Salty drinking water could be increasing your blood pressure – people living in coastal areas are most at risk

When people consider what causes high blood pressure, they often think of lifestyle factors, such as eating salty foods, lack of exercise or smoking. However, an unexpected source of salt…

NASA’s Artemis 2 moonshot was just the ‘opening act’ for America’s return to the moon, space agency chief says

The head of NASA said the agency’s historic Artemis 2 moon mission, which sent the first astronauts around the moon in over 50 years, is only the beginning of a…

Bronze Age mining at Great Orme included sophisticated bone tools

Archaeologists examining the Bronze Age copper mines at Great Orme report that bone tools formed part of routine mining work. A study of 150 artefacts indicates that these items were…

Forensic Linguists Map the Language of Corruption

Summary: How do you convince a stranger to help you commit a multi-billion dollar crime? By using a specific “linguistic playbook” designed to manufacture trust. Researchers have analyzed the world’s…

New mutations help the H5N1 bird flu virus infect cows but not people

H5N1 bird flu viruses have acquired a molecular trick that makes them more easily infect mammary glands in cattle, but this adaptation does not appear to affect humans. To infect…

Sci-fi stories never really end anymore, and that’s a problem

There was a time when things ended. When the stories on our screens had a beginning, middle, and end. A time when a trilogy was the longest series of films…

Ancient rock art discovered in Hidalgo

A set of newly recorded rock carvings and paintings has been identified at the El Venado site in Hidalgo, offering further insight into the area’s long history of human activity.…

Randomness Solves Robotic Gridlock – Neuroscience News

Summary: Adding more robots to a task usually speeds things up, until it doesn’t. In a classic “too many cooks” scenario, robotic swarms often hit a tipping point where they…

Teens Struggle to Break Up with Their AI Chatbots

Summary: For more than half of U.S. teens, AI chatbots are now regular companions. However, a new study warns that these digital friendships are crossing the line into behavioral addiction.…

AI and tech advances may soon enable talking with animals

In the animated movie Up, a boisterous dog wears an electronic collar that translates his doggy thoughts into English words. “My master made me this collar,” he tells his new…