SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

[ad_1] This is genius. Seaweed Sedan Mountains of brown, sludgy sargassum, an invasive species of seaweed, have rendered popular beaches in the Caribbean into an unsightly mess. The situation has become so dire that Barbados’ prime minister Mia Mottley declared the invasion a national emergency in 2018. But there could be a silver lining, the […]

[ad_1] In an intriguing intersection of anatomy and behavior, scientists have discovered that the length of your ring finger compared to your index finger might predict your relationship with alcohol. This connection, rooted in prenatal hormone exposure, offers new insights into why some people may be more prone to higher alcohol consumption than others. Researchers

[ad_1] There was water on Mars as early as 4.45 billion years ago, just a short time after the planet formed from the leftover dust of the growing Sun. The evidence? A tiny grain of zircon, smaller than the width of a human hair, with minerals trapped inside that could only have formed in the

[ad_1] The Earth has parted ways with a tiny “mini moon” that had orbited our planet for two months — at least until it swings back around for another visit two months from now. The 33-foot space rock, dubbed 2024 PT5, was first spotted by astronomers in August. It only came by for a brief

[ad_1] A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior. When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over the rock back in May, the rock broke open, revealing yellow crystals of elemental sulfur: brimstone. Although sulfates are fairly common on Mars, this represents the first time

[ad_1] Since Lithium-ion batteries have witnessed a growing application in portable electronics and electric vehicles, researchers are keen to improve their performance and cost further. In those efforts, researchers have made a promising discovery to enhance the life and performance of these batteries. With its cheap and energy-efficient performance, Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionized the use

[ad_1] General relativity has passed one of its most precise tests ever thanks to observations of the past 11 billion years of cosmic evolution collected by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI. Albert Einstein’s 1915 theory, general relativity, has remained humanity’s best description of gravity for the past 100 years. Cosmologists have used general relativity

[ad_1] An international consortium of scientists, engineers, and urban planners called Project Hyperion has launched a design competition for a massive multi-generational spaceship that could sustain and transport humans on long journey across the interstellar expanse. As Universe Today reports, the competition is challenging the public to come up with a concept that relies on

[ad_1] Cancer is a multifaceted disease that typically requires costly genetic profiling for effective treatment. However, recent developments in deep learning have enabled more affordable predictions of genetic alterations from whole-slide images (WSIs). Despite the success of transformers in non-medical applications, their adoption for WSI analysis remains limited due to their complexity and the scarcity