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Bats ride the storm fronts during their continental migration: Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, University of Konstanz, have discovered that common noctule bats (Nyctalus noctula) “surf” storm fronts during migration, enabling them to cover vast distances with minimal energy expenditure.; Science & Technology 2025-01-23 20:58 Daniel Pi

NYU Langone achieves milestone in Xenotransplantation with first gene-edited pig kidney surgery: This past April, NYU Langone Health made headlines by successfully performing a procedure involving the first gene-edited pig kidney, marking a significant leap forward in xenotransplantation.; Science & Technology 2025-01-22 15:36 Seunghyun Kim

3rd pig kidney transplant in the US is successful: The third successful kidney transplant in the United States using a kidney taken from a genetically modified pig was performed on a 53-year-old lady from Alabama who suffered from renal failure.; Science & Technology 2025-01-22 15:13 Chloe Kim

AlphaFold leads to Nobel chemistry: Solving a 50-Year Protein Puzzle with AI: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, AI researcher John Jumper, and biochemist David Baker for their groundbreaking work on AlphaFold, an artificial intelligence (AI) system that predicts the structure of proteins.; Science & Technology 2025-01-22 13:07 Seunghyun Kim

Around 800 pharmacies close in England due to low funding: According to the most recent National Health Service (NHS) data, nearly 800 pharmacies in England have permanently closed over the past four years, with pharmacists attributing the closures to the NHS for not increasing funding in real terms in ten years.; Science & Technology 2025-01-22 05:10 Siyoon Kim

A former electronics engineer highlights heat pump systems as environmentally-friendly home heating technology to fight winter cold: As the winter cold intensifies, Dr. Kim, a former research engineer from Samsung Electronics Co., one of the world’s leading home appliance manufacturers, advocates for heat pump systems with significantly-reduced amount of carbon production as an alternative source of home heating technology to more traditional heating devices like fossil fuel boilers.; Science & Technology 2025-01-15 23:01 Nayeon Kim

Drones redefine warfare with persistent and expanding precision strikes in Ukraine conflict: The recent surge in drone attacks during the Ukraine conflict underscores their growing significance in modern warfare.; Science & Technology 2025-01-15 06:50 David Minjae Ko

Google's 2024 search trends reveal global curiosities and concerns: Google has released its comprehensive summary of the year's search trends, capturing a broad spectrum of global interests and concerns.; Science & Technology 2025-01-07 17:54 BC Collegiate

MLB set to test AI-powered system in spring training: Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced plans to implement “robotic umpire” technology in select ballparks during spring training of 2024.; Science & Technology 2025-01-05 21:06 Jason Lee

AI outperforms doctors in medical diagnosis evaluation: A study published in the journal JAMA Network Open in late October found that ChatGPT demonstrated superior medical diagnostic capabilities compared to human physicians when assessing clinical case histories.; Science & Technology 2024-12-15 03:04 Justin Yu