Let's take a trip back in time to the late 19th century. When British officials first stepped onto the island of Cyprus, they meticulously documented its features. This historical geospatial dataset, crafted from maps made between 1878 and 1883, gives us a snapshot of Cyprus's past environment. The
Imagine trying to improve how we deal with harmful ammonia emissions. Scientists have found a way to do this by tweaking titanium dioxide, a common catalyst. They mixed titanium dioxide with copper using a method called sol-gel. This new catalyst, called xCu-TiO2, turns out to be much better than ot
Osimertinib has been a game-changer in treating advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). But how does it fare when used as a first-line treatment for patients who have had surgery and later experienced a recurrence? That's a question that needs answering. While we know that post-surgery recurren
Microsoft is the latest big tech company to find itself in the crosshairs of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The agency has been looking into Microsoft's cloud and software businesses, particularly how the company bundles its services. This isn't the first time Microsoft has faced such scrutiny.
Imagine this: a piece of nasty software that hides deep inside your computer’s brain, so deep that even reformatting your hard drive can’t get rid of it. Sounds like something from a sci-fi movie, right? Well, it’s happening in the real world, and now, Linux users are in the crosshairs. Researchers
Ever wondered why humans have more twins than other primates? You might think it's linked to having plenty of resources, but that's not always true. Surprisingly, areas with fewer resources often have more twins. So, what's the deal? It turns out, culture has a big part to play. In places where twin
Ever wondered how investor interest impacts the ups and downs of cryptocurrencies, especially during a global pandemic like COVID-19? This study looked at the top 20 cryptocurrencies from January 2016 to April 2021 to find out. They used a method called Two Stages Least Squares to see how investor a
Ever wondered how fluctuations in blood sugar might affect your kidneys after heart surgery? Researchers recently took a close look at this topic by studying a large group of patients. They explored different ways to track how much blood sugar levels bounce up and down post-surgery. Their focus was
Henry Ford, the man behind America's iconic car brand, also had a thing for tractors. Back in the early 1900s, he created an experimental tractor called the "automotive plow. " By 1917, Ford introduced the Fordson tractor, and the company started making farming equipment. Ford tractors like the 9N,
Have you ever wondered why science textbooks mostly feature achievements by Western scientists? This is because science is deeply entwined with the histories of past empires, leading to a bias towards Western knowledge. Minoritised ethnicities are often underrepresented in science curricula. The pus
