An international research team discovered a lava tube on the Moon, indicating a potential habitat safe from harsh lunar conditions. The study, which reanalyzed NASA LRO mission data, offers significant insights for future lunar exploration. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com For the past 50 years, the existence of tunnels beneath the lunar surface has been a...
Comprehensive study across four cohorts all showed how plant oils drastically lower disease risk when butter is off the table. Credit: Pixabay Although it has been widely agreed that olive oil and other plant-based fats are healthier than butter, scientists have now definitively confirmed it by combining multiple diet-intervention studies and previous cohort research, all...
Credit: Freepik When you mimic starvation through fasting, you trigger a variety of genes that help you lose weight, burn fat, and live longer. Dry fasting (or Total Fasting ), where you abstain from both food and water, is a practice that can yield remarkable health benefits. During times of famine and drought in human...
An exceptionally well-preserved, "freeze-dried" mammoth has allowed scientists to reconstruct its genome in three dimensions for the first time, including its chromosomes. Credit: Pixabay Scientists have created the most complete 3D reconstruction of the woolly mammoth genome, thanks to a remarkably well-preserved specimen that was "freeze-dried" immediately after death. With its DNA preserved in a...
The bones of nursing moms stay strong despite lactation draining them of calcium. A new study in mice hints at why. Crediytt: Pixabay Giving birth and caring for a newborn can be tough on a mother's bones. Estrogen, which regulates bone growth, drops sharply after birth, and lactation depletes calcium from the skeleton. However, nursing...
Elenolic acid in olives boosts GLP-1 and PYY hormones. Credit: Pixabay A natural compound found in olives has been discovered to reduce blood sugar levels and accelerate weight loss quickly, similar to the effects of drugs like liraglutide and metformin used for diabetes. This discovery could pave the way for developing safe, natural, and affordable...
Two lion siblings have set a new record for long-distance swimming, crossing a dangerous river filled with crocodiles and hippos in a quest to find female mates. The nighttime swim across the Kazinga Channel in Uganda was captured by an H20T thermal camera mounted on a DJI Matrice 300 drone.
The new "dark factory" in Beijing has fully automated all key manufacturing processes. A fully automated "smart factory" in Changping, Beijing, manufactures Xiaomi's upcoming foldable phones, the MIX Fold 4 and MIX Flip, at a rate of about one every three seconds, 24/7. This 80,000-square-meter (860,000-sq-ft) facility, Xiaomi's new Changping production facility, operates without human intervention...
Credit: Depositphotos Scientists have discovered a new source of dangerous "forever chemical" pollution in the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in most electric vehicles. Certain lithium-ion battery technologies incorporate PFAS chemicals (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) to reduce flammability and improve electrical conductivity. According to a peer-reviewed study in the journal Nature Communications, scientists have found high levels of PFAS...
Credit: ROLAND MEYER/DALL-E 3 Ria Kalluri and her team requested Dall-E, an AI image generator, to create a simple image: a disabled person leading a meeting. Despite this straightforward request, Dall-E's response was disappointing. The AI-generated an image showing a visibly disabled individual as a passive observer rather than depicting them in a leadership role....
