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The Ebola emergency shines a light on the urgent need for new vaccines

A little-known strain of Ebola virus is behind an ongoing health emergency, prompting researchers to call for the…

'We mould trees to grow into the shape of chairs'

Alice and Gavin Munro have spent 20 years perfecting the process of growing trees into furniture shapes, particularly…

Your body clock has seasonal rhythms and it matters for vaccines

We think of our body clock ticking over on a 24-hour cycle, but evidence is growing that it has seasonal rhythms, which…

The US space enterprise is desperately waiting for Starship—will it finally deliver?

"This is such a wild ride. The highs are high. The lows are low."

NASA still maintains some of the Voyager spacecraft code from the 70s era

NASA operates the Voyager spacecraft using assembly language code written for specialized 1970s-era processors, not the…

WHO declares major outbreak of Ebola virus species an international emergency

At least six Americans exposed to Ebola during DR Congo outbreak

One of the six Americans believed to have been exposed is experiencing symptoms, according to media reports.

The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away

The floating ice shelf of world’s widest glacier – Thwaites glacier in Antarctica – is detaching, with worrying…

The hidden pockets of the universe where the future can cause the past

Inside some very special black holes, there may be a boundary called a Cauchy horizon.

Earth's Radio Bubble: Every signal we've ever sent into space

Earth's electromagnetic radiation has been expanding outward at the speed of light since the early 1900s, creating a…

It is time to give up the dualism introduced by the debate on consciousness

Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli argues that consciousness is not separate from the physical world but rather a…

Energy return in running shoes explained (2025)

Energy return in running shoes—how efficiently the midsole rebounds after compression—has become a focus area as…

Scientists "bottle the sun" with a liquid battery that stores solar energy

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have developed a "rechargeable solar battery" using a modified organic molecule called…

How worrying is the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo?

An outbreak in DR Congo has been declared a health emergency, with almost 250 suspected cases reported.

Scientists believe ibogaine can help veterans overcome PTSD

Scientists are investigating ibogaine, a banned hallucinogenic drug traditionally used in African spiritual ceremonies,…

A revolutionary cancer treatment could transform autoimmune disease

Researchers are testing CAR T cell therapy as a way to reset the immune system.

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo a global health emergency

The agency added that the outbreak, with around 246 cases and 80 deaths, does not meet the criteria of pandemic…

Bear spray is exploding in the trash near Yellowstone National Park

Japan runs out of robot wolves in fight against bears

Japan is experiencing a surge in bear encounters and fatalities, with over 200 injuries and 13 deaths reported since…

Research repository ArXiv will ban authors for a year if they let AI do all the work

ArXiv is doing more to crack down on the careless use of large language models in scientific papers.

How an Australian Teen Team Is Making Radio Astronomy Affordable for Schools

AI agents become violent and criminal in prolonged autonomy

Autonomous AI agents adopted simulated violent and criminal behaviors when left for several weeks in shared virtual…

Fecal transplants for autism deliver success in clinical trials

A two-year clinical trial by Arizona State University researchers found that fecal transplants reduced autism symptoms…

Himalayan wolf-dog hybrids emerge as a threat to wolves and people

In Ladakh, Himalayan wolves are increasingly breeding with feral dogs, giving rise to a new animal known as khipshang…

A Good Lemma Is Worth a Thousand Theorems

California's Battery Array Is as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Power Plants

How Diamonds Are Made

Diamonds form deep underground over billions of years through extreme pressure and heat, then are extracted from…

US hantavirus case was false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10

WHO announced today that the operation to safely transfer passengers is complete.

China Unveils Jiuzhang 4.0: The Photonic Quantum Computer Defying the Laws of Speed

The new iteration of China’s Jiuzhang photonic quantum computer prototypes solved the Boson sampling problem much more…