering with Californian biotech startup Climax Foods to develop AI-powered plant-based, sustainable and nutritious cheese products. French…
