At least one pig has picked up bird flu amid an outbreak in poultry on a backyard farm in central Oregon. While the infection appears limited to one farm so…
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Daylight saving time ends this weekend. This is how to prepare for the potential health effects
In this Oct. 30, 2008, file photo, an Electric Time Company employee adjusts the color on a clock at the plant in Medfield, Mass., days before the switch to standard…
Research team develops laser cutting technology for safer and more precise nuclear plant dismantlement
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As the need for technologies to cut and dismantle reactors and internal structures increases due to the end of the operational lifespan of nuclear power plants,…
Drone with its own ‘nervous system’ trialed by scientists
Nervous system visible in drone. Credit: University of Southampton Scientists are testing a drone fitted with its own “nervous system” which they claim can keep it operating in the sky…
AI model predicts progression of breast cancer better than standard hospital tests, study claims
Multi-modal AI test for invasive breast cancer. Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2410.21256 A team of AI and medical researchers at startup Ataraxis AI, who are also affiliated with a host…
New algorithm reveals hidden influences
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Getting to the heart of causality is central to understanding the world around us. What causes one variable—be it a biological species, a voting region, a…
Plans to turn Europe’s biggest coal mine into a leisure lake prove divisive
Transition experts say repurposing Poland’s Bełchatów mine and power plant for renewables not recreation could bring more jobs, revenue and electricity In a cosy cinema room at the Bełchatów coal-fired…
For the 24 million people globally who suffer from schizophrenia, newly approved Cobenfy offers a breakthrough treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration [has] approved a new kind of drug to treat schizophrenia, a breakthrough after 70 years of incremental innovation that appears to avoid side effects that…
Don’t get spooked by all that sugar
Sugar overload is a real danger on Halloween, as piles of candy prove a powerful temptation to both Trick-or-Treaters and the folks handing out the goodies. Too many sweet treats…
