3D map reveals our solar system’s local bubble has an ‘escape tunnel’
A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an “escape tunnel” from our local bubble.
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Necrotizing fasciitis: The ‘flesh-eating’ infection that bores holes in the body
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, life-threatening illness caused by bacteria that aggressively attack the soft tissue of the body.
Caffeine’s impact on brain’s mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway could reduce alcohol’s addictive effects
Scientists have recently discovered that caffeine may counteract some of alcohol’s effects on the brain’s reward system, particularly by blocking certain dopamine responses typically triggered by alcohol. Their new study, published in Translational Psychiatry, provides evidence that caffeine can prevent…
IBM boosts the amount of computation you can get done on quantum hardware
There’s a general consensus that we won’t be able to consistently perform sophisticated quantum calculations without the development of error-corrected quantum computing, which is unlikely to arrive until the end of the decade. It’s still an open question, however, whether…
12,000-year-old, doughnut-shaped pebbles may be early evidence of the wheel
The wheel was likely invented around 6,000 years ago, but a new analysis of curious rocks from Israel suggests that wheel-like technologies existed even earlier.
Diagnostic dilemma — Unusual case reports from the medical literature
Discover all things chemical with the latest chemistry news, features and articles from Live Science.
Teeny tardigrades can survive space and lethal radiation. Scientists may finally know how.
A new species of tardigrades with thousands of genes that become more active when exposed to radiation could help in devising better protection for astronauts on long missions.
Vulnerable narcissism and emotion dysregulation linked to binge-watching
A study of emerging adults in Italy found that both men and women who experienced emotional abuse as children, and who exhibited higher levels of vulnerable narcissism and emotion dysregulation, were more likely to engage in binge-watching. The paper was…
An asteroid hit Earth just hours after being detected. It was the 3rd ‘imminent impactor’ of 2024
A small asteroid burned up in Earth’s atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before impact monitoring systems had registered its trajectory.
Amazon ends free ad-supported streaming service after Prime Video with ads debuts
Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service, as it heightens focus on selling ads on its Prime Video subscription service. Amazon, which has owned IMDb since 1998, launched Freevee as IMDb Freedive in 2019. The…
