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Daily Life In Trento - Olympic Torch Passes Trento On January 29, 2026
The glass facade of a building belonging to the Universita di Trento (University of Trento) displays a digital sign with the institution's logo, and a blue trolley cart holding books is visible through the window in Trento, Trentino, Italy, on November 23, 2025. The reflections on the glass show the cobblestone pavement and trees outside in the city, which is a host venue and route city for the Olympic Torch Relay scheduled for January 29, 2026, for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Daily Life In Krakow, Poland.
Jagiellonian University Collegium Novum is in Krakow, Poland, on November 28, 2025. (Photo by Marcin Golba/NurPhoto) -
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Scholars Gather In Krakow For ‘Need To Know XIV’ Intelligence Conference
KRAKOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 27:
Chair Kevin Riehle (Brunel University, USA/Great Britain) speaks during Panel IV (Countering disinformation) of the 'Need to Know XIV: In a World of Mirrors. Intelligence and Disinformation' conference, organised by the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) and the Need to Know research network, in Krakow, Poland, on November 27, 2025.
The network, founded in 2011, brings together international scholars to examine intelligence, security services and disinformation from the Cold War to the present. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto) -
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Scholars Gather In Krakow For ‘Need To Know XIV’ Intelligence Conference
KRAKOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 27:
Michal Klima (The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, Czech Republic) presents on 'Countering disinformation - Czech experience' during Panel IV (Countering disinformation) of the 'Need to Know XIV: In a World of Mirrors. Intelligence and Disinformation' conference, organised by the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) and the Need to Know research network, in Krakow, Poland, on November 27, 2025.
The network, founded in 2011, brings together international scholars to examine intelligence, security services and disinformation from the Cold War to the present. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto) -
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Scholars Gather In Krakow For ‘Need To Know XIV’ Intelligence Conference
KRAKOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 27:
Michal Klima (The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, Czech Republic) presents on 'Countering disinformation - Czech experience' during Panel IV (Countering disinformation) of the 'Need to Know XIV: In a World of Mirrors. Intelligence and Disinformation' conference, organised by the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) and the Need to Know research network, in Krakow, Poland, on November 27, 2025.
The network, founded in 2011, brings together international scholars to examine intelligence, security services and disinformation from the Cold War to the present. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto) -
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Scholars Gather In Krakow For ‘Need To Know XIV’ Intelligence Conference
KRAKOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 27:
Chair Kevin Riehle (Brunel University, USA/Great Britain) speaks during Panel IV (Countering disinformation) of the 'Need to Know XIV: In a World of Mirrors. Intelligence and Disinformation' conference, organised by the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) and the Need to Know research network, in Krakow, Poland, on November 27, 2025.
The network, founded in 2011, brings together international scholars to examine intelligence, security services and disinformation from the Cold War to the present. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto) -
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Scholars Gather In Krakow For ‘Need To Know XIV’ Intelligence Conference
KRAKOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 27:
Chair Kevin Riehle (Brunel University, USA/Great Britain) speaks during Panel IV (Countering disinformation) of the 'Need to Know XIV: In a World of Mirrors. Intelligence and Disinformation' conference, organised by the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) and the Need to Know research network, in Krakow, Poland, on November 27, 2025.
The network, founded in 2011, brings together international scholars to examine intelligence, security services and disinformation from the Cold War to the present. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto) -
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Scholars Gather In Krakow For ‘Need To Know XIV’ Intelligence Conference
KRAKOW, POLAND – NOVEMBER 27:
Michal Klima (The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, Czech Republic) presents on 'Countering disinformation - Czech experience' during Panel IV (Countering disinformation) of the 'Need to Know XIV: In a World of Mirrors. Intelligence and Disinformation' conference, organised by the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) and the Need to Know research network, in Krakow, Poland, on November 27, 2025.
The network, founded in 2011, brings together international scholars to examine intelligence, security services and disinformation from the Cold War to the present. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto) -
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Study of football fan brain acitivity in victory and defeat
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12/11/2025
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Scientists have revealed just how a fanatical football fan’s brain works establishing extreme emotional highs and lows depending on results and performance.
Every fan's team scores, wins or loses, extreme activity in the brain may dictate what you do next, a new study reveals.
In experiments, scientists scanned the brains of fans to see how blood flow changed as they watched their team win or lose.
The experts found that the sight of their team scoring lit up the brain region associated with reward, releasing pleasurable chemicals like dopamine.
But when their team lost, a different area of the brain involved in introspection was triggered, helping them make sense of what has just happened.
In other words, we feel good when we watch our team score, but when we see our team's rivals put one past us, we attempt to rationalise it.
Biologist Francisco Zamorano who led the study for Chile’s Universidad San Sebastián said: “Rivalry rapidly reconfigures the brain’s valuation–control balance within seconds.
“With significant victory, the reward circuitry in the brain is amplified relative to non-rival wins, whereas in significant defeat the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex which plays an important role in cognitive control—shows paradoxical suppression of control signals.”
OPS:MRI results showed that brain activity changed when the fan’s team succeeded or failed. This image reveals the effect of significant defeat on the brain where a network called the salience network - responsible for switching between internal and external thinking - is deactivated
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Museo Hemingway E Della Grande Guerra
The Museo Hemingway e della Grande Guerra (Hemingway and the Great War Museum) features a poster of Ernest Hemingway in uniform at the entrance. The building is located in Bassano del Grappa, Italy, on October 31, 2024. It is the only museum in Europe dedicated to Ernest Hemingway. It is located in Villa Ca' Erizzo Luca, which Hemingway inhabits during the First World War as a volunteer for the American Red Cross ambulances. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Museo Hemingway E Della Grande Guerra
The Museo Hemingway e della Grande Guerra (Hemingway and the Great War Museum) features a poster of Ernest Hemingway in uniform at the entrance. The building is located in Bassano del Grappa, Italy, on October 31, 2024. It is the only museum in Europe dedicated to Ernest Hemingway. It is located in Villa Ca' Erizzo Luca, which Hemingway inhabits during the First World War as a volunteer for the American Red Cross ambulances. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Museo Hemingway E Della Grande Guerra
The Museo Hemingway e della Grande Guerra (Hemingway and the Great War Museum) features a poster of Ernest Hemingway in uniform at the entrance. The building is located in Bassano del Grappa, Italy, on October 31, 2024. It is the only museum in Europe dedicated to Ernest Hemingway. It is located in Villa Ca' Erizzo Luca, which Hemingway inhabits during the First World War as a volunteer for the American Red Cross ambulances. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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People Walk Towards The LMU Klinikum Grosshadern Hospital Entrance
People walk along an autumn-lined path toward the entrance of the LMU Klinikum Grosshadern hospital and medical campus in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 5, 2025. The high-rise building is part of the LMU Klinikum Munich for medicine and healthcare. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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People Walk Towards The LMU Klinikum Grosshadern Hospital Entrance
People walk along an autumn-lined path toward the entrance of the LMU Klinikum Grosshadern hospital and medical campus in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 5, 2025. The high-rise building is part of the LMU Klinikum Munich for medicine and healthcare. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Underwater habitat for studying the sea
Ferrari Press Agency
Vanguard 1
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31/10/2025
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An underwater habitat designed to allow scientists to live and carry out research deep beneath the sea has been unveiled.
Called Vanguard, a team of up to four people can lives beneath the waves for seven days or more.
The structure was unveiled in Miami, Florida.
It is being developed by UK engineering firm DEEP Research so researchers, explorers, and oceanographers can live underwater for extended time periods.
Until now, most expeditions have only allowed scientists to stay submerged for a few hours at a time.
By eliminating the constant need to resurface, they will be able to observe fragile ecosystems directly from beneath the waves.
The modular structure consists of three sections, including a living chamber, a diving centre, and a base anchored to the seabed.
The living area is 12 meters long, 3.7 meters wide and is where the crew eat, sleep, and conduct research.
The diving centre which the crew use to get in and out, is connected to an underwater base anchored to the seabed and ensures that the habitat remains stable and protected from waves and storms.
A floating platform stationed on the surface supplies compressed air, power, and communications.
OPS: Cutaway diagram showing the Vanguard internal layout
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Underwater habitat for studying the sea
Ferrari Press Agency
Vanguard 1
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31/10/2025
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Picture MUST credit: DEEP Research
An underwater habitat designed to allow scientists to live and carry out research deep beneath the sea has been unveiled.
Called Vanguard, a team of up to four people can lives beneath the waves for seven days or more.
The structure was unveiled in Miami, Florida.
It is being developed by UK engineering firm DEEP Research so researchers, explorers, and oceanographers can live underwater for extended time periods.
Until now, most expeditions have only allowed scientists to stay submerged for a few hours at a time.
By eliminating the constant need to resurface, they will be able to observe fragile ecosystems directly from beneath the waves.
The modular structure consists of three sections, including a living chamber, a diving centre, and a base anchored to the seabed.
The living area is 12 meters long, 3.7 meters wide and is where the crew eat, sleep, and conduct research.
The diving centre which the crew use to get in and out, is connected to an underwater base anchored to the seabed and ensures that the habitat remains stable and protected from waves and storms.
A floating platform stationed on the surface supplies compressed air, power, and communications.
OPS: Render showing the diving chamber where crew access the Vanguard
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Underwater habitat for studying the sea
Ferrari Press Agency
Vanguard 1
Ref 17266
31/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: DEEP Research
An underwater habitat designed to allow scientists to live and carry out research deep beneath the sea has been unveiled.
Called Vanguard, a team of up to four people can lives beneath the waves for seven days or more.
The structure was unveiled in Miami, Florida.
It is being developed by UK engineering firm DEEP Research so researchers, explorers, and oceanographers can live underwater for extended time periods.
Until now, most expeditions have only allowed scientists to stay submerged for a few hours at a time.
By eliminating the constant need to resurface, they will be able to observe fragile ecosystems directly from beneath the waves.
The modular structure consists of three sections, including a living chamber, a diving centre, and a base anchored to the seabed.
The living area is 12 meters long, 3.7 meters wide and is where the crew eat, sleep, and conduct research.
The diving centre which the crew use to get in and out, is connected to an underwater base anchored to the seabed and ensures that the habitat remains stable and protected from waves and storms.
A floating platform stationed on the surface supplies compressed air, power, and communications.
OPS: Render showing how Vanguard will sit on the ocean floor
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Underwater habitat for studying the sea
Ferrari Press Agency
Vanguard 1
Ref 17266
31/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: DEEP Research
An underwater habitat designed to allow scientists to live and carry out research deep beneath the sea has been unveiled.
Called Vanguard, a team of up to four people can lives beneath the waves for seven days or more.
The structure was unveiled in Miami, Florida.
It is being developed by UK engineering firm DEEP Research so researchers, explorers, and oceanographers can live underwater for extended time periods.
Until now, most expeditions have only allowed scientists to stay submerged for a few hours at a time.
By eliminating the constant need to resurface, they will be able to observe fragile ecosystems directly from beneath the waves.
The modular structure consists of three sections, including a living chamber, a diving centre, and a base anchored to the seabed.
The living area is 12 meters long, 3.7 meters wide and is where the crew eat, sleep, and conduct research.
The diving centre which the crew use to get in and out, is connected to an underwater base anchored to the seabed and ensures that the habitat remains stable and protected from waves and storms.
A floating platform stationed on the surface supplies compressed air, power, and communications.
OPS: Render of the Vanguard on the sea bed.
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Underwater habitat for studying the sea
Ferrari Press Agency
Vanguard 1
Ref 17266
31/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: DEEP Research
An underwater habitat designed to allow scientists to live and carry out research deep beneath the sea has been unveiled.
Called Vanguard, a team of up to four people can lives beneath the waves for seven days or more.
The structure was unveiled in Miami, Florida.
It is being developed by UK engineering firm DEEP Research so researchers, explorers, and oceanographers can live underwater for extended time periods.
Until now, most expeditions have only allowed scientists to stay submerged for a few hours at a time.
By eliminating the constant need to resurface, they will be able to observe fragile ecosystems directly from beneath the waves.
The modular structure consists of three sections, including a living chamber, a diving centre, and a base anchored to the seabed.
The living area is 12 meters long, 3.7 meters wide and is where the crew eat, sleep, and conduct research.
The diving centre which the crew use to get in and out, is connected to an underwater base anchored to the seabed and ensures that the habitat remains stable and protected from waves and storms.
A floating platform stationed on the surface supplies compressed air, power, and communications.
OPS:Inside look at Vanguard underwater habitat
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Underwater habitat for studying the sea
Ferrari Press Agency
Vanguard 1
Ref 17266
31/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: DEEP Research
An underwater habitat designed to allow scientists to live and carry out research deep beneath the sea has been unveiled.
Called Vanguard, a team of up to four people can lives beneath the waves for seven days or more.
The structure was unveiled in Miami, Florida.
It is being developed by UK engineering firm DEEP Research so researchers, explorers, and oceanographers can live underwater for extended time periods.
Until now, most expeditions have only allowed scientists to stay submerged for a few hours at a time.
By eliminating the constant need to resurface, they will be able to observe fragile ecosystems directly from beneath the waves.
The modular structure consists of three sections, including a living chamber, a diving centre, and a base anchored to the seabed.
The living area is 12 meters long, 3.7 meters wide and is where the crew eat, sleep, and conduct research.
The diving centre which the crew use to get in and out, is connected to an underwater base anchored to the seabed and ensures that the habitat remains stable and protected from waves and storms.
A floating platform stationed on the surface supplies compressed air, power, and communications.
OPS:Inside look at Vanguard underwater habitat
Picture supplied by Ferrari (FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS) -
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Underwater habitat for studying the sea
Ferrari Press Agency
Vanguard 1
Ref 17266
31/10/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: DEEP Research
An underwater habitat designed to allow scientists to live and carry out research deep beneath the sea has been unveiled.
Called Vanguard, a team of up to four people can lives beneath the waves for seven days or more.
The structure was unveiled in Miami, Florida.
It is being developed by UK engineering firm DEEP Research so researchers, explorers, and oceanographers can live underwater for extended time periods.
Until now, most expeditions have only allowed scientists to stay submerged for a few hours at a time.
By eliminating the constant need to resurface, they will be able to observe fragile ecosystems directly from beneath the waves.
The modular structure consists of three sections, including a living chamber, a diving centre, and a base anchored to the seabed.
The living area is 12 meters long, 3.7 meters wide and is where the crew eat, sleep, and conduct research.
The diving centre which the crew use to get in and out, is connected to an underwater base anchored to the seabed and ensures that the habitat remains stable and protected from waves and storms.
A floating platform stationed on the surface supplies compressed air, power, and communications.
OPS: The Vanguard underwater habitat at the facility where it was built in Miami.
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Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
The exterior view of the Unipark Nonntal building of the University of Salzburg houses the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
The exterior view of the Unipark Nonntal building of the University of Salzburg houses the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
The exterior view of the Unipark Nonntal building of the University of Salzburg houses the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
The exterior view of the Unipark Nonntal building of the University of Salzburg houses the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
The exterior view of the Unipark Nonntal building of the University of Salzburg houses the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Unipark Nonntal, University Of Salzburg
The exterior view of the Unipark Nonntal building of the University of Salzburg houses the Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Sign Of University Of Applied Sciences Dresden
The signboard of Hochschule fur Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden (University of Applied Sciences Dresden) is photographed on a street in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, on March 18, 2022. The university specializes in engineering, technology, and business education. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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National And University Library In Zagreb
The exterior view of the National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia, on April 28, 2023, shows the modern building that serves as the national library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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National And University Library In Zagreb
The exterior view of the National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia, on April 28, 2023, shows the modern building that serves as the national library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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National And University Library In Zagreb
The exterior view of the National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia, on April 28, 2023, shows the modern building that serves as the national library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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National And University Library In Zagreb
The exterior view of the National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia, on April 28, 2023, shows the modern building that serves as the national library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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National And University Library In Zagreb
The exterior view of the National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia, on April 28, 2023, shows the modern building that serves as the national library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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National And University Library In Zagreb
The exterior view of the National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia, on April 28, 2023, shows the modern building that serves as the national library of Croatia and the central library of the University of Zagreb. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Daily Life In Bucharest
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – OCTOBER 10:
The statue of Mihail Cantacuzino stands in front of Coltea Hospital in Bucharest, Romania, on October 10, 2025. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto) -
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Passenger Reading On Train
A man reads a book inside a Deutsche Bahn train at Frankfurt Central Station in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, on October 10, 2025. Through the window, an illuminated advertisement announces a store reopening. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Boy Cycling With Shopping Plastic Bag
A boy cycles past the Ohm Technische Hochschule Nurnberg campus in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Upper Palatinate, Germany, on October 4, 2025. He carries a shopping bag with fruits and vegetables, including bananas and tomatoes, on his bicycle. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Belgian Bookstore Storefront
A bookstore with large window lettering spelling ''LIVRE'' is in the city center of Liege, Belgium, on September 6, 2025. Shelves filled with books and colorful covers are visible through the glass, reflecting the local reading and cultural scene. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Belgian Bookstore Storefront
A bookstore with large window lettering spelling ''LIVRE'' is in the city center of Liege, Belgium, on September 6, 2025. Shelves filled with books and colorful covers are visible through the glass, reflecting the local reading and cultural scene. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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German Schuelerhilfe Tutoring Center
The exterior of a Schuelerhilfe tutoring center is in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Upper Palatinate, Germany, on October 4, 2025. Schulerhilfe is a brand of ZGS Bildungs-GmbH and is one of the leading providers of private tuition in Germany and Austria. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto) -
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Jane Goodall
10/1/2025 - San Francisco, California, USA: Jane Goodall photographed next to a chimp enclosure on Nov. 20, 1970. (Chronicle Staff / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Jane Goodall
10/1/2025 - San Francisco, California, USA: Jane Goodall photographed on Nov. 20, 1970. (Chronicle Staff / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Robo sperm could boost fertility studies
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04/09/2025
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A team of researchers has transformed real sperm cells into tiny, magnetically controlled micro-robots to help improve fertility.
This development could open new doors in reproductive medicine, drug delivery, and infertility diagnostics.
The bots can be tracked in real time using X-ray imaging.
Sperm cells are naturally fast, flexible swimmers that can navigate the complex environment of the female reproductive tract making them promising candidates for use in medical micro-robotics.
Sperm cells are nearly impossible to see inside the human body using traditional imaging methods like X-ray.
They’re small, low-density, and nearly transparent to radiation.
Researchers and medical professionals from University of Twente and Radboud University Medical Center both in the Netherlands and Canada’s University of Waterloo coated real sperm cells with magnetic nanoparticles.
This made them visible under X-ray and responsive to external magnetic fields. For the first time, these sperm-based micro-robots can now be tracked and steered inside a life-sized anatomical model.
Once inside, they can potentially deliver drugs to hard-to-reach places such as the uterus or fallopian tubes.
OPS:Phase contrast microscopic images depicting increasing concentrations of nanoparticles adhering to bull sperm. (i) Bull sperm cells. (ii) Cells covered with 1 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iii) Covered with 2 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iv) Covered with 3 mg/mL of nanoparticles.
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Robo sperm could boost fertility studies
Ferrari Press Agency
Robotic sperm 1
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04/09/2025
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Picture MUST credit: University of Twente/npj Robotics (2025)
A team of researchers has transformed real sperm cells into tiny, magnetically controlled micro-robots to help improve fertility.
This development could open new doors in reproductive medicine, drug delivery, and infertility diagnostics.
The bots can be tracked in real time using X-ray imaging.
Sperm cells are naturally fast, flexible swimmers that can navigate the complex environment of the female reproductive tract making them promising candidates for use in medical micro-robotics.
Sperm cells are nearly impossible to see inside the human body using traditional imaging methods like X-ray.
They’re small, low-density, and nearly transparent to radiation.
Researchers and medical professionals from University of Twente and Radboud University Medical Center both in the Netherlands and Canada’s University of Waterloo coated real sperm cells with magnetic nanoparticles.
This made them visible under X-ray and responsive to external magnetic fields. For the first time, these sperm-based micro-robots can now be tracked and steered inside a life-sized anatomical model.
Once inside, they can potentially deliver drugs to hard-to-reach places such as the uterus or fallopian tubes.
OPS:Scanning electron microscopy image depicting ascending concentrations of nanoparticles on bull sperm. (i) Bull sperm cells. (ii) cells covered with 1 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iii) Covered with 2 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iv) Covered with 3 mg/mL of nanoparticles.
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Snails gold clue to human sight restoration
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06/08/2025
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Picture MUST credit: Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Scientists are hoping they could one day repair damaged human eyes — by studying a snail which is already able to do it.
The eye of the apple snail is unusually similar to a human eye but can regrow itself if injured or even amputated.
A study into how this happens has the potential to better understand and find treatments for eye conditions in humans like macular degeneration.
A team from US biomedical research organisation the Stowers Institute for Medical Research discovered the apple snail has complex camera-type eyes like humans.
The researchers have developed tools to alter its genome, resulting in snails with stable gene variations to help better understand the process of regeneration.
The process of apple snail eye regeneration from amputation to full restoration happens n four stages over 28 days.
It begins with wound healing and ends with the emergence of a lens and retina.
Apple snails have eyes that are anatomically similar to those in humans with a lens, cornea, and retina.
The researchers found that a gene called pax6—known to play a crucial role in vertebrate and fruit fly eye development—is also present in apple snails.
In the lab, the team disrupted the pax6 gene function creating healthy snails but with missing eyes.
The snails began to generate eyes. For each stage of the regeneration, the team collected and analysed gene activity.
This information is being used to narrow down which genes are likely most promising for eye regeneration.
OPS: An apple snail. The black dot is one of its eyes
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Snails gold clue to human sight restoration
Ferrari Press Agency
Eyes 1
Ref 17052
06/08/2025
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Picture MUST credit: Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Scientists are hoping they could one day repair damaged human eyes — by studying a snail which is already able to do it.
The eye of the apple snail is unusually similar to a human eye but can regrow itself if injured or even amputated.
A study into how this happens has the potential to better understand and find treatments for eye conditions in humans like macular degeneration.
A team from US biomedical research organisation the Stowers Institute for Medical Research discovered the apple snail has complex camera-type eyes like humans.
The researchers have developed tools to alter its genome, resulting in snails with stable gene variations to help better understand the process of regeneration.
The process of apple snail eye regeneration from amputation to full restoration happens n four stages over 28 days.
It begins with wound healing and ends with the emergence of a lens and retina.
Apple snails have eyes that are anatomically similar to those in humans with a lens, cornea, and retina.
The researchers found that a gene called pax6—known to play a crucial role in vertebrate and fruit fly eye development—is also present in apple snails.
In the lab, the team disrupted the pax6 gene function creating healthy snails but with missing eyes.
The snails began to generate eyes. For each stage of the regeneration, the team collected and analysed gene activity.
This information is being used to narrow down which genes are likely most promising for eye regeneration.
OPS: Researcher Alice Accorsi
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Scientists are hoping they could one day repair damaged human eyes — by studying a snail which is already able to do it.
The eye of the apple snail is unusually similar to a human eye but can regrow itself if injured or even amputated.
A study into how this happens has the potential to better understand and find treatments for eye conditions in humans like macular degeneration.
A team from US biomedical research organisation the Stowers Institute for Medical Research discovered the apple snail has complex camera-type eyes like humans.
The researchers have developed tools to alter its genome, resulting in snails with stable gene variations to help better understand the process of regeneration.
The process of apple snail eye regeneration from amputation to full restoration happens n four stages over 28 days.
It begins with wound healing and ends with the emergence of a lens and retina.
Apple snails have eyes that are anatomically similar to those in humans with a lens, cornea, and retina.
The researchers found that a gene called pax6—known to play a crucial role in vertebrate and fruit fly eye development—is also present in apple snails.
In the lab, the team disrupted the pax6 gene function creating healthy snails but with missing eyes.
The snails began to generate eyes. For each stage of the regeneration, the team collected and analysed gene activity.
This information is being used to narrow down which genes are likely most promising for eye regeneration.
OPS: Researcher Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado,
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Snails gold clue to human sight restoration
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Scientists are hoping they could one day repair damaged human eyes — by studying a snail which is already able to do it.
The eye of the apple snail is unusually similar to a human eye but can regrow itself if injured or even amputated.
A study into how this happens has the potential to better understand and find treatments for eye conditions in humans like macular degeneration.
A team from US biomedical research organisation the Stowers Institute for Medical Research discovered the apple snail has complex camera-type eyes like humans.
The researchers have developed tools to alter its genome, resulting in snails with stable gene variations to help better understand the process of regeneration.
The process of apple snail eye regeneration from amputation to full restoration happens n four stages over 28 days.
It begins with wound healing and ends with the emergence of a lens and retina.
Apple snails have eyes that are anatomically similar to those in humans with a lens, cornea, and retina.
The researchers found that a gene called pax6—known to play a crucial role in vertebrate and fruit fly eye development—is also present in apple snails.
In the lab, the team disrupted the pax6 gene function creating healthy snails but with missing eyes.
The snails began to generate eyes. For each stage of the regeneration, the team collected and analysed gene activity.
This information is being used to narrow down which genes are likely most promising for eye regeneration.
OPS: Left to right . The eye regeneration of an apple snail in. stages.
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Snails gold clue to human sight restoration
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Ref 17052
06/08/2025
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Picture MUST credit: Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Scientists are hoping they could one day repair damaged human eyes — by studying a snail which is already able to do it.
The eye of the apple snail is unusually similar to a human eye but can regrow itself if injured or even amputated.
A study into how this happens has the potential to better understand and find treatments for eye conditions in humans like macular degeneration.
A team from US biomedical research organisation the Stowers Institute for Medical Research discovered the apple snail has complex camera-type eyes like humans.
The researchers have developed tools to alter its genome, resulting in snails with stable gene variations to help better understand the process of regeneration.
The process of apple snail eye regeneration from amputation to full restoration happens n four stages over 28 days.
It begins with wound healing and ends with the emergence of a lens and retina.
Apple snails have eyes that are anatomically similar to those in humans with a lens, cornea, and retina.
The researchers found that a gene called pax6—known to play a crucial role in vertebrate and fruit fly eye development—is also present in apple snails.
In the lab, the team disrupted the pax6 gene function creating healthy snails but with missing eyes.
The snails began to generate eyes. For each stage of the regeneration, the team collected and analysed gene activity.
This information is being used to narrow down which genes are likely most promising for eye regeneration.
OPS: Apple Snail eye embryo under the microscope
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Snails gold clue to human sight restoration
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Ref 17052
06/08/2025
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Picture MUST credit: Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Scientists are hoping they could one day repair damaged human eyes — by studying a snail which is already able to do it.
The eye of the apple snail is unusually similar to a human eye but can regrow itself if injured or even amputated.
A study into how this happens has the potential to better understand and find treatments for eye conditions in humans like macular degeneration.
A team from US biomedical research organisation the Stowers Institute for Medical Research discovered the apple snail has complex camera-type eyes like humans.
The researchers have developed tools to alter its genome, resulting in snails with stable gene variations to help better understand the process of regeneration.
The process of apple snail eye regeneration from amputation to full restoration happens n four stages over 28 days.
It begins with wound healing and ends with the emergence of a lens and retina.
Apple snails have eyes that are anatomically similar to those in humans with a lens, cornea, and retina.
The researchers found that a gene called pax6—known to play a crucial role in vertebrate and fruit fly eye development—is also present in apple snails.
In the lab, the team disrupted the pax6 gene function creating healthy snails but with missing eyes.
The snails began to generate eyes. For each stage of the regeneration, the team collected and analysed gene activity.
This information is being used to narrow down which genes are likely most promising for eye regeneration.
OPS: Apple snails. One the left, one with an intact right eye. One the right, one with a regenerating left eye.
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