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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

A collection of vape machines and liquids

Where’s my vape?

The tobacco-free generation raised on fruity vapes

To date, no peer-reviewed study considers the digital industry’s combined ecological impacts

Questioning our digital footprint

After seven decades of exponential growth

Energetic wavelengths through meditation accessing the concept of the Schumann resonance

Schumann resonance

Natural healing waves

A computer; new technological ways of learning

Digital literacy

A new teaching generation

A model example of a sustainable community

Sustainable and green investments

Opportunities in needs

A happy woman smiling with healthy teeth

Gaps and dental scaling

We only live once, why live in a gloomy, cloudy, dusty environment between the bones of our calvaria?

Satellite imagery shows reduction in light emitted from Ukraine amid power cuts

In space: the hidden border of the conflict

The role of the cosmos in wars

Bluewater, at Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Canada

Why does water sometimes look green or blue?

The origin of water color

A dilemma posed on those who face a near-death experience whether to go towards the light or to remain

Near death experiences

Is there life after death?

The devastation caused by phylloxera on this unsuspecting vineyard

The notoriously dangerous Phylloxera

The 19th century vine devastation

Carlo Di Litta resting comfortably on his sofa wearing a sweater that has an image of the cover of his book "Cosa Nascondono I Nostri Governi?"

Close Encounter with Carlo Di Litta

Ufo-Alien reality

RSA is used as an encryption scheme and digital signature in things like email, website messages, chat applications and many other types of communications where you want to protect the message

Breaking RSA with a quantum computer

Why we need quantum-resistant cryptography algorithms

A strand of DNA

What is single-base editing?

How it may cure leukemia and other diseases

$Math students at Maurice J. Tobin School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA celebrate 'Pi Day' in March, forming a human Pi symbol$

What exactly is Pi (π)?

Why is it so mysterious?

The effects of stress can cause you physiological and psychological harm

6 signs in your body that are caused by stress

The silent assassin that is damaging your health

A doctor helping a patient who has Parkinson's disease

The nature of Parkinson’s disease

An older man looking at his younger self

Stem cell therapy and vaccines

How they may reverse aging

Keratopigmentation better known as corneal tattooing has been used for cosmetic management of corneal opacities for centuries

Annular Keratopigmentation

Changing your eye colour with femtosecond laser

This attire could play a role in your medical results

Doctor, you make my blood pressure rise

Your high blood pressure results could be caused by an unsuspecting condition

A protest against AI technology being used in military warfare in London, UK

The future of warfare

New powerful and deadliest warfare weapons

The portable convenience of social media

Does social media trigger anxiety?

The unavoidable presence

A lightbulb drizzled in water and raising the awareness to the question of whether or not water can store energy

Can water store energy?

The quest for practicality

Dynamic and fluid evolution of correlating synergies in a quantum state

Memories, inheritance and asymptotic freedom of motion

Dynamical evolution of synergistic correlations in quantum states

Inflammation is part of the body's defense mechanism it can be acute or chronic

Are they the future of modern science?

A partial underwater view with sea life surrounding it, of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch/Gyre, located between California and Hawaii, photo by Justin Hofman at Greenpeace

Using enzymes to biodegrade plastics

A future solution to plastic pollution

E=mc2, Albert Einstein's theory of relativity

Can this ancient pursuit of knowledge be relevant again?

The quest for truth

In the future, holographic projections, VR glasses or even brain implants will likely remove burdensome headsets

Should metaverse subjects expect adverse effects?

Real threats and opportunities from the virtual world

A doctor examining a patient thoroughly leaving no stone unturned

Dealing with co-infections

Having a UTI, RTI, and a GIT infection at the same time

The myriad of platforms where your online reputation will be tried and tested

Online reputation

Have you been behaving?

Wastewater treatment

How is Morocco relying on wastewater?

Treatment plants and seawater desalination

Hydropower plant where water is used as a practical application to create energy

Practical applications for water

Harvesting electrical energy from water

An illustration of the liver which has a unique capacity among organs to regenerate itself after damage

The liver and regeneration

Is it indestructible?

Taking a road trip in the country with an EV is like “driving a rocket"

The midlife crisis car that is good for the environment

Why women love electric vehicles

Fight the Covid virus with new advances in medicine

New vaccines for Covid-19

Also for influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus, RSV

Batteries at a storage system in Moss Landing, California USA that caught fire in September 2022

Protective conditions for solar facilities

In the event, a developer proposes one near you

The various devices and medications to treat and manage vitamin D deficiency, diabetes, and PCOS

The link between vitamin D deficiency, diabetes, and PCOS

How to identify & treat

The personification of the addiction people have when it concerns social media applications

The impact of social media addiction

Is it time to sign out?

The Sky Whale aircraft is a concept that focuses on the "green" aircraft designs of the future for the ordinary airliner planes of the twenty-first century

Role of AI in the aviation industry

Aerospace emerging technology

A child having what appears to be a pleasant dream as he lays in the middle of a wet road

Dreams: virtual or reality?

Is the state of dreaming a reality?

A bottle of water pouring some of its contents into a glass is the healthiest drink humans can have

Water: implications for health

The impact of water molecules

Physicists use seven-qubit quantum computer to simulate scrambling inside black holes

Are we all qubits at the bottom?

The wonders of quantum physics

Quantum computers are the future of computers

Are quantum attacks feasible?

The era of the quantum threats

The process of aging can be decreased with lifestyle changes

How to slow down and possibly reverse aging

Live a longer, healthier life

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