Monthly Archive: August 2024
A spider-shaped biohybrid robot is driven by natural impulses from a fungus. Cornell University – By Michael Irving 2024 Aug 31 – Autonomous vehicles are said to be safer than human drivers – but would you trust a mushroom behind the wheel? A new …
The researchers looked at data from 90,903 people who are part of the UK Biobank project. Photograph: Chris Rout/Alamy – Heart disease – People with most compensatory sleep 19% less likely to develop heart disease than those with the least – By Tobi …
A Wells Fargo logo in New York City. Photograph: Stephanie Keith/Reuters – Arizona officials are investigating the death of Denise Prudhomme, 60, who was discovered by a colleague – Maya Yang Last modified on 2024 Aug 29 – Officials in Arizona are investigating …
Although H5N1 typically infects wild birds, the virus has spilled over into domesticated animal populations, like dairy cows. Peter Cade/Stone via Getty Images – By Jenna Guthmiller, Assistant Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Published: 2024 Aug 28 – …
Even though people knew they were taking placebo pills, they still had a significant effect on mental health. Depositphotos View 4 Images – By Paul McClure 2024 Aug 26 – Taking placebo pills fully aware that they contain no active pharmacological ingredients can still …
Much of the land near the atomic bomb’s birthplace was converted to recreational areas, but toxic waste remains. Water samples from Acid Canyon in Los Alamos, New Mexico, on 2024 Jul 22. Photograph: Michael Ketterer/AP– New Mexico – Tom Perkins Last modified on …
A drug already used to treat Alzheimer’s could find a second use in inducing a hibernation-like state, to save lives during medical emergencies. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2024 Aug 25 – In a medical emergency, quick treatment is critical. But a widely used …
Starliner will be leaving the ISS without its crew. Boeing – By David Szondy 2024 Aug 24 – In a red-faced turn of events, NASA has announced that the two Starliner astronauts “not stranded” on the International Space Station (ISS) will be returning to …
An illustration of the newly discovered antimatter nucleus, antihyperhydrogen-4. Institute of Modern Physics, China – By Michael Irving 2024 Aug 22 – Physicists have created the heaviest clumps of antimatter particles ever seen. Known as antihyperhydrogen-4, this strange stuff could help us solve some …
National currency secured by bonds and issued by the First National Bank of Cleveland in 1863. U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency – By Dr. David P. Weber, Professor of the Practice in Fraud and Forensic Accounting, Salisbury University and by Jake …
