Technology

For the first time in over a billion years, two distinct life forms have merged into a single organism, a process known as primary endosymbiosis. This rare evolutionary event has occurred only twice in Earth’s history, leading to the emergence of complex life forms such as mitochondria and plants. An international team of scientists observed this phenomenon between a species …

South Korean scientists have made a significant advancement by creating a powerful hybrid sodium-ion battery that charges in mere seconds, potentially transforming the need for critical minerals in technological advancements. This study, led by KAIST doctoral candidates Jong Hui Choi and Dong Won Kim, was detailed in the journal Energy Storage Materials. Sodium, as a mineral, is about 1,000 times …

Europe is experiencing increasingly severe heatwaves that are proving too intense for the human body to handle, leading to a 30 percent increase in heat-related deaths over the past two decades, according to recent findings from the EU’s Copernicus climate monitoring service and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Released on Monday (Apr 22), the report highlighted the acute dangers of …

A recent study led by Dr. Claudia Bull from the University of Queensland has discovered that children who experience maltreatment are significantly more likely to struggle with alcohol and substance use disorders by the age of 40. The research involved analyzing data from over 6,000 individuals born at Brisbane’s Mater Mother’s Hospital from 1981 to 1983, tracking them from infancy …

The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved legislation that would mandate TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest its stake in the platform within a year, or face a national ban. This move is part of a broader foreign aid package and follows previous delays in the Senate, according to the Associated Press. Previously, a standalone bill proposing a tighter …

Some fish and amphibians have the remarkable ability to heal heart scars and regenerate muscle tissue in adulthood, a feat that remains elusive in humans. To explore why this is, scientists led by Jamie Gagnon at the University of Utah studied two similar fish species: the zebrafish, which can regenerate its heart, and the medaka, which cannot. Clayton Carey, a …

Europa, one of Jupiter’s intriguing moons, has fascinated scientists and space enthusiasts for its potential to harbor extraterrestrial life, thanks to its subsurface ocean. Yet, recent findings are prompting a reevaluation of its habitability. At the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, planetary scientist Paul Byrne expressed skepticism about the active geological life of Europa’s ocean floor. He suggested that Europa …

A man from the Netherlands succumbed to an underlying illness after battling coronavirus for a record 613 days, during which the virus mutated repeatedly, evolving into a new variant, according to a report from Time magazine based on research from the University of Amsterdam. This 72-year-old patient experienced the longest known infection with the virus, highlighting a rare medical case. …