Catching up with Foundation S2 as the Second Crisis unfolds
The second season has faster pacing, more linear storytelling, and bits of levity. Enlarge / Lee Pace as the latest incarnation of Brother Day, one of a trio of ruling Cleons in Apple TV's Foundation. (credit: Apple TV+).....»»
Researchers reveal performance boost mechanism in single-atom catalyst for oxygen evolution reaction
Hydrogen energy, with its green, low-carbon and high-calorific-value properties, is emerging as the new key to solving the energy crisis. Electrochemically, water splitting has garnered much attention as a promising hydrogen production technique. How.....»»
Gotham plunges into anarchy in new Joker 2 teaser as tickets go on sale
The new teaser for Joker: Folie à Deux previews Arthur's identity crisis, as tickets for the highly-anticipated sequel are now on sale......»»
This year"s $890,000 Balzan Prizes awarded for research on aging, restorative justice, climate crisis
An Australian criminologist specializing in restorative justice and a U.S. scientist whose work helps address the climate crisis are among the winners of this year's Balzan Prize announced Monday......»»
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI extends innovation across the hybrid cloud
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) AI is Red Hat’s foundation model platform, enabling users to develop, test, and run GenAI models to power enterprise applications. The platform brings together the open source-licensed Granite LLM family and Instruct.....»»
Theoretical research establishes unified way to quantify vital quantum properties
The foundation of nearly all quantum information applications—such as computation and communication—rely on the quantum properties of superposition and entanglement......»»
Decoding the language of cells with the power of proteomics
Hundreds of millions of years ago, single cells joined forces to become multicellular organisms. At the foundation of this multicellular world is the cell surface: the plasma membrane surrounding each cell, where individual units meet and communicate.....»»
Domestic violence in sub-Saharan Africa could triple by 2060, warns report
Tens of millions of women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa will experience catastrophic levels of intimate partner violence because the world is failing to make progress on the climate crisis, according to new projections by UNFPA, the UN sexual and r.....»»
What is societal collapse? Lessons from the past can help us understand our future, but only to a point
As the climate crisis accelerates, it's hard not to wonder if today's societies can adapt. Growing worries over climate change have sparked interest in the collapse of ancient civilizations and the rise of the (often apocalypse-themed) "cli-fi" genre.....»»
Novel metasurface enables temperature-adaptive radiative cooling
As the global energy crisis intensifies and climate change accelerates, finding sustainable solutions for energy management is increasingly urgent. One promising approach is passive radiative cooling, a technology that allows objects to cool by emitt.....»»
A "river of experience": How many ways of knowing inform a course on the climate crisis and actions
How can we educate about the climate crisis in a way that gives students the tools they need to move towards hopeful visions for the future?.....»»
Plankton mark seasons in the sea, just like leaves and flowers on land
Britain's seas are rich in wildlife, but many of its species can only be seen with a microscope. These are the plankton—tiny algae and animals found throughout the ocean that are the foundation of the entire marine food web......»»
Study highlights importance of social media influencers in information dissemination during mpox outbreak
A recent study shows social media influencers are more important than previously thought when it comes to getting out vital information in a crisis......»»
OpenBAS: Open-source breach and attack simulation platform
OpenBAS is an open-source platform that enables organizations to plan, schedule, and execute crisis exercises, adversary simulations, and breach simulations. Compliant with ISO 22398 standards, OpenBAS is built as a modern web application featuring a.....»»
Perception and deception in times of crisis: Characteristics of messages and sources that allow information to spread
The COVID-19 pandemic not only gave us a global health crisis but also an infodemic, a term coined by the World Health Organization (WHO) to describe the overwhelming flood of information—both accurate and misleading—that inundated media channels.....»»
Healthy soils are good for your gut, brain and well-being, researcher says
Often overlooked, soil is one of our planet's largest living ecosystems and the foundation of our lives. It provides 95% of our food, supports global biodiversity and helps balance the climate by storing atmospheric carbon......»»
Promising antibiotic candidates discovered in microbes deep in the Arctic Sea
Antibiotics are the linchpin of modern medicine: without them, anyone with open wounds or needing to undergo surgery would be at constant risk of dangerous infections. Yet we continue to face a global antibiotics crisis, as more and more resistant st.....»»
How a salt giant radically reshaped Mediterranean marine biodiversity
A new study paves the way to understanding biotic recovery after an ecological crisis in the Mediterranean Sea about 5.5 million years ago. An international team led by Konstantina Agiadi from the University of Vienna has now been able to quantify ho.....»»
Q&A: Business expert shares insights from panel formed to examine infant formula crisis
Despite complex regulations for infant formula, contamination in production and supply chain issues at Abbott Nutrition created a dangerous shortage in 2022......»»
Labor or leisure? Why a universal basic income might foster well-being but not productivity
The current cost-of-living crisis, high interest rates and the ensuing economic contraction have disproportionately hit low-income households. And for many low-income workers, the future remains uncertain......»»
Identifying inclusive training needs for English teachers in Japan teaching students with disabilities
Access to education is recognized as one of the pillars of sustainability; it is certainly a necessary foundation if we are to build a better world for ourselves and future generations. However, education needs to be not only accessible, but also inc.....»»