Open cluster NGC 6134 in Norma is 1.38 billion years old and hosts a core, tidal tail and diffuse halo

Indonesian astronomers have conducted a comprehensive study of an open cluster in the constellation Norma, known as NGC 6134. Results of the new study, available in a research paper published June 23 ...

'Just icky'. Florida hunter cracks open a python egg on video

Professional python hunter Amy Siewe recently posted a video on her Facebook page showing her cutting open a snake's egg to ...
IEEE

Optimizing Query-by-Example Spoken Term Detection with Audio-to-Token Sequence Clustering and Query-Guided Retrieval

Abstract: Query-by-Example Spoken Term Detection (QbE-STD) retrieves relevant audio files corresponding to a spoken query, without relying on explicit word-level textual transcriptions. In ...
Nature

‘Megacluster’ of genes enables bacteria to make potent antibiotic mixture

Soil bacteria make cocktails of molecules that synergistically inhibit the growth of microbial pathogens — suggesting a ...