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Students from Belgium, Canada, Mexico, Türkiye, and the USA win the 12th edition of Beamline for Schools
Beamline for Schools (BL4S) is a physics competition initiated by CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, and open…
Abdominal fat linked to reduced strength and mobility in adults
A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) Volume 17, Issue 6, on May 30, 2025, titled “Impact of waist-to-hip…
Nearly half of U.S. grandchildren live within 10 miles of a grandparent
ITHACA, N.Y. — New, more precise estimates show most American grandchildren live close to a grandparent, with implications…
New land grant research detects dicamba damage from the sky
URBANA, Ill. — Drones can now detect subtle soybean canopy damage from dicamba at one ten-thousandth of the herbicide’s label rate—simulating…
Scientists create biological ‘artificial intelligence’ system
Named PROTEUS (PROTein Evolution Using Selection), the system harnesses ‘directed evolution,’ a lab technique that mimics the natural…
$2.6 million NIH grant backs search for genetic cure in deadly heart disease
Fourteen million people worldwide suffer from enlarged hearts, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic disease that thickens the heart’s walls,…
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Women Scientists in Developing Countries Receive Elsevier Foundation Awards for Physics and Math
Talented Nigerian, Sudanese and Vietnamese scientists honored at AAAS Annual Meeting San Jose, California– Four physicists and a mathematician have been named winners of the 2015 Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World, in recognition of research that has strong potential social and economic benefits. The winning scholars are from […]
Japan’s Traditional Culture of Folk Beliefs
Many people in Japan visited Shinto shrines at the beginning of the new year. Long lines formed at even the small local shrine near my home, snaking out of the…
Top Nepalese doctor combats brain condition worlddwide
A leading Nepali doctor is helping to combat a life threatening condition later this month when he broadcasts globally as part of World Encephalitis Day (WED) on 22 February. Professor Ajit…
ASEAN smart farmers: The power of sharing
Over 150 farmers and supporters from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries gathered to exchange ideas and learned about regional innovations and knowledge during the Smart Farmer Regional Carnival…