2025-04-03

A bonus from the shingles vaccine: Dementia protection?

The study shows a sharp change when the vaccine was introduced in Wales. [...]

2025-04-02

In Search of the Last Wild Axolotls

Using environmental DNA analysis and traditional fishing techniques, researchers are seeking answers about the current population of axolotls in their natural habitat. The numbers are alarming. [...]

2025-04-02

DeepMind’s new research restrictions threaten AI innovation, warns Iris.ai CEO

Google DeepMind’s reported clampdown on sharing research will stifle AI innovation, warns the CEO of Iris.ai, one of Europe’s leading startups in the space. The UK-based lab has tightened its rule [...]

2025-04-02

Claude’s new Learning mode will prompt students to answer questions on their own

According to a recent Digital Education Council survey, as many as 86 percent of university students globally use artificial intelligence to assist with their coursework. It’s a staggering statistic [...]

2025-04-02

A 32-bit processor made with an atomically thin semiconductor

It's slow and inefficient, but the semiconductor is only one molecule thick. [...]

2025-04-02

Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH

Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz. [...]

2025-04-02

Male fruit flies drink more alcohol to get females to like them

Alcohol makes male fruit flies sexier by stimulating the production of sex pheromones. [...]

2025-04-01

SpaceX launches Fram2, the first crewed spaceflight to explore Earth's polar regions

SpaceX has successfully launched the Fram2 private crewed mission on March 31 at 9:46 PM Eastern time on top of a Falcon 9 rocket. Fram2 is the first human spaceflight to explore the Earth's pola [...]

2025-04-01

Commercial fusion power companies moving toward test systems

A tokamak moves forward as two companies advance plans for stellarators. [...]