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February 15, 2024 3 min read Researchers find that medication abortion provided at home with a Zoom or text link to a medical provider is extremely safe and effective By Joanna Thompson The combination of mifepristone and misoprostol, the two-drug regimen that is usually prescribed to terminate a pregnancy, is extremely safe and effective …
You don’t often see deals on the Meta Quest 2, but in Walmart’s latest round of savings the retailer is trimming $52.03 off the price of the VR headset. Although there are newer headsets out there — the Meta Quest 3 was released in 2023, while the eyewateringly-expensive Apple Vision Pro came out in …
NASA is now an associate member of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, giving the agency new opportunities to collaborate with federal agencies and other partners to better understand wildland fires and leverage technology and innovation to prevent and manage them for the benefit of humanity. The interagency group provides national leadership to enable interoperable …
Scientists use a variety of sophisticated methods to measure the size of a star, blending the art of observation with the precision of modern science. This process involves collecting data from telescopes equipped to peer deeply into the cosmos, beyond the dust and gas that scatter throughout the Milky Way. Light One primary technique …
A stingray called Charlotte is pregnant despite having no mate, in a suspected case of parthenogenesis. Source link
Humans have loved exploration throughout history. Travel has endless opportunities for commerce, trade, culinary delights, cultural education, or even just a fresh start. The jet set lifestyle that is paraded on social media seems like pure bliss, from summering in Thailand one season and skiing in Switzerland the next. For many, this type of …
Immunological B cells found within a specialized tissue structure express a lipid that augments antibody-mediated immunity. Source link
An estimated 2.8 million people in the U.S. contract infections each year from bacteria resistant to antibiotics, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. More than 35,000 of them die. Despite the mounting toll — and the prospect of an eventual surge in superbug fatalities — the development of new antibiotics has failed …
We already know that OpenAI’s chatbots can pass the bar exam without going to law school. Now, just in time for the Oscars, a new OpenAI app called Sora hopes to master cinema without going to film school. For now a research product, Sora is going out to a few select creators and a …
The proton is one of the main building blocks of all visible matter in the Universe. Among its intrinsic properties are its electric charge, mass and spin. These properties emerge from the complex dynamics of its fundamental constituents — quarks and gluons — described by the theory of quantum chromodynamics. The electric charge and …