The hottest year on record
A polar bear rests on ice cubes brought into his enclosure during a heatwave at the Prague Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, July 10, 2024.
Credit: Reuters file photo
HIV prevention drugs are showing great promise
This scanning electron micrograph (SEM) shows the presence of multiple human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) virions (spherical in appearance) emerging from cultured human lymphocytes in this image obtained in 1989 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC). Atlanta, Georgia, on March 5, 2019.
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In search of extraterrestrial life
Image showing Europa orbiting Jupiter.
The aurora borealis, also known as the “northern lights”, caused by a coronal mass ejection from the sun, lights up the sky above a World War II monument in the southwestern Siberian town of Tara, Omsk Region, Russia, May 11, 2024.
Credit: Reuters file photo
Mapping the fruit fly brain
Screenshot from a video showing a model of an adult fruit fly brain.
Image showing a brain scan. For representational purposes.
Neanderthal reproductive timeline
An artistic impression of cave dwellers during the hunter-gatherer era of humanity. For representational purposes.
Gene editing with a dash of artificial intelligence
Illustration is for representational purposes.
New moons around old planets
Artist’s impression of Neptune. For representational purposes.
Image showing reptile skin. For representational purposes.
Published 26 December 2024, 07:12 Est
