A major breakthrough in quantum technology was achieved in October 2024: the first-ever quantum satellite communication link between China and South Africa. The connection spanned a remarkable 12,900 km: the longest intercontinental ...
Antimicrobial resistance is a lurking threat in hospitals around the world. As more strains of bacteria and other microbes evolve defenses against available drugs, more patients run the risk of contracting infections that ...
The remains of an Antarctic researcher have been discovered by a Polish team among rocks exposed by a receding glacier in Antarctica. They are identified by DNA as those of Dennis "Tink" Bell, a 25-year-old meteorologist ...
Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, have documented their use of a new RNA sequencing technology to uncover molecular drivers of cellular differentiation ...
The ability to detect single photons (the smallest energy packets constituting electromagnetic radiation) in the infrared range has become a pressing need across numerous fields, from medical imaging and astrophysics to emerging ...
Last Sunday, tens of thousands marched across the Sydney Harbor Bridge in support of Gaza. But exactly how many people were there depends on whom you ask.
Uranium is found in minerals in the soil, dissolves in mining water and ends up in the fields together with phosphate fertilizer. In Germany, the heavy metal uranium is particularly common in Saxony and Thuringia, although ...
Large language models such as ChatGPT recognize widespread myths about the human brain better than many educators. However, if false assumptions are embedded into a lesson scenario, artificial intelligence (AI) does not reliably ...
Teenagers can seem to have their phones glued to their hands—yet they won't answer them when they ring. This scenario, which is all too familiar to many parents, can seem absurd and frustrating, or even alarming to some.
As we move closer to the start of the fall term, returning to school is often a source of conversation and excitement.
