This month, space feels a bit more festive. That could be because of a new composite image of the Christmas Tree Cluster that shows star formation in a merry way, complete with green pine needles and twinkling lights. This image, in fact, arrives to our computer screens just after we […]
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AI software can scan X-rays as soon as they are taken with at least 94% accuracy Study believes AI could assist doctors and help with NHS staff shortages By Jim Norton Technology Editor Published: 02:26 GMT, 9 December 2023 | Updated: 02:26 GMT, 9 December 2023 Artificial intelligence could provide the […]
Kim Kardashian is famous for her contouring make-up tricks. But it turns out the original pioneer of the technique may actually have been a 16th century artist famous for painting royals and grandees at Henry VIII’s court. That’s because conservation work has revealed that Hans Holbein altered the ‘chubby’ look […]
The Säntis Tower, atop Mount Säntis in Switzerland Toma Oregal-Chaumont, Antonio Sunjerga, Pasa Hettiarachchi, et al. Lightning can shoot upwards from tall towers – and researchers now know that it produces X-rays at the very beginning of its ascent into the clouds. During a thunderstorm, different parts of a cloud […]
CNN Special Report October 25, 2022 Vilnius, Lithuania — As his daughters dozed off in the back seat, his wife filmed him driving, eyes narrowed, focused on the dark road ahead. Andrei, a doctor, had been plotting their escape from Belarus since 2020, when the Kremlin-backed regime cracked down on […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert was left to walk gingerly into the trainer’s room inside Arrowhead Stadium, his left arm held tightly to his battered ribs, after Los Angeles blew a 10-point halftime lead and lost 27-24 to the AFC West-rival Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night. […]
A Home Office report on supposed scientific methods for estimating ages is likely to recommend the use of dental X-rays, among other techniques, despite a lack of evidence to support them Society 27 July 2022 By Jason Arunn Murugesu Dental X-rays are a controversial technique when used to precisely measure […]
Quantum communication technology may allow for information to be securely sent through interstellar space without being disrupted by gravity or solar winds Physics 1 June 2022 By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan An observatory tracking satellites with a laser Dmitry Evteev/Alamy If aliens wanted to send us messages from 30 light years away, […]