Scientists are watching an Alaska volcano that they say has about a 50 percent chance of…
Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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Ben-Gurion U. researchers examine effect of stress on brain
Chronic stress changes the way our brains process sound, according to research published by the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev on Tuesday.
While it is known that stress impacts learning and decision-making, Dr. Jennifer Resnik of the…
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Not a tall tale! U.S. saw a massive drop in the number of unprovoked shark attacks in the last year
The number of shark bites recorded around the world last year is markedly down from 2023.
In…
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Groundbreaking AI chip runs on light and is smaller than a grain of salt
Engineers are finding new ways to blend AI with tech breakthroughs. The latest development is a light-manipulating AI chip that is so small it can sit at the end of an optical fiber, yet it is still powerful enough to process…
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Euclid telescope discovers rare Einstein ring around nearby galaxy NGC 6
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid telescope captured an Einstein ring—a luminous circle formed by the gravitational bending of light around the galaxy NGC 6505.
Researcher Bruno Altieri observed indications of this phenomenon in…
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New evidence confirms prehistoric brain cannibalism in Poland’s Maszycka
An international teamfound evidence of cultural cannibalism among Magdalenian communities in Maszycka Cave, Poland, according to a recent study published in Scientific Reports. The research places the site among five known locations in…
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Archaeologists unearth ‘exceptionally rare’ Roman helmet buried in strange ritual
Archaeologists have discovered fragments of an “exceptionally rare” Roman-era helmet in
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Sponge made from cheese production byproducts pulls 22 carat gold from t
Swiss researchers from ETH Zurich developed a process to extract gold from electronic waste using whey proteins from cheese production. This new method demonstrates the potential of electronic waste, often neglected and ending up in…
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7,700 Quakes Since January: Scientists investigate ‘swarm of earthquakes
Seismic activity around the Greek island of Santorini intensified on February 9, with a 5.0 magnitude earthquake recorded at 21:05, 15 km southwest of Arkessini, Amorgos, according to SKAI. The tremor was the strongest since the 5.2…
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It’s Spring on Mars—and That Means Violently Explosive Geysers and Avalanches
When the frozen carbon dioxide has all melted in the summer, distinctive marks are revealed on the Martian landscape. These are known as “araneidoform terrain,” because they look like spiders when seen from space. Some of these spider-like…
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