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India successfully launches first private orbital rocket
India's first privately built orbital rocket took its maiden flight Saturday, its company said, marking a significant step for the South Asian giant as it eyes...
How physics and mathematical modeling help us make better clothes
A new paper in the journal Nature Physics offers insights into the physics of liquid droplets—and while many people may not appreciate the mathematical accompli...
AI unlocks QLED recipe that doubles efficiency and boosts lifetime 40-fold
A technology has been developed that allows artificial intelligence to inversely determine the process conditions for quantum-dot light-emitting diode (QLED) de...
'Chainsaw massacre': Europe mulls culls for fish-guzzling cormorant
Europe's great cormorant has recovered from near extinction to overabundance in half a century, stoking a long-running debate over population control between fi...
South African genomics projects direct 10% of budgets to community-chosen benefits
South Africa is pioneering new ways to embed ethical benefit sharing in genomics research through community-led decision-making. Speaking at the World Congress...
Researchers create strong 'super silk' that maintains shape after wetting
Painstakingly woven from the cocoons of silkworms, silk has been valued for more than 4,000 years as a luxury material. More than just beautiful, silk is also l...
Scale can measure university students' confidence in using AI
A study conducted at Koç University School of Nursing examined university students' perceived self-efficacy in using artificial intelligence technologies. Led b...
Researcher finds several UK mosquito species are potential carriers of avian malaria
Mosquitoes are widely known for transmitting diseases such as malaria and dengue fever to humans, but less is known about the diseases they can transmit to wild...
Study finds high school track experience gives baseball players an edge MLB teams overlook
A new study by a University of Florida sport management professor and colleagues challenges long-held assumptions about how young athletes should train and sugg...
Tuberculosis drug discovery gets smarter with AI
When researchers screen potential tuberculosis drugs, they often end up with too many options. Some look promising but later prove to be costly dead ends. "We m...
Herbularyo card game blends Filipino folklore and organic chemistry
Medicinal plants have long been a cornerstone of Philippine traditional medicine, dating back generations. Tawa-tawa, a low-growing herb that thrives in open gr...
Amazon soy pact collapse could add 1.4 million hectares of deforestation by 2036
The collapse of a landmark Amazon soy pact will drive at least 1.4 million hectares (3.5 million acres) of extra deforestation in Brazil over the next decade, r...