Al Jazeera reporter on the ground as Colombia quake death toll rises
Rescue teams are searching collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia.
Month: August 2026
NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir Uses VR Goggles
NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 commander Jessica Meir wears a set of virtual reality goggles, also called the Nevada Screening Vision System, for a test
Why Are Rivers So Mathematical?
A river has my heart. It’s not the austere, black Thames winding through London, where I was born, but a lazy green one 5,000 miles
Scientists create single-cell atlas of spinal neurons involved in motor coordination
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital created a single-cell atlas of a key class of spinal neurons involved in motor coordination. From that resource
Traditional prostate cancer features fail to predict hormone therapy benefit
A new study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that while traditional pathological features used to classify aggressive prostate
Study reveals how wind helps animals track hidden odors
Humans trust dogs to help find missing people and bees to pollinate their crops. But scientists still don’t fully understand how these animals use their
Natural hormone activates brain-to-liver signaling pathway to suppress liver inflammation
Researchers at McMaster University have discovered that a naturally occurring hormone best known for suppressing appetite and promoting weight loss also helps protect the liver
New gene signature predicts immunotherapy success for bone marrow cancers
A team led by researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the HI-STEM Stem Cell Institute, and Medical Clinic V at Heidelberg University Hospital
California has nearly 50% more public EV chargers than gas nozzles
In 2024, public charging in California expanded at record levels The state has double the publicly accessible chargers versus 2022 Nearly 30% of U.S. EV
Study: Tesla, Rivian charging networks have far fewer problems
Owners report more than ten times the issues with Shell Recharge, EVgo, or Blink than with Tesla Rivian’s own charging network was second only to
Ars Live: Ross Scott discusses the Stop Killing Games movement
By now, any serious gamer is familiar with a favorite title becoming unplayable after a centralized online server gets shut down, or being unable to
EV battery recycling breakthrough recovers 99.99% of lithium
Chinese researchers claim to have developed a process to recover nearly all of the lithium from used electric vehicle batteries for recycling. The Independent (via
With new open models, Meta pitches another reboot of its struggling AI strategy
Meta has announced its intention to focus on open-weight large language models. Additionally, the company announced the release of an open model called Muse Glimmer
Canada flight cancelled after child refuses to wear seat belt
The incident has sparked a debate over child safety and discipline on commercial planes.