Even Among Wild Mammals, Females Live Longer
In all human populations, average lifespans are longer for women than for men. Moreover, nine out of ten supercentenarians — that is, people 110 years…
Space Satellite Captures Incredible Views of Rice Fields in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta [Video]
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over part of the Mekong Delta – a major rice-producing region in southwest Vietnam. In Vietnam, rice has been…
Hubble Hooks a Magnificent One-Arm Barred Spiral Galaxy
NGC 4618 was discovered on April 9, 1787, by the German-British astronomer William Herschel, who also discovered Uranus in 1781. Only a year before discovering…
Stanford: How Humanity Has ‘Engineered a World Ripe for Pandemics’
Emerging infectious diseases have become more likely – and more likely to be consequential – partly as a result of how people move around the…
Patient Safety Risk Concerns Over ‘Exaggerated’ Claims of AI Outperforming Doctors
Misleading claims fuel hype and pose a patient safety risk, warn researchers. Many studies claiming that artificial intelligence is as good as (or better than)…
Shape-Shifting, Free-Roaming Soft Robot Created by Stanford Engineers [Video]
A new type of robot combines traditional and soft robotics, making it safe but sturdy. Once inflated, it can change shape and move without being…
MIT Will Post Free Plans Online for an Emergency Ventilator That Can Be Built for $100
Clinical and design considerations will be published online; goal is to support rapid scale-up of device production to alleviate hospital shortages. One of the most…
Too Much Salt in Your Diet Weakens Your Immune System
Study by the University Hospital of Bonn shows: A diet rich in salt weakens the antibacterial immune defense. A high-salt diet is not only bad…
More Than 90% of Legal Marijuana Products Too Strong for Chronic Pain Relief
More than 90% of the legal marijuana products offered in medical dispensaries are much stronger than what clinical studies have shown that doctors recommend for…
Satellite Captures Stunning Drop in Pollution Across Europe From COVID-19 Lockdown
New data, based on observations from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, are showing strong reductions in nitrogen dioxide concentrations over several major cities across Europe –…
COVID-19 World Map: 509,164 Confirmed Cases; 197 Countries; 23,335 Deaths
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 68. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 67 Two new countries/territories/areas from the Region…
Physicists Develop a Light Funnel Using Non-Hermitian Skin Effect
Physicists of the University of Würzburg, in a joint collaboration with colleagues from the University of Rostock, have developed a light funnel apparatus. It could…
Revealed: High-Entropy Alloy Multi-Stage Deformation Process at Ultra-Low Temperatures
Pave the way to design new structural materials with superior mechanical properties. An international research team led by scientists from City University of Hong Kong…
COVID-19 Can Cause Cardiac Injury – Even in Patients Without Underlying Heart Conditions
COVID-19 can have fatal consequences for people with underlying cardiovascular disease and cause cardiac injury even in patients without underlying heart conditions, according to a…
How Long COVID-19 Remains Infectious on Cardboard, Metal & Plastic
Research suggests that people may acquire the coronavirus through the air and by touching contaminated surfaces. The virus that causes COVID-19 remains for several hours…
NASA Perseverance Rover’s New Cargo: 10.9 Million Names – Next Stop: Mars
As part of NASA’s ‘Send Your Name to Mars’ campaign, they’ve been stenciled onto three microchips along with essays from NASA’s ‘Name the Rover’ contest….
Quasar Tsunamis Discovered – Highest Energy Outflows Ever Witnessed in the Universe
Using the unique capabilities of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers led by Virginia Tech’s Nahum Arav has discovered the most energetic outflows…
Accurate 3D Maps of 2D Materials Pinpoint Coordinates of Single Atoms
Scientists develop innovative technique to pinpoint coordinates of single atoms. A UCLA-led research team has produced in unprecedented detail experimental three-dimensional maps of the atoms…