Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain What if we told you that artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as ChatGPT don’t actually learn? Many people we talk to are genuinely surprised to hear…
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Should babies get a ‘bonus dose’ of the measles vaccine? Doctors say it depends
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Like many anxious parents, Beth Spektor spent the last few weeks fretting over how to protect her infant daughter from the first deadly measles outbreak to…
What one Finnish church learned from creating a service almost entirely with AI
People watch an AI-created service at St. Paul’s Lutheran church in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Sergei Grits A tale of good versus evil played out on…
Study explores methods to enhance cancer-gene testing in clinics
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Up to 10% of cancers are caused by genes that can be easily detected by commercially available tests. These include such common cancers as cancer of…
For NASA astronauts on a 10-day space mission that lasted 9 months, a landing date at last
Two NASA astronauts who launched on a short mission to the International Space Station last year that turned into a 9-month marathon finally know when they’ll be coming home. The…
Punic necropolis discovered during gas construction works
A Punic necropolis dating to the 4th or 3rd century BC has been discovered during gas construction works in Sestu, a Comune in Sardinia, Italy. During antiquity, Carthage extended its…
Genetic Variant in ITSN1 Linked to Higher Parkinson’s and ASD Risk
Summary: A new study has identified genetic variants in the ITSN1 gene that significantly increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Researchers analyzed nearly 500,000 genetic profiles and found that…
Moorish camp where last of the Morisco chiefs was captured identified
A research project led by the University of Granada (UGR) has identified a 16th century Moorish military camp where Abén Aboo, the last of the Morisco chiefs, was captured during…
Women hardest hit by South Sudan’s climate-fueled heatwave
Researchers have found that women and girls in the conflict-torn nation of South Sudan are facing greater health risks and worsened inequality due to the negative impacts of climate change…
Daylight saving time and early school start times cost billions in lost productivity and health care expenses
Investigations into the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster revealed that key decision-makers worked on little sleep, raising concerns that fatigue impaired their judgment. Similarly, in 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil…
