How do cutting-edge science and technology respond to ethical and legal issues when incorporated into society? These issues are known as ethical, legal and social issues, or “ELSI” for short, and research on these issues is being carried out both…
A towering, trunk-like organism that sprouted from the ground 400 million years ago has turned into quite the prehistoric mystery. These organisms — known by the genus name Prototaxites — look somewhat like living stalagmites, or cacti…
When it comes to exercising for your heart’s sake, you don’t want to peak too early in life. Research suggests that to protect yourself against high blood pressure in your twilight years, you need to keep your exercise levels up through…
Toyota on Friday announced it is recalling roughly 162,000 pickup trucks in the United States after discovering a potential defect in the vehicles’ multimedia display system.
The recall affects certain 2024 and 2025 Toyota Tundra and Tundra…
Meta will temporarily block teens from accessing its AI chatbot characters across all of its apps, the company announced Friday, as it works on a redesigned version that includes parental controls and stronger safety guardrails.
The pause…
CO2 that has been absorbed and accumulated in fresh water areas like lakes and reservoirs—is receiving attention for its potential contributions to achieving a carbon neutral society. Kobe University is a hub for freshwater carbon research,…
Sometimes, it just takes one researcher picking up on a single inconsistency to uncover how an earthquake long believed to be one of the most devastating in Greece’s history was most likely not as dramatic as previously thought.
Analyzing old…
Matt Humpage/Northern Rogue StudiosAn artist’s 3D rendering of what…
New state-of-the-art simulations by Maynooth University astronomers show that in the dense, turbulent dawn of the cosmos, ‘light seed’ black holes could rapidly swallow matter and rival the colossal black holes seen in the center of early…
NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation to the International Space Station during a pair of news conferences on Friday, Jan. 30, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
At 11 a.m. EST, mission leadership will…
