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Pay more attention to teens, ethics, the planet, long COVID and more. NPR asks public health leaders what this U.N.-created agency should add to its docket in this anniversary year....

First-of-its-kind drug delivery technology is absorbable by the body, avoiding the need for surgical removal The post Light-triggered implantable device provides programmable drug delivery appeared first on Physics World ....

LST-1 prototype in La Palma, Spain. Tomohiro Inada/CTA , CC BY-NC-ND Long gone are the days when astronomers only studied the skies with simple optical telescopes. Today, unveiling the mysteries of the Universe involves ever-larger and more complex facili...

Elizabeth Campbell operating the Floyd Telescope, 1922 total solar eclipse. State Library Western Australia 4131B/3/8, enhanced detail , Author provided A total solar eclipse is a remarkable alignment of our Sun, Earth and the Moon, as the latter casts a ...

The upcoming launch of a NASA Earth science instrument on a commercial communications satellite illustrates the promise of, but also the problems with, hosted payloads. The post NASA Earth science hosted payload set for launch on Intelsat satellite appear...

Mike Corder / AP Last week, an Australian "cultured meat" company called Vow made headlines with a meatball made from the flesh of a woolly mammoth or something very much like it. Combining the technologies of lab-based cell culture and " de-e...

A diagram of a lunar eclipse from De Sphaera Mundi by Johannes de Sacrobosco, c. 1240 AD. New York Public Library Before humans started heating the planet by burning fossil fuels in the 19th century, Earth had experienced centuries-long widespread cool pe...

Philipp von Ditfurth/picture alliance via Getty Images Schools and universities are panicking about artificial intelligence (AI) and cheating. But AI presents far more significant threats to equity in education. Fears of cheating typically arise from conc...

The first large-scale comparison of mutation rates gives insights into how quickly species can evolve. The post Animal Mutation Rates Reveal Traits That Speed Evolution first appeared on Quanta Magazine...

The unknown snailfish species, of the genus Pseudoliparis , was recorded swimming in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench near Japan at a depth of 8,336 meters — or more than 27,000 feet down....

The Wisconsin Supreme Court could soon vote to legalize abortion and end gerrymandering now that Janet Protasiewicz, backed by Democrats, has defeated GOP-backed Dan Kelly for a seat on the bench....

Shutterstock Last week, artificial intelligence pioneers and experts urged major AI labs to immediately pause the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months. An open letter penned by the Future of Life Institute cautioned that...

A study in 13 species of ungulates, including horses, sheep, deer and llamas, found that the most innovative individuals were also less integrated in social groups...

Play and art engage all of our senses and enhance attention. The post To Supercharge Learning, Look to Play appeared first on Nautilus ....

Yellowj/Shutterstock What if you could be fined or lose your license for driving tired? Our new study just published in Nature and Science of Sleep has found if you had less than five hours of sleep last night, you are just as likely to have a vehicle cra...

The surprisingly simple tile is the first single, connected tile that can fill the entire plane in a pattern that never repeats — and can't be made to fill it in a repeating way. The post Hobbyist Finds Math's Elusive 'Einstein' Tile...

Establishing the financial worth of a river's fish is complicated when many people don't sell the fish they catch. Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images Southeast Asia's Mekong may be the most important river in the world. Known as the "mo...

The Uphams Corner Food Forest in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood was built on a vacant lot. Boston Food Forest Coalition , CC BY-ND More than half of all people on Earth live in cities, and that share could reach 70% by 2050 . But except for public p...

It's the final day to vote in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race that's broken national spending records. The winner could be the swing vote on issues like abortion, redistricting and election lawsuits....

Fibre pumps provide a step towards wearable fluidic systems for physical assistance and thermal regulation The post Researchers develop the missing component in robotic textiles appeared first on Physics World ....

A thin material made from seaweed can handle high temperatures but only takes a few weeks to break down in a composting bin...

Children who go to bed later on the weekends than they do midweek have a larger waist circumference and a higher body mass index than those with a consistent bedtime...

Ministers want to "make polluters pay" after more than 300,000 waste spills in waterways last year....

Fungus farming by ants has evolved independently in populations separated by the Atlantic Ocean the latest example was observed in cocktail ants in Cameroon, which cultivate fungus to build their nests...

This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives....

Sales of super-efficient electric heat pumps are rising in the US. But what are heat pumps? And why do some call them a key climate solution?...

By quickly analysing where and when NBA players take their shots, an artificial intelligence could help their opponents gain an advantage...

A rare species of beetle has been named after former California Gov. Jerry Brown after scientists found one on his ranch....

The first outbreak this year was in Equatorial Guinea, which has seen 20 deaths already. Now there are cases reported in Tanzania as well for this infectious disease with a high fatality rate....

Excerpts from the Red Folder The post IOP wants to 'bin the boffin', Shaun the Sheep comes baaa-ck to Earth, Gwyneth Paltrow's ski crash story backed by physics appeared first on Physics World ....

The German cockroach evolved to live only in human environments. This roach is very good at adapting to pest control methods — even if it means changing its mating rituals....

Ministers say the UK should have Europe's cheapest electricity by 2050, but critics call plans a "rehash"....

Melting ice could trigger a disastrous chain reaction, a new Australian study warns...

leandro fregoni/Unsplash Bees provide myriad benefits to humanity, including pollination services, honey production , food security and crop pollination, artistic inspiration and even career opportunities . But what if bees could also provide insights int...

At a recent national space conference, scientists with the Chinese Academy of Sciences shared the objectives for the planned International Lunar Research Station. The post China Hints at Its Goals for a Lunar Base appeared first on Universe Today ....

Author provided It's well understood that the digital divide disproportionately affects people living in regional Australian communities. Remote Aboriginal communities in particular are among the most digitally excluded , yet there is little research ...

New technique mitigates the effect of Poisson noise The post Machine learning sharpens images from scanning transmission electron microscopes appeared first on Physics World ....

A couple times a year, the Hubble Space Telescope turns its powerful gaze on the giant planets in the outer Solar System, studying their cloudtops and weather systems. With the Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) Program, Hubble provides us with these ...

The fun-filled physics events will include lectures, demonstrations and careers talks The post Physics summer school for Black students in London opens for applications appeared first on Physics World ....

Optimization framework designs ridge filters and spot maps to meet the unique demands of ultrahigh-dose-rate radiation therapy The post Patient-specific ridge filters enable conformal FLASH proton therapy appeared first on Physics World ....

Researchers say the event on 9 October promises to be "the best studied gamma-ray burst in history" The post Bright 'nearby' gamma-ray burst dazzles astronomers appeared first on Physics World ....

Researchers perform the first experimental demonstration showing a significant improvement to the lifetime of information in a quantum system, using error correction The post Real-time error correction extends the lifetime of quantum information appeared ...

When Mechoulam began his chemistry career, other drugs like cocaine and morphine had long been studied. But little was known about the scientific properties of the marijuana plant....

Several military allies of the United States in the Middle East have expressed interest in creating their own space forces, and have sought advice from the U.S. on how to accomplish this goal. The post U.S. allies in the Middle East express interest in es...

From meadow mazes to fruit tunnels, these living features will foster wonder in kids and adults alike....

The prize-winning geometer feels most fulfilled when exploring the fertile ground where constraint meets creation. The post Emmy Murphy Is a Mathematician Who Finds Beauty in Flexibility first appeared on Quanta Magazine...

Researchers are developing a compact and economical FLASH radiotherapy machine suitable for hospital treatment rooms The post Compact linac generates ultrahigh-dose-rate X-rays for clinical FLASH radiotherapy appeared first on Physics World ....

Elon Musk denied recent reports that SpaceX was in talks with Saudi Arabia and the UAE for a potential investment round. In a tweet replying to a Teslarati report, he simply said, "Not true." Saudi Arabia operates a sovereign investment fund it ca...

A facility in Massachusetts has been analysing thousands of wastewater samples from across the US every week, looking for viruses and signs of disease. It could soon become permanent...

In December 2020, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft delivered a pristine sample of otherworldly dust and rock from asteroid Ryugu to Earth. Scientists have since had the opportunity to study the sample, and announced last week that the asteroid contains org...