Johns Hopkins Study: Early Treatment With Plasma May Reduce Long COVID Risk
Johns Hopkins-led research finds early treatment with plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients reduces "long COVID" risks, ...
Bird’s Eye Burn Scars: Scorched Devastation on the Greek Island of Rhodes
Europe was severely impacted by a heatwave, resulting in numerous wildfires, with the Greek island of Rhodes being severely affected. Satellite images reveal the extensive damage, with around 18,000 ...
Imminent Landing After Billion-Mile Journey: The Race To Retrieve NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Treasure
With the spacecraft diverted away from Earth and traveling toward its new destination, the focus of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx team is on the sample capsule. OSIRIS-REx and military recovery team members aboar ...
Historic Touchdown: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Capsule Containing Asteroid Bennu Sample Has Landed
NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule has safely returned asteroid Bennu samples to Earth, landing in Utah after a controlled descent. The U.S. has, for the first time, delivered rocks and dust from an asteroid ...
New Study: Older Adults Who Participate in This Leisure Activity Have the Memory of a 20-Year-Old
A recent study from the University of York has revealed that elderly individuals engaging in digital puzzle games exhibit memory capacities comparable to those in their 20s. Furthermore, the research ...
VIR-1388: Clinical Trial of Preventive HIV Vaccine Begins
Novel vaccine includes NIH-funded technology in development since 2004. A trial of a preventive HIV vaccine candidate has begun enrollment in the United States and South Africa. The Phase 1 trial will ...
100x Efficiency: MIT’s Machine-Learning System Based on Light Could Yield More Powerful Large Language Models
MIT system demonstrates greater than 100-fold improvement in energy efficiency and a 25-fold improvement in compute density compared with current systems. ChatGPT has made headlines around the world ...
Scientists Successfully Genetically Modify Individual Cells in Living Animals
One proven method for tracking down the genetic origins of diseases is to knock out a single gene in animals and study the consequences this has for the organism. The problem is that for many diseases ...
Mapping Methane: The Trio of Sentinel Satellites Targeting Super-Emitters From Space
In the quest to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, detecting methane leaks – a potent contributor to global warming – has become increasingly vital. Researchers are harnessing ...
6x Tougher Than Kevlar: Spider Silk Is Spun by Genetically Modified Silkworms for the First Time
Scientists in China have developed a method to produce spider silk from genetically modified silkworms, offering a strong, sustainable alternative to synthetic fibers with applications in various ...
First Glimpse: OSIRIS-REx’s Historic Return With Asteroid Bennu Sample
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is returning from asteroid Bennu with a sample, set to land on Earth on September 24. ESA’s telescope captured the spacecraft 2.90 million miles away. Is it a spacecraft?
Moonbound: Artemis II Astronauts Ace Launch Day Rehearsal
The Artemis II crew and NASA successfully conducted a simulated launch day test at the Kennedy Space Center, preparing for their upcoming Moon mission. The Artemis II crew and teams with NASA’s Explor ...