Trump signs executive order establishing ‘Strategic Bitcoin Reserve’

White House crypto czar David Sacks says the US government bitcoin reserve ‘will not cost taxpayers a dime’ US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday establishing a “Strategic…

Gene edited crops inch closer to acceptance as outlined in the European Commission’s new blueprint for the future

New research and innovation partnerships, faster risk assessment and innovation-friendly regulations are all on the table as the European Commission plans a new EU strategic approach to research and innovation…

Music therapy shows promise in reducing depression for dementia patients

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new review has found evidence that music-based therapy may benefit people living with dementia, particularly by improving symptoms of depression. The work has been published…

AI-Powered Brain Implant Lets Paralyzed Man Control Robotic Arm

Summary: A new brain-computer interface (BCI) has enabled a paralyzed man to control a robotic arm by simply imagining movements. Unlike previous BCIs, which lasted only a few days, this…

New method significantly reduces AI energy consumption

The SuperMUC-NG at the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre is the eighth fastest computer in the world. Credit: Veronika Hohenegger, LRZ AI applications such as large language models (LLMs) have become an…

Runaway stars reveal hidden black hole in Milky Way’s nearest neighbor

Artist’s impression of a hypervelocity star ejected from the Large Magellanic Cloud (shown on right). When a binary star system ventures too close to a supermassive black hole, the intense…

Rock-cut cellars discovered beneath Paderborn’s historic centre

Archaeologists from the Westphalia-Lippe Regional Association (LWL) have uncovered several cellars and a quarry beneath the historic centre of Paderborn, a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since November 2024,…

How a Labrador retriever’s genes might affect the dog’s obesity risk

Labrador retriever owners are likely familiar with how persistent their dogs can be in their quest for food, whether begging under the dinner table or stealing a snack left unattended.…

Vaping hits alarming levels among South African teens

Credit: CC0 Public Domain It’s become common to see kids, some in their school uniforms, puffing on a vape. The World Health Organization points to the enticing flavors and targeted…

Hydrogen sensor that could pave the way for safer, cleaner energy

Hydrogen sensor. Credit: Thomas Anthopoulos Scientists have developed a hydrogen sensor that could accelerate the transition to clean hydrogen energy. As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, hydrogen is…