Scientists accidentally invent an anti-addiction drug. Christian Hendershot, a psychiatrist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, said that Semaglutide and its chemical relatives seem to work, at least in animals, against an unusually broad array of addictive drugs. All her life, Victoria Rutledge thought
Researchers in multiple nations have created what is called a tokamak reactor, which uses enormously powerful magnetic fields to contain the fusion reaction for milliseconds of time. This shows the worldwide race to capture the power of the sun. For decades it has been the modern version of turning lead
Scientists from the University of Tokyo have created “Jizai Arms,” which resemble the real Doctor Octopus arms. This wearable backpack can power up to six detachable robot arms and moves with the user’s body. Scientists from the University of Tokyo have developed a set of robotic arms that can be
High-resolution images of the first full-sized 3D scan published by the BBC reveal Titanic’s untold secrets. The first full-sized 3D scan of the Titanic shipwreck published on Wednesday may reveal more details about the ocean liner’s fateful journey across the Atlantic more than a century ago. The high-resolution images, published
The latest preview of the Apple iPhone showcased the next big update, which will allow users to create a digital voice that sounds like them. Ahead of its June WWDC event, Apple on Tuesday previewed a suite of accessibility features that will be coming “later this year” in its next big iPhone update. The
According to a research report published on Monday in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, it is now possible to extract your DNA from thin air. David Duffy, a wildlife geneticist at the University of Florida, just wanted a better way to track disease in sea turtles. Then he started
Antony John, a 67-year-old man from Kollam district in Kerala, has built an electric vehicle that costs Rs 5 to travel 60 kms. Electric vehicles are the future of mobility, and we have mentioned this fact several times on our website in the past. Manufacturers such as Tata and MG
An Icelandic company called deCODE genetics, which has sequenced more whole genomes than any other institution in the world, is trying to find out how genetics determine our life choices. In the subterranean depths of a granite building on the outskirts of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavík, a robot is slowly and
A new IVF procedure called mitochondrial donation treatment (MDT) has resulted in the birth of the first UK baby with DNA from three people. The first UK baby created with DNA from three people has been born after doctors performed a groundbreaking IVF procedure that aims to prevent children from
