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Person with computer code over their body and face

Navigating a world of possibilities

Baby battles Stoneman syndrome, a rare disease that causes the muscle to turn to bone

Stoneman syndrome

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP)

Doctor measuring a dose of vaccine

Curing cancer with RNA technology

Clinical trials show promising results

Spiraling stained glass windowed ceiling of the Thanks Giving Chapel in Dallas, Texas, USA recreates the Fibonacci sequence

Mathematics and the paranormal

How Fibonacci and other concepts could hold the key to unlocking the secrets of UFOs and other mysteries

A woman delicately cradles a vibrant red flower while accompanied by an AI-driven robot

How AI is shaping expectations and realities

The impatient revolution

A grandmother and a granddaughter making cookies together

The science of empathy in human nature

Psychological, neurological, and social mechanisms underlying empathy

Young boy using mouth wash

Mouthwashes in dentistry

The benefits of adding a mouthwash to your nightly routine

Two people wearing virtual reality headsets

The influence of artificial intelligence on our lives

Unlocking tomorrow

Submarine cables under the waters of the Indian Ocean

India's contemporary maritime cyber security challenge

Submarine cables going under the waters of the Indian Ocean

A 3D representation of a blockchain. NFTs are unique digital tokens that use blockchain technology to authenticate ownership and provenance of digital assets

Beyond bits and bytes

The dawn of NFTs and ushering of a cultural renaissance

Trekkers in awe of nature

Nurturing Earth back to its nature, a love story

Food, water & prosperity everywhere with many drops to drink

A robot and human touch their fingers together

How artificial intelligence impacts humanity

Woman feeling stressed

Common dangers of stress that can destroy your life

Stress can impact the immune system and memory

The convergence of a human being and AI in everyday applications

Demystifying artificial intelligence

Applications and implications

Person holding a photograph

Death, matter, and memory

Unveiling the enigmatic relationship

A human hand and a sleek black robot hand draw near to one another, symbolizing the convergence of human ingenuity and artificial intelligence

The battle of creativity

Content creators united against AI

Quantum information, a fundamental concept in the realm of quantum mechanics, plays a crucial role in understanding the intricate dynamics of particle physics and the behavior of quantum wavefunctions, often involving phenomena like electromagnetism and quantum tunnelling

Quantum information electromagnetism

Navigating the age of post-particle physics

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the world around us

And the AI becomes a person

The new ethical and moral challenges of artificial intelligence

People using social media. Governments are censoring and controlling the digital media sphere

Social media freedom

The high-stake battle between governments and social media platforms

Great Egret © Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Birds and mammals in Senegal

Day tripping from the Gambia

Woman conducting task in virtual reality

Big tech undermines human skill

Breeding dependence on technology

Unlock a more youthful biological age by specific determining factors

Chronological vs. biological age

Biological age might not exactly match chronological age

A little girl looks at the face of a robot that looks human

New aspects of artificial intelligence

The other is no longer my similar

The sea levels are rising on earth

Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC)

What is it and how it may stop soon

Dental examination taking place

Treatments and causes

Sophia, Hanson Robotics Ltd. speaking at the AI for GOOD Global Summit, ITU, Geneva, Switzerland, 7 - 9 June, 2017

The relationship between AI and emotional intelligence

Exploring goals and boundaries

With a confident smile, the woman elegantly showcases a bunch of money in her hand, effectively promoting a line of exquisite makeup products, enticing viewers with both the allure of beauty and financial success

The ultimate content marketing playbook

5 Game-changing strategies to engage your audience

Cybersecurity helps secure electronic information and it has become an indispensable imperative

Cybersecurity in the era of AI

Emerging threats and best practices for protecting data

Man wearing black sweater using smartphone

Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg

The iconic moment before shooting begins on a movie set

AI is changing Hollywood

but writers and actors are fighting back

A student staring at the problem on the board at his university, unsure of the answer

Limits of the scientific method

The tool for exploring information and recycling knowledge

In this Indiana Jones movie, he is standing in quicksand, waving them off

Why do you sink irretrievably into quicksand?

It's based on EZ dynamics and Feynman’s like-likes-like principle

The activity of the conscious mind being aware of internal and external existence

Its origin and theories

Depiction of "melting memories" to visulize the moment of remembering

AI and collective memory

The potential of AI in enriching it

A senescent cell up close

Unveiling the mysteries of senescent cells

What is their effect on aging and human health

Pollution, toxic products, environment image

Uranium eating bacteria

Scientists discover hazardous waste-eating bacteria

Steps to prevent Alzheimer’s Disease can keep all the puzzle pieces of our brain together

The stages of Alzheimer’s disease

And the controversial new drug to treat it

Symbolizing the global impact of the pandemic, a heart intertwined with a stethoscope stands beside an image of the world, encapsulating the profound connection between healthcare and the well-being of humanity

Social dementia is rising, social safety nets are falling

A new age of dolthood is driving the end stage of man’s demise

In the midst of an environmental crisis, the Earth is ablaze, igniting a global call for urgent action and sustainable solutions

The planet saved by women

The true ecologists of the present and the future

An intriguing portrayal of enigmatic extraterrestrial beings from an uncharted and distant cosmos

Are we really alone?

Discover now earth-like planets in the universe

Next to a notebook, there is a miniature trolley

Digital marketing in the post-cookie era

Embracing privacy-conscious strategies for digital marketing success

Vitamin D supplement

Interesting benefits of vitamin D you should know

A fat-soluble vitamin's role in blood pressure, acne and depression

An agreement via a handshake between a businessman and an AI

The power of AI in contemporary business

A comprehensive exploration of chatbots, predictive analytics, and process automation

Fight against malnutrition in children living in remote areas

Iron deficiency anaemia

A concern yet awaiting systematic address

Baobab trees along a dirt road called the Avenue of the Baobabs in Morondava, Madagascar. They may live for 5,000 years

Why is life limited to 100 years?

Nature’s design might help avert that fate

Pied Kingfishers in The Gambia

Farasuto community forest reserve

Forest birds in The Gambia

A man clutching his heart which is carrying a disease

Mesenchymal stem cells to treat ischemic heart disease

An idealistic or futuristic treatment?

Ginseng is a type of slow-growing perennial plant that belongs to the genus Panax in the family Araliaceae

Chinese medicine view of ginseng

Exploring processing types, varieties and uses of ren shen

Some drugs for diabetics can cause weight loss, but people are consuming pills and medicines by spoonfuls that aren't necessarily for them

Ozempic for diabetes and weight loss

Berberine is not a suitable replacement

A wall of truth, TVs with words of fake news and propaganda messages in front of an old news camera

AI news anchors: the progress in journalism?

Deepfakes, a thin line between fake and reality

AI is at everyone's fingertips

A demystification of AI

11 free examples you need in today’s world

A doctor using the chatbot on a patient as a means to accelerate healthcare

The role of chatbots in healthcare

Do the benefits outweigh the ethical dilemmas?

An older gentleman walks up the stairs to the sky

When and how one dies

A look at our mortality

Spur-winged Lapwing © Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Wader watching in Gambia

Birdwatching on Bund Road

A nurse checking the blood pressure of a patient who has sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease

Genesis and treatment options

The artificially intelligent machine is developing a mind of its own

Artificial intelligence: an outbreak against humanity

Is AI the new workforce of society?

Galega officinalis (also known as Goat’s Rue and French Lilac) a perennial once used to treat symptoms of hyperglycemia with a similar bioactive compound found in Metformin which has less adverse side affects

Metformin and Covid-19

Another discovery for it's use

A young girl giving an AI robot the universally understood gesture of a high five

Envisioning the impact of artificial intelligence

Its effect on diverse industries

Man with a laptop suggesting that 'you have been hacked'

The threat of the cyber monster

Are we in danger of being obliterated by our own ingenuity?

A scientist in the laboratory using AI to create a treatment plan for a patient

The future of precision medicine with AI

AI creates personalized treatment plans based on patients' unique genetic makeup and medical history

Blood and blood cells flowing through the vessells

Is your blood pumped by more than just your heart?

When the heart stops, the flow continues

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu at Kotu Bridge © Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Bird watching at Kotu Creek in Gambia

African birding in a beach resort

The origin of life is one of the biggest mysteries in science

The origin of life

Albert Einstein is best known for his theory of relativity, but he studied many' things he called 'spooky'

The crossroads of the unexplained

From Einstein to Bard, the search for a theory of everything

A banana in the sun turning black

A vaccine based on mRNA technology

It may cure melanoma (skin cancer)

Ling zhi mushrooms alongside a Chinese scroll

Magic mushroom for immortality

The sun setting in a field of energy-efficient windmills

Energy efficiency

Don't miss out!

Ethnic, religious and national demarcations rise, peak, change and fade over time

Multiethnicity, with bridges or walls?

Our identity is more than what it says on our passport

An assembly line of robotic units manufacturing products

The use of robotics in manufacturing

Navigating the challenges and opportunities of robotics in the industry

AI is learning how to identify new drugs for specific algorithms

How AI is transforming drug discovery

Machine learning algorithms are being used to identify new drug targets

Is it possible that water can “remember” where it has been, what has been near it, and who has handled it in the past?

Can water store information?

Does evidence exist for the presence of water memory?

An ageing man in the forest trying to catch his breath

Ageing: an illness or a fate?

The analysis of a genome expression and the corresponding activity dynamics

A doctor examining a patient who has an autoimmune disease

Autoimmune diseases

How do they work?

Easter Island, (Chile) was where the first discovery of rapamycin was made from a soil sample in 1972

The secret anti-aging pill?

By simulating an attack, the red team can identify weaknesses that may not have been apparent through traditional security assessments

Red team engagement

An overview of the process

Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are present in many commonly used items, such as food containers for take-away

Polyfluoroalkyl substances are toxic, persistent pollutants

They are especially dangerous to young children

A doctor consulting their patient regarding their PCOS diagnosis

Polycystic ovaries syndrome

PCOS is a lonely diagnosis

A robot's hand moving closer to a human's hand

Artificial intelligence vs writers

Is ‘writing’ about to get extinct?

Two faces of the Earth, one with blue skies and the other overheated

Global heating: what is to be done?

Framing the question is key

Solar energy panels, Kenya

Kenya: energy, productivity and climate action

H.E. Dr William Samoei Ruto's first order of business for his administration

An artificial intelligent machine tutoring a class from a podium

Artificial intelligence in education

Technology's impact on our learning process

Hazy crazy sunrise clouds

How do clouds form?

The process simplified

Paracetamol is commonly and widely used in households all over the world

How the everyday drug works

Human white and red blood cells

Cellular secrets of aging

The part somatic mutations plays

Vitamins boosting the immune system

How does the immune system work?

Fighting off infections and viruses

Chat GPT uses artificial intelligence to generate responses

The new ChatGPT

How the chatbot could affect cybersecurity

A woman kick-boxes the Covid-19 virus away

Pandemic news: natural immunity can protect against Covid-19

But there are limits

A little girl affected by hypodontia

Congenitally missing teeth

Is artificial intelligence to take over in classrooms?

One point of view

Bees are important for the environment in a variety of ways

A vaccine for honey bees

Prevention of American Foulbrood Disease

Popular tourist destination in Kenya, Lake Nakuru

The lakes level rising in Kenya

Counting losses

The underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption on Jan. 15, 2022 spewed a staggering 50 million tons (45 million metric tons) of water vapor into the atmosphere

How does water evaporate?

One of the most fundamental features of weather: evaporation

Genotype information processing and the principle of holographic representation

Asymptotic freedom of motion

What grid cells tell about memory formation and "free will"?

Western section of Abberton Reservoir, England with re-profiled edges, photo by Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Birdwatching in Abberton Reservoir, England

Wintering ‘sawbill’ ducks

Quantum computing is a cutting-edge technology that utilizes the principles of quantum mechanics to perform calculations and solve problem

Implications of quantum computing in CyberSecurity

New algorithms and protocols that are more effective at detecting and mitigating these threats

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