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May 20, 2024 11:57 PM

Kirin’s electric spoon leaps from Ig Nobel infamy to the dinner table

Japanese drinks giant Kirin Holdings will start selling an electrified spoon that researchers claim can promote healthier eating by enhancing salty tastes without extra sodium. Monday’s product launch marks the first commercialisation of technolog...

May 18, 2024 4:54 PM

Spain set to become total solar eclipse ‘world capital’, says astronomer

Spain is set to become the world capital of total solar eclipses when two episodes of the rare spectacle are set to take place on August 12, 2026, and August 2, 2027, a Spanish astronomer said. Frank A. Rodriguez, an astronomy professor at the San R...

May 17, 2024 1:42 PM

Space data fuels India’s farming innovation drive

Lokeswara Reddy, an Indian farmer with two decades of experience, has seen his crops flourish after lean years, thanks to earth-observation satellites. Shifting climate patterns, high input costs, a scarcity of labour and erratic weather began to di...

May 15, 2024 1:43 PM

Look behind the smile: Mona Lisa’s mysterious background decrypted by art-loving geologist

Over 500 years after the "universal genius" Leonardo, art and science have crossed paths again to solve the mystery around the background of the most enigmatic painting of all time- the Mona Lisa. For decades, art historians have debated on its land...

May 15, 2024 1:43 PM

Asia’s extreme April heat worsened by climate change, scientists say

Extreme temperatures throughout Asia last month were made worse - and more likely - as a result of human-driven climate change, a team of international scientists said on Wednesday. Billions of people across the continent were affected by record-bre...

May 15, 2024 11:15 AM

Miniature poodle Sage fetches top prize at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

A miniature poodle named Sage was crowned "Best in Show" on Tuesday at the 148th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, fetching the grand prize in the most prestigious competition among pure-bred canines in the United States. The finalist represe...

May 14, 2024 4:11 PM

Seed-dropping drones seek to halt Kosovo’s deforestation

A hovering drone drops linden and pine seeds wrapped in soil onto a barren hillside outside Kosovo's capital Pristina, part of an effort to reforest thousands of hectares lost to illegal logging and wildfires. Environmentalists say deforestation, al...

May 14, 2024 3:32 PM

New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry, may improve risk assessment

Twelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a large study published on Monday may one day help better predict their risk for the disease and highlights potential risk differences from women of European descent. Studies to i...

May 14, 2024 2:05 PM

For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair

People greet each other in a variety of ways. They might say "hello," "guten tag," "hola," "konnichiwa" or "g'day." They might shake hands, bump fists, make a fist-and-palm gesture or press their hands together with a gentle head bow. They might kiss...

May 13, 2024 12:31 PM

First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies

A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said. "The Mass General transplant team is deeply saddened at ...

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