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Take the train from Fall River to Boston for fun events on The Greenway

Take the train from Fall River to Boston for fun events on The Greenway

FALL RIVER — With South Coast Rail up and running, getting up to Boston is that much more accessible to city residents. Looking to make weekend plans up in Boston? Hop on the train and escape up to the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston, which has a...

Could Seed Oils Actually Be Healthy? Scientists Uncover Surprising Benefits of Omega-6

Could Seed Oils Actually Be Healthy? Scientists Uncover Surprising Benefits of Omega-6

New research challenges the popular belief that omega-6 fatty acids like linoleic acid (LA) are inherently proinflammatory. Credit: Shutterstock A large-scale study finds that higher blood levels of omega-6 do not increase markers of inflammation....

What Science Says About Medjugorje: During the Apparitions There Is Energy Around The Visionaries

What Science Says About Medjugorje: During the Apparitions There Is Energy Around The Visionaries

(ZENIT News – Porta Luz / Santiago, 04.07.2025).- The Marian apparitions of the end of the 20th century and early 21st century, which for years have occurred day after day, have been a challenge for science, with its modern diagnostic methods. The...

FG pledges to prioritise private capital, research for agric sector’s transformation

FG pledges to prioritise private capital, research for agric sector’s transformation

• As NCIA Sparks Dialogue On Cassava Investment, Industrialisation The Federal Government says it is prioritising private capital, research, and coordinated action to drive mechanisation, processing, and full commercialisation to transform the...

Widely used painkiller can be made from plastic waste, researchers discover

Widely used painkiller can be made from plastic waste, researchers discover

Common bacteria can turn plastic waste into the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen, researchers have discovered. Acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol and also known as paracetamol in some countries, is usually made from fossil...

Education Minister Hopes More Bulgarian Scientists to Join Massachusetts Institute of Technology Programme Implemented with INSAIT

Education Minister Hopes More Bulgarian Scientists to Join Massachusetts Institute of Technology Programme Implemented with INSAIT

Minister of Education and Science Krassimir Valchev Wednesday thanked the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for partnering with the Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) with the St Kliment...

Massachusetts Residents May Find Dryer Sheets In Their Mailbox

Massachusetts Residents May Find Dryer Sheets In Their Mailbox

Imagine it's just a typical day when you decide to check your mailbox, only to find a dryer sheet inside. You start to wonder who put it there and why. Believe it or not, it’s not as worrying as some people might think. Here’s why. Getty...

Ready-made stem cell therapies for pets could be coming

Ready-made stem cell therapies for pets could be coming

Earlier this week, San Diego startup Gallant announced $18 million in funding to bring the first FDA-approved ready-to-use stem cell therapy to veterinary medicine. If it passes regulatory muster, it could create a whole new way to treat our fur...

INSAIT Is Now Part of Global Cutting-Edge Infrastructure in Science, Technology, Says Deputy PM Donchev

INSAIT Is Now Part of Global Cutting-Edge Infrastructure in Science, Technology, Says Deputy PM Donchev

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth Tomislav Donchev took part in an official ceremony on Wednesday at INSAIT’s headquarters in Sofia Tech Park, marking the launch of a joint programme between the Institute for Computer...

Only 3 Nigerian universities made the world rankings; Find out which ones

Only 3 Nigerian universities made the world rankings; Find out which ones

The 2026 edition of the top 1,000 in the QS World University Rankings was released on June 19, 2025.The QS World University Rankings is a popular global ranking system that evaluates and compares universities worldwide. It assesses institutions...

Scientists unveil enzyme tech that reduces plastic recycling’s footprint by up to 99%

Scientists unveil enzyme tech that reduces plastic recycling’s footprint by up to 99%

Plastic’s toughest problem may have just met its smartest solution. A team of scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and the University of Portsmouth in England has unveiled a...

Smart garments now track motion and recognize objects with 96% accuracy in combat

Smart garments now track motion and recognize objects with 96% accuracy in combat

Secure your spot now for exclusive AM insights at our Additive Manufacturing Advantage online conference covering aerospace, space, and defense! Researchers from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Sookmyung Women’s...

Lost for 300 Years, Pirate-Plundered Treasure Ship Discovered off Madagascar Coast

Lost for 300 Years, Pirate-Plundered Treasure Ship Discovered off Madagascar Coast

In 1721, pirates attacked and seized a Portuguese ship carrying a massive trove of treasure en route to Lisbon. Now, researchers believe they’ve discovered its remains off the coast of Madagascar. The discovery comes from two researchers from the...

Bank of Canada Identifies Technical Path for Retail CBDC in New Research Paper

Bank of Canada Identifies Technical Path for Retail CBDC in New Research Paper

The Bank of Canada took a significant step in exploring the technical feasibility of a digital Canadian dollar, proposing a specific system designed for a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) focused on simple, everyday payments, according...

How to Dress and Undress your home

How to Dress and Undress your home

Thermal insulation is a cornerstone of policies aimed at reducing the high energy consumption for heating and cooling buildings. 1 In many industrialized countries, building energy regulations require new and existing buildings to have insulated...

Researchers develop groundbreaking system that turns common garbage into next-gen fuel source: 'This achievement is significant'

Researchers develop groundbreaking system that turns common garbage into next-gen fuel source: 'This achievement is significant'

Korean researchers have developed the country's first oxy-fuel combustion-based process for creating synthesis gas, or syngas, from waste plastics, including hard-to-recycle thermoset plastics. A report posted to Newswise explained that plastics...

Science Bucks County Courier Times July 2025’s Buck Moon is coming soon; when is the next full moon?

Science Bucks County Courier Times July 2025’s Buck Moon is coming soon; when is the next full moon?

Eclipses, meteor showers and opportunities for planet viewing are among the feast of astronomical events to come this summer. July's full moon is next on the list. Like other full moons throughout the year, July's has a nickname, the "Buck Moon,"...

OP-ED | When Bad Media Is Louder Than Good Science

OP-ED | When Bad Media Is Louder Than Good Science

Before the application of diquat dibromide, and after When the noise of social media drowns out science, the environment suffers. And that is exactly what’s happening in Connecticut right now. Rapper and social media influencer Chris Webby is...

Scientists discover microplastics in human semen, follicular fluid

Scientists discover microplastics in human semen, follicular fluid

By Kristen Rogers, CNN Microplastics are polymer fragments that range in size Photo: AFP/BEN STANSALL Scientists have detected microplastics - the tiny and pervasive fragments now found in our seas, drinking water, food and, increasingly, living...

Sarasota Memorial employs high tech for hip replacement surgery

Sarasota Memorial employs high tech for hip replacement surgery

Sarasota Memorial Hospital is using a new FDA-cleared mixed reality navigation system for hip replacements. The system, HipInsight 2.0, uses 3D holograms to guide surgeons in precise implant placement. This technology allows for customized...

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