Eating Salad On The Way To Mars Could Kill Astronauts, Say Scientists

A new study shows that space-grown lettuce is more prone to infections such as E. coli and Salmonella—and that could put astronauts and space missions at risk.

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Don’t let Big AI fool you: Piracy isn’t a business model

Sam Altman, the OpenAI CEO, is basically saying that he can’t make his product unless he steals from others.

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How to Build an Origami Computer

Two mathematicians have shown that origami can, in principle, be used to perform any possible computation.

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Why NASA Is Watching Where Idaho’s Parachuting Beavers Landed

The mini-paratroopers have a new role to play today.

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Writing things down may help you remember information more than typing

Writing words down increases connectivity linked to memory and learning between different areas of the brain, with the same not being true when things are typed out on a computer

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A US scientist has brewed up a storm by offering Britain advice on making tea

An American scientist has sparked a trans-Atlantic tempest in a teapot by offering Britain advice on its favorite hot beverage.

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Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn’t it everywhere?

Can special lightbulbs end the next pandemic before it starts?

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Virology Lectures 2024 #1: What is a virus?

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Why there is a new global race to the moon

Globally, more than 100 lunar missions are expected to take place by 2030, according to the European Space Agency.

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Cancer vaccine with minimal side effects nearing Phase 3 clinical trials

Dr. Thomas Wagner, founder of the biotech company Orbis Health Solutions and cancer researcher, has made it his life's mission to find a way to treat cancer without the dreaded side effects that, for some, can become worse than the cancer itself or may even lead to an earlier death. "The tragedy of cancer is not just that person, the diagnosis, but it's also the fear of the therapy," Wagner told ABC News. This can cause a range of side effects including hair loss, nausea, vomiting, or may knock out a person's immune system putting them at risk of life-threatening infections, Wagner said.

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Terrifying dragons have long been a part of many religions, and there is a reason for their appeal

Enormous, scaly, fire-breathing dragons have fascinated civilizations for centuries. A scholar who studies monsters explains their power and appeal.

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Caffeine use prevents stress-induced impairment of spatial memory

A study has found that adding caffeine to the drinking water of rats exposed to social isolation stress can protect them from developing memory impairments.

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Heart Failure - Do statins help or hurt?

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The new drugs that may bring an end to constant itching

While for most people, an itch is an annoying, temporary nuisance, one in five of us will experience chronic itch lasting weeks or months. New treatments finally offer hope.

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A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine

Researchers warn that most of the text we view online has been poorly translated into one or more languages—usually by a machine.

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NEW STUDY Proves it's BMI not Butter that increases Cholesterol on Low-Carb Diets

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Scientists Discover The Exact Reason Marijuana Causes The ‘Munchies’ In New Federally Funded Study

For the first time, scientists have identified exactly what happens in the brain after using marijuana that causes the “munchies,” a new federally funded study shows. Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) published the findings in the journal Scientific Reports, revealing how cannabis activates a specific cluster of neurons in the hypothalamus region of the […]

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Here are the 'Worst in Show' CES products, according to consumer and privacy advocates

The best CES products pierce through the haze of marketing hype at the Las Vegas gadget show to reveal innovations that could improve lives.

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Ancient DNA helps trace multiple sclerosis origins in European descendants

The finding answers a long-standing conundrum about multiple sclerosis and recasts the modern-day illness, suggesting it is rooted in an evolutionary trade-off.

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Liquid AI, a new MIT spinoff, wants to build an entirely new type of AI | TechCrunch

Liquid AI, a new MIT spinoff, has raised nearly $40 million in a seed round to build an entirely new type of AI called a liquid neural network.

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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed

Over the millennia, human language has produced a variety of beautiful, unusual, and weird forms of writing. Here are 7 of them.

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First U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rockets toward the moon

The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed toward the moon Monday, launching private companies on a space race to make deliveries for NASA and other customers.

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Cities with soda taxes saw sales of sugary drinks fall as prices rose, study finds

Soda taxes are meant to discourage people from drinking too much sugar, which is linked to a host of bad health outcomes. Cities that imposed the taxes saw a 33% decrease in the sale of sugary drinks.

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Rats have an imagination, too, researchers show with brain implants

Rats think of objects and places that are not directly in front of them, a key requirement for remembering the past and imagining the future.

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Scientists had a 20-minute "conversation" with a humpback whale named Twain

In an unprecedented encounter, a research team successfully engaged in a "conversation" with a humpback whale named Twain.

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Scientists discover first new antibiotics in over 60 years using AI

A new class of antibiotics for drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria which was discovered using more transparent deep learning models.

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6 weird invasive species wreaking havoc in the US, from self-cloning ticks to 20-pound rodents with orange teeth

Nutria, hammerhead worms, and Asian longhorned ticks are among the strange invasive animal species damaging ecosystems in the US.

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How tech's richest plan to save themselves after the apocalypse

Silicon Valley’s elite are hatching plans to escape disaster – and when it comes, they’ll leave the rest of us behind

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Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine works even better than thought

Adding Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine to a standard melanoma treatment dramatically reduces the risk of death or recurrence.

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Chief justice centers Supreme Court annual report on AI’s dangers

Chief Justice John Roberts warned that courts will need to consider the proper use of artificial intelligence (AI), portraying it as a new frontier for change in an annual report that follows a tur…

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