Leaded Gasoline Tied to Uptick in Mental Health Disorders, and a Mysterious Outbreak Occurs in the DRCA mysterious outbreak occurs in the Democratic of the Congo, and researchers find evidence that exposure to leaded gasoline was linked to increases in...
Compared to some years (I am thinking of 2023 and its wealth of offerings, from Cocoon to Viewfinder), 2024 has been a bit slower for must-play video games, particularly for the science and technology-themed titles I like to highlight for...
“My mind is always a bit quieter after a workout than it was before”Westend61 GmbH/Alamy I have been in a slump the past few weeks, largely due to my ADHD drugs running out. This has made it hard for me...
The Secret Lives Of AnimalsLindsay McCrae/Apple TV+ Asia (BBC iPlayer)Covering almost a third of our planet, Asia’s biodiversity and vast range of environments were ripe for the David Attenborough treatment. He narrates this seven-part series, which touches on everything from...
The prototype of an IBM optics module for connecting chips with fibre opticsRyan Lavine for IBM An optical fibre technology can help chips communicate with each other at the speed of light, enabling them to transmit 80 times as much...
AI found a new way to entangle particles of lightluchschenF/Shutterstock Quantum entanglement just got easier, thanks to artificial intelligence. Researchers discovered a new procedure for creating quantum links between particles, and it could be used for building quantum communication networks...
December 6, 20243 min readWuhan Virologist Says Lab Has No Close Relatives to COVID VirusShi Zhengli, the virologist at the center of COVID lab-leak theory, reveals coronavirus sequences from the Wuhan instituteBy Smriti Mallapaty & Nature magazineChinese virologist Shi Zhengli has presented...
A drunken forest in Alaska, where trees are tilting or collapsing to the ground due to permafrost meltGlobal Warming Images/Shutterstock Melting permafrost in Arctic forests may cause trees to tilt to the side in ways that slow their growth, reducing...
December 6, 20243 min readWhy ‘Tipping Points’ Are the Wrong Way to Talk about Climate ChangeA new paper warns the concept of “tipping points” doesn’t do much to encourage climate action from laypeople and policymakersBy Chelsea Harvey & E&E NewsMeltwater...
Right now, people who love looking at the wonders of the heavens have it better than ever. Every day brings some new jaw-dropping snapshot from at least one of the myriad observatories now operating on the ground or in space,...
