By Peter Barker A new study has found large amounts of toxic materials including copper and lead in the North Atlantic, potentially poisoning fish that eventually end up on dinner plates. A research team led by the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom and the Marine Biological Association learned that paint flakes could be […]

By Martin M Barillas A 74-year-old man who lost his left leg in an accident “felt like a big wind was behind” him, “pushing” him down the road as he walked with the help of an experimental exoskeleton that controls itself with artificial intelligence (AI). Stan Schaar was one of a half-dozen lower-limb amputees participating […]

By Julio Guzmán Ever Arturo and Luis Fernando are almost identical twins. They were born on Aug. 28, 2021, one minute apart. But they have one unusual and rare trait — while Ever has light skin, Luis has a darker one. Arturo Vázquez and Diana Serrano, a young couple from Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, were looking […]

By Peter Barker Though the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of animals spreading COVID-19 to people is low, nearly 700 zoos across the country have received an experimental vaccine to help protect mammals from the virus. The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana, has begun vaccinating its gorillas and orangutans […]

By Abigail Klein Leichman A minimally invasive cryoablation technology for freezing cancerous and benign tumors, developed at IceCure Medical in Israel, proved safe and effective in a three-year trial in the United States. An article in the Annals of Surgical Oncology reports that at a mean of 34.83 months following treatment with IceCure’s ProSense cryoablation […]

By Naama Barak “COVID nos fastidió”, dice Ruby Edelman. “Y surgió la pregunta de qué podíamos hacer para seguir adelante”. Edelman, bailarín, coreógrafo y director ejecutivo del centro de danza Machol Shalem Dance House en Jerusalén, está acostumbrado a ser anfitrión de una variedad de bailarines, festivales y obras de danza durante todo el año, […]

By Peter Barker A four-foot-tall humanoid robot called Robin cheers up hospitalized children by talking and playing games with them, a study found. Specialists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Mattel Children’s Hospital’s Chase Child Life Program carried out visits to young patients with the robot between October 2020 and April 2021. In […]

By Kudzanai Abel Gerede HARARE, Zimbabwe — Spencer Mutsvairo, 44, a cleaner at a small grocery shop in Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, got vaccinated against Covid-19 in July after his employer threatened to bar unvaccinated people from entering the workplace. “It’s one of the most difficult decisions that I had to take,” Mutsvairo told Zenger. “I had […]

By Pallavi Mehra WATERLOO, Ontario — Athletes are better able to identify smaller moving targets than video game players, researchers reveal. Athletes still have the edge over action video gamers when it comes to dynamic visual skills, a new study from the University of Waterloo shows. Having strong visual skills can be the difference between delivering peak performance and achieving […]

By Pallavi Mehra BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Self-identified picky eaters in college students ate significantly less fibre and vegetables and reported greater levels of a social phobia than non-picky eaters, as per a new study. Social phobia is the fear of being evaluated during everyday activities by others. The findings of the study were published in the “Journal […]

By Pallavi Mehra CAMBRIDGE, England — Covid-19 pandemic gave us a virtual world we never imagined. With excessive use of smartphones, laptops and tablets, the risk of eye problems increased manifold. A new study has revealed a link between screen time and higher risk and severity of myopia, or short-sightedness, in children and young adults. The findings of […]