Credit: CanvaWomen make up only 34% of graduates in the EU in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The amount is even lower in the STEM fields unrelated to care. The fact is that girls are systematically inhibited from studying these fields during their education, which restricts their chances for access...
Centipedes (Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans) can thermally detect sunlight without eyes or known photoreceptors. Credit: Shilong YangA group of forestry professionals at Northeast Forestry College, working with two associates from Zhejiang University School of Medication, has uncovered how the Chinese red-headed centipede can detect sunlight despite having no eyes or even photoreceptors.In their paper released...
Credit: CleanLinkEven as offices keep expanding capacities as the danger of COVID-19 diminishes, occupants will still expect a particular standard when guaranteeing surfaces are not infected. In an effort to assist frontline cleaning teams with touchpoint disinfection, researchers from the University of Queensland's School of Engineering are striving to create a spray capable of...
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a research showing up today in JAMA Network Open, Rady Kid's Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) scientists discovered that the contribution of genetic diseases to infant deaths was greater than formerly recognized. Of 112 infant deaths examined, single-locus (Mendelian) genetic diseases were found to be the most typical antecedent of...
Credit: ShutterstockCinnamonCinnamon, the well-known aromatic spice that many of us utilize to bake cakes and make savory recipes, is taken from the inner bark of Cinnamomum trees. They are evergreen trees found in the Himalayas and other mountainous regions, rainforests, and other forests in southern China, India, and Southeast Asia.Along with its unique flavor,...
A strange new illness might be responsible for severe, inexplicable inflammation in older men. Now, scientists have their first good look at who the disease strikes and how frequently.Credit: THOMAS BARWICK/STONE/GETTY IMAGES PLUSVEXAS syndrome, an illness discovered simply two years ago, impairs almost 1 in 4,000 men over 50, scientists estimate January 24 in...
They also found that the AI chatbot (ChatGPT) can answer tricky AWS customer questions and write cloud training materials.People tour the Amazon Spheres during an opening event at Amazon's Seattle HQ, January 29, 2018. Credit: LINDSEY WASSON/ReutersAmazon employees are promptly finding ChatGPT's massive potential as a work assistant.ChatGPT, the strangely intelligent chatbot that blew up...
Credit: UnsplashMammals that live in teams might typically live longer than members of solitary species, recommends a Nature Communications paper. The findings are based upon an analysis of nearly 1,000 mammals-- including the gold snub-nosed monkey, naked mole-rat, bowhead whale, and horseshoe bat-- and might improve our understanding of the development of social organization...
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA group of four scientists at Pennsylvania State University analyzed the varying weather conditions in different regions of the world to gain a better understanding of the factors that limit the rate of weathering for different types of rocks.Carbon sequestrationThe researchers S. L. Brantley, Andrew Shaughnessy, Marina Lebedeva, and Victor Balashov...
Credit: Scitech DailyA new study shows that taking a daily supplement may improve cognition in older adults. In the study, scientists estimated that three years of multivitamin supplementation roughly translated to a 60-percent slowing of cognitive decrease (about 1.8 years).Daily multivitamin intakeCould taking a daily multivitamin help to maintain cognitive health with aging and...
