Hot off the Press- Winter wave heights and extreme storms on the rise in Western Europe April 24, 2018Study reveals average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of Western Europe have been rising for almost seven decades.
- Imagining a positive outcome biases subsequent memories April 24, 2018Imagining that an event will go well 'colors' how people remember that event after learning how it actually went, according to findings in published in Psychological Science. The findings showed that participants were more likely to mistakenly identify positive details from the event as 'true' if they had previously imagined the event goi […]
- By 2040, artificial intelligence could upend nuclear stability April 24, 2018A new RAND Corporation paper finds that artificial intelligence has the potential to upend the foundations of nuclear deterrence by the year 2040. While AI-controlled doomsday machines are considered unlikely, the hazards of artificial intelligence for nuclear security lie instead in its potential to encourage humans to take potentially apocalyptic risks, ac […]
- Radiotherapy offers new treatment option for liver cancer April 24, 2018A novel technique that delivers high doses of radiation to tumors while sparing the surrounding normal tissue shows promise as a curative treatment option for patients with early-stage liver cancer, according to a new study.
- Why have all Western-owned digital firms failed in China? April 23, 2018Cass Business School publishes new study examining the failures of Western-owned digital firms in China and why this phenomenon is singularly prevalent in this region.
- Upswings in older-age cognitive ability may not be universal April 23, 2018A study of a majority-black cohort, led by a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher, finds no clear upward trend in cognitive abilities among older adults.
- Hippo pathway found essential to orchestrate the development of the heart April 23, 2018A team of researchers has discovered that during development, when progenitor heart cells progressively differentiate into various cell types, the Hippo pathway is essential to coordinate the progress of these cell types into a working heart
- UNC scientists create better laboratory tools to study cancer's spread April 23, 2018In the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center's Andrew Wang, MD, and colleagues report they have developed tissue-engineered models for cancer metastases that reflect the microenvironment around tumors that promotes their growth.
- NASA's GPM sees Tropical Cyclone Fakir forming near Madagascar April 23, 2018The southwest Indian Ocean cyclone season started on November 15, 2017 and will officially end on April 30, 2018. A tropical cyclone called Fakir formed on April 23 near northeastern Madagascar and the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite looked at the storm's rainfall rates.
- Market failure, fake news and the First Amendment April 23, 2018The rise of social media and fake news challenge long-held assumptions about the First Amendment and are undermining the functioning of the 'the marketplace of ideas,' a Duke professor argues in a new article. Much of our thinking about the First Amendment assumes that the answer to false speech is more speech, or counter-speech, and that the truth […]
- Winter wave heights and extreme storms on the rise in Western Europe April 24, 2018
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Shedding light on black holes
Few cosmic phenomena capture our imaginations like black holes. The subject of countless sci-fi misadventures, it’s hard to describe a black hole without using grandiose and somewhat misguided metaphors. ‘Cosmic whirlpool’, or ‘deep space vacuum cleaner’ spring to mind along with notions, … Continue reading →