CRISPR can stop malaria spread by editing a single gene in mosquitos

CRISPR gene-editing therapy has shown great potential to treat and even cure diseases, but scientists are now discovering how it can be used to prevent them as well. A team of researchers found a way [...]

Google Deepmind launches Weather Lab to test AI models for tropical cyclone forecasting

Google Deepmind and Google Research have launched Weather Lab, a public platform that tests AI models for forecasting tropical cyclones.<br /> The article Google Deepmind launches Weather Lab to [...]

‘Space umbrella’ returns first striking images of Earth’s forests

A giant umbrella-like satellite fitted with European tech has revealed its first images of Earth’s surface. The probe, called “Biomass,” was built by a host of aerospace giants and startups for [...]

Researchers automated LLM reasoning strategy design and cut token usage by 69.5%

Test-time scaling (TTS) has emerged as a proven method to improve the performance of large language models in real-world applications by giving them extra compute cycles at inference time. However, TT [...]

Burning in woman’s legs turned out to be slug parasites digging in her brain

After three trips to the ER, woman gets diagnosis of dreaded rat lungworm. [...]

Some flies go insomniac to ward off parasites

There are negative consequences for the flies, but they avoid being eaten alive. [...]

Parasites plagued Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall

They were infected by roundworm, whipworm, and microscopic protozoans called Giardia duodenalis. [...]

Starbucks launches a new tropical drink and horchata beverages for summer

The Tropical Butterfly Refresher features guava, passionfruit, and mango-pineapple pearls, while horchata drinks return for a limited time [...]

Exit 8 director Genki Kawamura reveals the eerie filmmaking technique he learned from Parasite's Bong Joon Ho

Exit 8 has one big, impressive moment, and director Genki Kawamura has explained how he managed to film it. [...]