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Russia’s cancer vaccine to begin clinical trials

After being tested on patients with oncological diseases, the therapeutic vaccine could eradicate a variety of tumours and not just prolong the lives of those affected. Clinical trials of the Russian cancer vaccine will begin in mid-2025, said scientist Alexander…

Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to fly to the stars

The name Yuri Gagarin is known throughout the world as the first man to orbit the Earth. His historic flight took place on 12 April 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. Less well known, however, is Valentina Tereshkova, the Soviet…

Goodbye Oil & Gas – Hello Thermal Bricks

The world of energy struggles with the nearly impossible task of getting off fossil fuels. This requires thinking outside of the box, something revolutionary bustling with energy that bails us out of sluggish fossil fuels that emit too much CO2…

Creating a hydrogel that removes microplastics from water

A breakthrough in the fight against pollution. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science in India have developed a sustainable hydrogel that removes microplastics from water by binding them and breaking them down under ultraviolet light. This hydrogel consists of…

Yuri Gagarin’s travels on Earth

Celebrating Space Day By Lucia Irurozki After 12 April 1961, Gagarin became the most popular person on the planet. Everyone wanted to greet him, if not touch him, at least see him from a distance. Different countries invited the first…

Chile’s solar revolution: more sun and less coal

Chile has become a leader in Latin America in using renewable energies, especially solar energy. Its privileged natural resources put the country in an enviable position to transform its energy matrix. But the boom in solar projects is outpacing the…

One year into the AI boom: What are the challenges for education?

There is an urgent need to move from an instrumental use of AI to new didactics that problematize the context, accompanied by a focus on building learning communities. It was in November 2022 that the new version of OpenAI’s GPT-3.5…

Brazilian researchers develop a tool to predict climate for the next decades.

(Image by Rafael Edwards)Brazilian researchers are completing the development of a climate prediction tool that could revolutionize the world by showing climate trends for the next few decades. The initiative called the Tupã project aims to develop a technological tool…

AI Revolutionizes Research & Accreditation: IAREAD Webinar a Resounding Success

by Genevieve Balance Kupang The International Association of Research Ethics Across Disciplines, Inc. (IAREAD, Inc.) hosted an innovative webinar,  “Application of AI for Research & Accreditation” on March 18th and 19th, 2024. This training workshop explored the transformative potential of…

The Biggest Treasure I Found After Five Decades in Archaeology

Flush with my newly minted university degree, I sat down for breakfast with my entrepreneurial grandfather who met me with the question, “So you want to study to be an archaeologist, go to graduate school, how do you plan to…

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