Captain Kirk Blasts Into Space | Marcia Dunn and Rick Taber

William ShatnerOct. 13, 2021 (Phys.org) -- Hollywood's Captain Kirk -- 90-year-old William Shatner -- blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching th ...

Why COVID-19 vaccination rates are lower in rural areas of the US | Lily Datz

Credit: Syracuse University Oct. 5, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- A combination of higher Trump vote share and lower educational attainment help explain the lower COVID-19 vaccination rates in rural areas ...

Exercise may stop cancer in its tracks | Edith Cowan University

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Oct. 5, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- Forget bedrest, research from Edith Cowan University has shown exercise may be a key weapon in cancer patients' battle against the d ...

Higher levels of education and higher income mean better health for older adults | Trinity College Dublin

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Oct. 5, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- A new cross-national study comparing multimorbidity disease cluster patterns, prevalence and health risk factors across Ireland, Eng ...

A 3D Printed Vaccine Patch Offers Vaccination Without A Shot | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Scientists at Stanford University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill use 3D printer to create vaccine patch. Credit: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sept. 24, 2021 (MedicalXp ...

Left-Wing Authoritarians Share Key Psychological Traits With Far Right | Emory University

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sept. 10, 2021 (Phys.org) -- People with extreme political views that favor authoritarianism -- whether they are on the far left or the far right -- have surprisingl ...

US Judge Rejects Bid For Patent By AI 'inventor' | AFP

Stephen Thaler had applied for patents on behalf of his DABUS machine in 2019, only to have US patent officials conclude the AI didn't qualify because it isn't an individual. Sept. 3, 2021 (TechXplor ...

The First Experimental Realization Of A Dissipative Time Crystal | Ingrid Fadelli

Sketch showing the optical cavity with the Bose-Einstein condensate at its centre. Credit: Keßler et al. Sept. 3, 2021 (Phys.org) -- Researchers at the Institute of Laser Physics at the University of ...

Partition function zeros are a 'shortcut' to thermodynamic calculations on quantum computers | Tracey Peake

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Aug. 19, 2021 (Phys.org) -- A study led by researchers at North Carolina State University developed a new method that enables quantum computers to measure the therm ...

'Emotional COVID-19': How the global pandemic affected the mental well-being of Israelis | Weizmann Institute of Science

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aug. 12, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- The pandemic in Israel hit women, young adults and the unemployed hardest in terms of increased mental distress, a study shows. During the s ...

COVID Cut Average Lifespan Nearly A Decade In Parts Of US | Jessica Wolf

Credit: Oliver Chien/UCLA International Institute Aug. 7, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- At its peak, COVID-19 drastically reduced the average human lifespan -- by as much as nine years in one U.S. state -- ...