
PBS Newshour - 1 day 20 hours ago
There's real concern about the growing prevalence of the use of artificial intelligence and other technologies in higher education. But some schools have found benefits as well. In the case of nursing programs, more and more are integrating immersive technologies like generative AI and virtual reality into their curricula. Ali Rogin spotlights one of those for our series, Rethinking College. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Retraction Watch - 1 day 22 hours ago
Elsevier has retracted a 2021 study claiming sudden infant death syndrome is linked to vaccines over concerns the paper might influence patient care. The single-author study, by longtime vaccine critic Neil Z. Miller and published in Toxicology Reports, found 75 percent of SIDS cases reported occurred within seven days of vaccination, suggesting the fatalities are … Continue reading Elsevier retracts study tying sudden infant death syndrome to vaccinations...

New York Times - 2 days 9 min ago
Work with radioactive materials at a plutonium facility at the at Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1978.

New York Times - 2 days 4 hours ago
A wildfire burning in the Simi Valley of California this month.

IEEE Spectrum - 2 days 5 hours ago
A new method for writing DNA promises to unlock the potential of generative AI in biology, giving scientists a fast, affordable, and accurate way to physically build the novel genetic sequences that predictive models are now producing faster than anyone can construct them. The technique, called Sidewinder, can assemble dozens of genetic sequences simultaneously in a single test tube, producing just one incorrect junction for every ten million assembly events a level of precision that far surpasses...

Popular Mechanics - 2 days 6 hours ago
Discovered off the coast of Spain, the ship was evidently smuggling cannons and silver ingots.

GeekSpin - 2 days 8 hours ago
NASA is taking cancer research beyond Earth and into orbit. Right now, aboard the International Space Station (ISS), scientists are studying how cancer medicine behaves in zero gravity to see if space can reveal clues that are impossible to observe on the ground. It might sound unusual, but researchers believe the weightless environment of […] Read the original article here: NASA is testing a cancer drug in space right now...

Smithsonian - 2 days 8 hours ago
Ever since a 2018 blaze destroyed priceless artifacts and scientifically important specimens, museum staff have devoted themselves to reopening its doors to the public...

IEEE Spectrum - 2 days 9 hours ago
This sponsored article is brought to you by Master Bond . Outgassing is the release of volatile substances from a cured adhesive over time. These released materials, which may include residual solvents, unreacted monomers, or other chemical species, can deposit on nearby surfaces, causing contamination that interferes with sensitive components. What Is Outgassing and How Is It Measured? The industry standard for measuring outgassing is ASTM E595, developed by NASA . This test exposes a cured sample...

Retraction Watch - 2 days 9 hours ago
Researchers who flagged methodological issues in a paper on birdsong a year and a half before Nature retracted it say they should be credited in the editorial notice. But the editors have refused, with one telling the critics the paper was retracted for unrelated reasons. The March 2024 study at the center of the dispute … Continue reading Critics of birdsong study fight to be named in Nature's retraction...

Newser - 2 days 10 hours ago
Surgeons in 14th-century China were doing more than cutting into flesh they were carefully numbing, too. Researchers say they've found the first direct chemical evidence that Ming dynasty doctors used a powerful plant-based anesthetic during surgery, a surprisingly advanced medical practice for the era, per Live Science . Using a laser-based...