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A new AI framework could help construction projects adapt in real time to risks, improving efficiency and reducing delays. (CREDIT: Shutterstock)
AI could let construction projects adjust schedules automatically when hazards or delays appear, boosting efficiency.
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Tennis star Naomi Osaka also stepped away from the 2021 French Open to protect her mental health.
HealthMindfulness can give elite athletes a much needed mental edgeAmyn Bhai
A new study suggests that briefly summarizing events with keywords can strengthen memory and help counter age-related memory decline.
HealthScientists are creating a much broader picture of the aging brainMac Oliveau
Dimorphos streaks offer first direct evidence that binary asteroids can exchange debris through slow impacts.
SpaceNASA DART Mission data reshapes understanding of how near-Earth asteroids evolve over timeJoshua Shavit
A newly found giant virus from Lake Ushiku shows unusual spikes and a distinct way of disrupting a host nucleus, fueling debates on cell evolution.
HealthDiscover Ushikuvirus, a giant DNA virus that could reshape cellular evolutionRebecca Shavit
Study finds Earth-sun distance helps drive the Pacific cold tongue, a key player in El Niño and global weather.
SpaceEarth’s distance from the Sun found to dramatically alter seasonsJoshua Shavit
James Webb observations confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 will safely pass the Moon in 2032, eliminating a previous collision risk.
SpaceAsteroid 2024 YR4 once feared to strike the Moon now appears harmlessJoseph Shavit
Dr Pratyush Ghosh at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge.
Green ImpactCambridge scientists capture electrons leaping across solar materials in 18 femtosecondsShy Cohen
A two-year Pitt trial found low-dose lithium was safe and hinted at slower verbal memory decline in some older adults.
HealthLow doses of lithium may slow verbal memory decline from Alzheimer’sMac Oliveau
Horses whinny with two pitches at once, by vibrating vocal folds and whistling inside the larynx.
DiscoveriesResearchers discover a hidden whistle inside a horse’s whinnyHannah Shavit-Weiner
The oldest stars in the Milky Way provide information about the age of the universe.
SpaceAncient Milky Way stars challenge the age of the universe and the Hubble tensionJoseph Shavit
Section of the Line Intensity Map created by charting the distribution and concentration of excited hydrogen via the Lyman alpha wavelength in the universe 10 billion years ago.
SpaceAstronomers built the largest and most accurate 3D map of the ultraviolet universeJoshua Shavit
A Yale-led study finds many older adults improve in cognition or walking, and positive beliefs about aging predict those gains.
HealthNearly half of older adults improve in cognition or walking over timeRebecca Shavit
ESA orbiters watched a May 2024 solar superstorm flood Mars’ upper air with electrons and trigger spacecraft glitches.
SpaceESA orbiter reveals strange behavior within Mars’ upper atmosphere during a solar superstormJoseph Shavit
A Science study using 300,000 fossils finds east-west coastlines trapped species at one latitude, raising extinctions over 540 million years.
Green ImpactHow ancient shorelines played a crucial role in the survival of early sea creaturesRebecca Shavit
Ryugu asteroid samples preserve magnetic signals from the early solar system, revealing clues about the solar nebula.
SpaceAsteroid Ryugu fragments carry a magnetic record from the birth of the solar systemJoseph Shavit
New research suggests there is no single perfect sprint technique. Speed emerges from each athlete’s unique body and coordination.
DiscoveriesFrom Usain Bolt to Gout Gout – why elite sprinters run so differentlyAmyn Bhai