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Credit: NIST John W. Lyons, a chemist who served as director of the National Institute of…

Gangs reportedly control up to 90 per cent of Port-au-Prince, raising concerns that hunger is being used as a weapon to coerce local populations and hold sway over rival armed groups.They control key routes to farming areas to the north…

The federal government has released the final report on a Universities Accord. Taking more than a year to prepare, it is billed as a “blueprint” for reform for the next decade and beyond. It contains 47 recommendations across…

1. IntroductionTipping-bucket rain gauges (TBRGs) are widely used globally, both for routine climatological data collection and for the provision of ground truth against which various other methods of rainfall recording, such as…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with specific genetic traits and those who have anxiety or depression have a significantly higher heart…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Consistently exercising 2–3 times a week over the long term is linked to a lower current risk of…

Dr. Ian Phillips with the wavelength management device. Credit: Dr. Ian Phillips Aston University researchers have sent data at a speed…

Dr. Ian Phillips with the wavelength management device. Credit: Dr. Ian Phillips Aston University researchers have sent data at a speed…

In our current age of artificial intelligence, computers can generate their own “art” by way of diffusion models, iteratively adding structure to a noisy initial state until a clear image or video emerges.…

The “dangerous humid heat” that engulfed western Africa in mid-February was made 10 times more likely by human-caused climate change, a new rapid attribution study finds.  Throughout February, western Africa was hit by unusually intense…

The “dangerous humid heat” that engulfed western Africa in mid-February was made 10 times more likely by human-caused climate change, a new rapid attribution study finds.  Throughout February, western Africa was hit…

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 The…

Lehigh has recently implemented changes to its bus system; however, an industry-wide bus driver shortage has caused student complaints about timeliness and accessibility.  Benjamin Sucheski,…

Lehigh has recently implemented changes to its bus system; however, an industry-wide bus driver shortage has caused student complaints about timeliness and accessibility.  Benjamin Sucheski,…

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the announcement of the general elections and procedures to depute officials to election dutieshaving been initiated, requests to exempt certain categories of officials also have also started pouring in. With…

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the announcement of the general elections and procedures to depute officials to election dutieshaving been initiated, requests to exempt certain categories of officials also have also started pouring in. With…

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the announcement of the general elections and procedures to depute officials to election dutieshaving been initiated, requests to exempt certain categories of officials also have also started pouring in. With…

The cap set on how much UK energy suppliers can charge for domestic gas and electricity is set to fall by 15% from April 1 2024. Despite this, prices remain shockingly high. The average household energy bill in 2023 was £2,592 a…

A chimpanzee mother and infant in Kibale National Park, UgandaDr. Kris Sabbi, Tufts University When there isn’t much food to go around, most chimpanzees stop playing altogether to conserve energy, but mothers…

A chimpanzee mother and infant in Kibale National Park, UgandaDr. Kris Sabbi, Tufts University When there isn’t much food to go around, most chimpanzees stop playing altogether to conserve energy, but mothers…

In 648 BCE, the Greek poet Archilochus wrote that, “nothing can be surprising any more or impossible or miraculous, now that Zeus, father of the Olympians has made night out of noonday, hiding the light of the gleaming Sun.” Total…

Credit: Maksim Goncharenok from Pexels A German man who deliberately got vaccinated for COVID-19 a whopping 217 times did not report any…

The 24th edition of the Biennale of Sydney, titled Ten Thousand Suns, is an explosion of joy and creative energy across seven venues, including the sails of the Opera House and White Bay Power Station. This iteration, led by…

Sex-specific prevalence of cancer risk groups and frequency of HPV subtypes according to cancer risk groups. Panel B) Individuals with multiple infections of a…

South Africa’s economy is struggling. A number of factors are behind the decline. These include severe power cuts which are taking their toll on all spheres of the economy, rising inflation, increases in food prices, the effects of…

When epidemics break out and public health emergencies are declared, people shy away from seeking care for other conditions. This may seem counter-intuitive at first glance. But it makes sense. Ordinary life is disrupted, so…

BALOCHISTAN: After unbearable disasters caused by torrential rains and floods in Balochistan's Gwadar city and many parts still waiting for assistance, the people of Mohalla Band area have criticised "administrative negligence" which…

The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is the most important football tournament in Africa. It has been contested by the male national teams of countries on the continent since 1957. Egypt is the most successful country in the…

Credit: University of California, San Francisco A form of artificial intelligence called large language modeling (LLM), the same…

Leveraging resources such as virtual data rooms and shared labs makes it easier for biotech startups to grow. This is good news: We need more companies attacking cancer from novel angles, including AI-enabled early detection. And…

The novel COVID-19 virus, which spread rapidly from China in late 2019, developed into a global pandemic in 2020, which was accompanied by enormous restrictions and protective measures. To slow the spread of the so-called “coronavirus”,…

Maize prices have continued to decline in recent weeks as supply of the staple grain has been rising across the country due to in-kind lean season response by the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) and the opening of…

Mysuru: Trends picked up from the two health camps carried out in the district revealed that there is an urgent need to address the causes resulting in lifestyle-related diseases. 75% of the tribals, who were screened by Sankara Eye…

For veteran Martin Del Rio, an Education and Employment Initiative and Operation Warfighter regional coordinator, the passion he has for his job and the recovering service members he serves comes directly from the turbulence…

Electricity is essential to just about everyone – rich and poor, old and young. Yet, when severe storms strike, socioeconomically disadvantaged communities often wait longest to recover.That isn’t just a perception.We analyzed data from…

Accusations that migrants beat NYPD officers late last month and the arrest Monday of five other migrants in a string of brazen moped robberies have Republicans demanding the repeal of three of New York’s so-called sanctuary city laws —…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Having a stroke may significantly increase the risk of developing dementia. The risk of dementia was the…

For Immediate Release:February 6, 2024 Contact:Nicole Perreira 202-483-7382 Wichita, Kan. – Today, PETA sent a letter to Aaron Landrum, president and CEO of Wichita-based Chance Rides, the largest manufacturer of amusement rides in the…

Zimingzhong with print of the coronation of Louis XIVThe Palace Museum THESE lavish antique clocks don’t just represent time – they are also windows on a period of cutting-edge scientific innovation.…

It is estimated that 75 billion farm animals are slaughtered for meat annually (Behera & Adhikary, 2023). Securing the welfare of every individual farm animal at the end of life is difficult and, consequently, animal welfare issues…

Turkey on Tuesday holds pre-dawn vigils for the loss of more than 50,000 people -- and parts of entire cities — in the earthquake-prone country's deadliest disaster of modern times. Grieving Turks are still coming to terms with how a…

In-depth analysis February 1, 2024 Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration using calculations from VortexaNote:…

For Release ThursdayFebruary 1, 2024 Prescription drug prices in the United States are significantly higher than in other nations, with prices in the United States averaging 2.78 times those seen in 33 other nations, according…

January 30, 2024 EPA Settles with Pan Pacific, Times Supermarket, Don Quijote, and Marukai Hawaii over Sale of Unregistered Disinfectants and Other Products HONOLULU –…

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced this week that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved his recent request to make financial aid available to survivors after devastating flooding on Sept. 9, 2023. “The flooding in Northeastern…

1. IntroductionThe emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in late 2019 transformed our world . Neither individuals nor institutions were immune, including higher education, as the COVID-19 pandemic…

Credit: Tel-Aviv University A breakthrough achieved by researchers from four Israeli universities—Tel Aviv University, The Hebrew University…

Organic visible light communication system based on mixed white light illumination and color-selective OPDs fabricated with OLEDs. Credit: POSTECH…

The EIS measured in this study is shown in Figure 4. Firstly, the results for the same resting time at different SOC are shown, from which it can be found that there was a regular trend in the EIS of the lithium-ion batteries for the…

The bodies of the two remaining people missing in the aftermath of China’s most serious earthquake in nearly a decade were found yesterday, a tragedy…