Sanctuary AI's robotic hand can now perform tasks such as simultaneously holding and adjusting a wrenchSanctuary AISanctuary AI's Phoenix robot is undeniably remarkable, featuring hydraulically powered hands with exceptional dexterity. These hands have recently become even more versatile, as each can now simultaneously hold and manipulate an object.Typically, robotic fingers are operated using cables...
Credit: PixabayA revolutionary fertility technique that uses stem cells to aid embryo maturation outside the human body has led to the birth of the world’s first baby conceived through this method. Gameto, the company behind this breakthrough, highlights that the process is quicker, safer, and more accessible compared to traditional in vitro fertilization (IVF).Since...
Confocal laser scanning microscopy (merged image) of the photosynthetic surface of a microbial mat. (Smedile et al., Communications Earth & Environment, 2024)Beneath Antarctica's Lake Enigma, a hidden freshwater ecosystem has been sealed under 30 feet (9 meters) of ice for up to 14 million years. Led by Italian scientists, researchers used radar and advanced, contamination-free...
Transmission electron micrograph of bird flu virus particles (orange) in kidney cells (green). (NIAID/Flickr/CC BY 2.0)An elderly patient in Louisiana is critically ill with severe avian influenza, marking the first serious human case in the United States. This development, announced by U.S. authorities on Wednesday, has intensified concerns about a potential bird flu pandemic.The Louisiana...
Credit: PixabayThroughout human history, twins have been rare and often considered extraordinary. Many cultures associate them with vitality or duality, symbolizing life and death or good and evil. Some mythologies even credit twins with founding nations or being deities.However, new research reveals that twins were once the evolutionary norm for our primate ancestors, challenging...
Credit: PixabayFrom vegetarians suddenly craving meat to shifts in sexual preferences, some organ transplant recipients report personality changes that seem to mirror traits of their organ donors.A 2024 study challenges "conventional views of memory and identity," suggesting that organs might carry memories and emotions. These findings spark significant ethical and philosophical debates about transplantation....
There's a new World Magnetic Model. (NOAA/NCEI/BGS)It’s time to update navigation systems for ships, airplanes, and perhaps even Santa’s sleigh: North Pole has officially shifted its position, continuing its movement away from Canada toward Siberia.Experts from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the British Geological Survey (BGS) collaborated, as they do every...
Credit: PixabayA previously unidentified disease responsible for dozens of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo is likely malaria, the African Union's health agency reported on Thursday.First detected in late October, the outbreak has primarily affected the Panzi region, located about 700 kilometers (435 miles) southeast of the capital, Kinshasa. Ngashi Ngongo, Africa CDC's...
Credit: PixabayHuman minibrains, or organoids, launched into space surprised scientists by thriving during their time in low-Earth orbit. In 2019, US researchers sent lab-grown human neural tissue to the International Space Station (ISS) for a brief stay. The result was nothing short of astonishing.The cells not only survived the weightlessness of space for weeks,...
Credit: PixabayRecent studies suggest that your diet can either protect you from dementia or increase your risk.As the global population ages, dementia is becoming more widespread, with the WHO predicting that 152 million people will be diagnosed with some form of the condition by 2050.Recent studies suggest that your diet can either protect you...
