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Tech Xplore / Molten salt reactors: A new testing facility improves pump shaft seals
Molten salt nuclear reactors may generate energy more efficiently than conventional water-cooled reactors while producing less waste, but the reactors must safely contain the salt's hazardous byproducts. Experiments on a ...
Medical Xpress / Doctor who studies sudden death weighs in on Lindsey Graham's passing
Medical examiners are preliminarily attributing the death of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, to an aortic dissection caused by "arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease," a broad term referring to the hardening ...
Tech Xplore / New York won't build big data centers for a year as it weighs energy and climate risks
No large data centers can be built in New York for up to a year as the state creates rules to protect the environment and its energy grid from the power-hungry facilities fueling artificial intelligence.
Phys.org / First-ever koala chlamydia vaccine implant inserted into a wild koala
In what's been hailed as a "massive breakthrough," a chlamydia vaccine implant has been administered to a wild koala for the first time. This is the only koala chlamydia vaccine that uses two doses. Now, thanks to the implant, ...
Phys.org / How the SKA will use fast radio bursts to decode the universe
There are parts of the universe that are extremely hard to see, even for our most advanced telescopes. Gas and dust don't emit light and are visible only by the light they block from stars and galaxies. Magnetic fields are ...
Medical Xpress / Herpes immune response linked to Alzheimer's disease
New research has demonstrated a mechanistic link between the immune response to herpesviruses—the family of viruses related to cold sores, childhood infections and mononucleosis—and an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. ...
Medical Xpress / Why food skills belong in the school curriculum—not left to chance at home
One in 10 children ages 7 to 9 is living with obesity in Europe. In England, childhood obesity rises from around 10% of children in Reception to around 22% by Year 6. While we know there are many complex and inter-connected ...
Medical Xpress / Underregulated dietary supplements endanger public health, say experts
Dietary supplements must be better regulated to protect public health, says the American College of Physicians (ACP). In a new paper, "Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Dietary Supplements: A Position Paper from the ...
Phys.org / New harvester ant species discovered in Bulgaria's Eastern Rhodopes Mountains
An international team of researchers has announced the discovery of a new species of harvester ant, officially named Messor odrysarum. The discovery was made by researchers Albena Lapeva-Gjonova of Sofia University in Bulgaria ...
Phys.org / Ticking time bomb? Europe's aging population brings challenges
The population of the 27-nation European Union will peak in 2029 before falling in the coming decades, according to a report published Tuesday that spotlights the major challenges the bloc faces from an aging population.
Phys.org / Femcels feel doomed to loneliness
Women who identify as involuntary celibates have high levels of sexual anxiety and depression, a new study suggests. The term "incel"—for involuntarily celibate—is most often associated with men, but some women describe a ...
Medical Xpress / Alcohol intoxication, stress in adolescence linked with long-term impairments
Repeated alcohol intoxication or exposure to stress appears to change how adolescent brains respond to danger. These changes persist into adulthood. In a study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, adolescent ...
