Scientists have captured the first ever early stage of embryo formation, which could help solve the ‘mystery’ of how birth defects develop in humans. Australian researchers watched in amazement as the cells of a quail embryo crawled around a protein-based support structure, organising themselves into the earliest form of the heart and the first stage … Read more
A newly qualified GP has been suspended after she was caught ‘speeding up’ videos of her patient appointments because they exceeded the 12-minute time limit. Dr Mahjabeen Asim, 45, used an app to manipulate images to make consultations look faster than they actually were. One consultation lasted at least 45 minutes. Dr Asim was asked … Read more
A newly qualified GP has been suspended after she was caught ‘speeding up’ videos of her patient appointments because they exceeded the 12-minute time limit. Dr Mahjabeen Asim, 45, used an app to manipulate images to make consultations look faster than they actually were. One consultation lasted at least 45 minutes. Dr Asim was asked … Read more
The AI video generation has come a long way in a short time, from 2-second clips with significant morphing and distortion to shots that look nearly indistinguishable from filmed footage. Runway is the latest player in the space to release its next-generation model. Gen-3 was first revealed two weeks ago and after some initial testing … Read more
What do the early stages of pregnancy look like? Embryonic development has been studied extensively, but most of our knowledge about the earliest stages of a growing baby comes from stationary snapshots. However, understanding the dynamic processes that occur during these early stages can help us learn more about how congenital birth defects develop and … Read more
If you ever want to take a walk into deep space, this may be as close as you get. In this stunning animation, NASA lets viewers wander through the trunks of the ‘Pillars of Creation’ in a nebula 6,500 light-years from Earth. This is the most detailed and comprehensive video ever taken of these star … Read more
By Matthew Cox 08:53 Jun 30, 2024, updated 09:06 Jun 30, 2024 Share or comment on this article: A ‘gold dealer’ who was caught on CCTV tricking a pawn shop into buying fake gold was also seen months earlier using a similar scam at another jeweler. Footage has emerged of the smartly dressed suspect targeting … Read more
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – One of the Many Great Games (Square Enix) GameCentral delivers its mid-year video game report, in what has been an exceptional six months, filled with great titles like Animal Well and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. We don’t want to alarm you, but we’re now halfway through the year. Time flies … Read more
A starburst galaxy, teeming with forming stars, devours surrounding dwarf galaxies in a stunning new image from the twin telescopes Gemini North. Bright red and pink wisps of gas and dust and bright white and blue stars seen in the image make up the galaxy NCG 4449, also known as Caldwell 21, located about 13 … Read more
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered star clusters in the ‘Cosmic Gems’ arc that existed just 460 million years after the Big Bang. This marks the first discovery of star clusters in a young galaxy, as it was when the 13.8 billion-year-old universe was less than 500 million years old. The … Read more