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The sun’s last rays illuminate Earth’s atmosphere and refract in the camera lense in this photograph of an orbital sunset from the International Space Station as it soared 261 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the northern coast of Japan. Credit: NASAA cargo craft loaded with nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies is currently in orbit heading to the International Space Station, targeting early Saturday for docking. As the Expedition 70 crew members await the arrival of Progress 87, stem cell science, heart rate…

Well, it took over four and a half years since the project was announced, but The Fantastic Four cast were finally officially announced on Valentine’s Day 2024. And, thanks to all those rumors, the final foursome were pretty much what we expected. Say hello to Pedro Pascal as Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Invisible Woman, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing, and Joseph Quinn as Human Torch. As these stars have been swirling around their roles for months, you might’ve expected the reaction to the announcement to be somewhat…

Recent research on the fossil ape Lufengpithecus’s inner ear structures offers new clues to the evolutionary steps towards human bipedalism, revealing the significant roles of the inner ear and climate change in this evolutionary journey. Reconstruction of the locomotor behavior and paleoenvironment of Lufengpithecus. Credit: Illustration by Xiaocong Guo; image courtesy of Xijun Ni, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of SciencesThe inner ear of a fossilized ape, dating back 6…

When you die, what story will your teeth hold for the geneticists of the future? Hopefully the tale will be more uplifting than that of Vittrup Man, a forager-turned-farmer whose skull was smashed in over 5,000 years ago in what is now Denmark.Nvidia’s Almost Worth 2 Trillion. Is It a Bubble, or Is It Just Getting Started?A team of researchers recently scrutinized the isotopes locked away in Vittrup Man’s teeth, and they were able to reconstruct his life history from his childhood until his death. They determined that the…

You became a published writer at 19 and you’ve previously mentioned how your battle with Burkitt’s lymphoma during your childhood led to literature being an important part of your life. Which are the writers you encountered growing up who inspired you to become an author? Author Damon Galgut (Jaipur Literature Festival 2024) I’m sorry to say that my reading was less precocious than my early publication. I was raised on a diet of Enid Blyton (much maligned these days) and Tolkien. I was hungry to read almost…

Automation doesn’t only threaten human workers. Our canine colleagues may also need new jobs because there’s a new robot guide dog in town — and it doesn’t even need walkies. Named Roboguide, the quadruped was bred at the University of Glasgow. The research team built the prototype pooch to support blind and partially sighted people in indoor spaces. Their design solves common problems in assistive tech. “One significant drawback of many current four-legged, two-legged and wheeled robots is…

Scientists have identified a mutation that significantly boosts the cancer-fighting ability of engineered T cells without causing toxicity. This innovative approach, which works against multiple tumor types in mice, could lead to effective treatments for previously incurable cancers and is advancing toward human trials. Credit: SciTechDaily.comResearchers have engineered T cells with a cancer-derived mutation, boosting their potency against tumors over 100-fold without toxicity, marking a significant advancement in…

The bubonic plague might sound like an affliction of the past, but the bacterium behind the disease is still out there, causing thousands of human infections worldwide, year after year, although cases in the US are relatively rare.The state of Oregon just confirmed its first case in eight years, and officials say it probably came from a domestic cat, which also showed symptoms.Oregon health officer Richard Fawcett told Aria Bendix at NBC News that the patient who contracted the plague from their pet became "very…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is teaming up with ride-hailing company Lyft to prevent human trafficking and raise awareness on the issue, the department announced Wednesday. The partnership, between the DHS Blue Campaign and Lyft, will include a tutorial program to help ride-hailing drivers in the United States and Canada recognize and prevent human trafficking, the agency said in a press release. The tutorial will be available in Lyft’s app for drivers. DHS’s Blue Campaign is a public…

Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven robotics is becoming more and more human-like, Hanson Robotics chief executive David Hanson said on Saturday.“Now, we're starting to see more and more lifelike capabilities spontaneously emerging,” Hanson said, speaking at the Global Business Summit in Delhi.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Professional…