Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A Butch- and Suni-less Boeing Starliner has been given a date to return to Earth by NASA. Teams with NASA and Boeing gave the green light…
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Children are at high risk—health expert explains why
A one-month-old baby at an mpox isolation unit in South Kivu province, DRC. Credit: UNICEF The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that children, pregnant women and people with weak…
More children are getting ACL injuries—here’s what could be done to prevent them
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There’s no doubt that for children and teenagers, taking part in physical activity and sport is hugely beneficial. It improves their health and well-being, creates opportunities…
How hunger influences aversive learning in fruit flies
AKHR neurons connect to DANs via ascending SEZ output neurons. Credit: Neuron (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.04.035 Internal states that animals experience while they are thirsty, hungry, sleepy or aggressive have been…
AI chatbots must learn to say ‘help!’ says Microsoft exec
Microsoft’s AI assistant ‘Copilot’ specializes in sales, accounting and online services. Generative AI tools will save companies lots of time and money, promises Vik Singh, a Microsoft vice president, even…
Robot waiters in Kenya create a buzz. But there are concerns about what it means for human labor
Robotic waiter serves customers at a Robot Cafe in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. The three robots, christened Claire, R24 and Nadia, are not programmed to have a full…
On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world
Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes arrives for a court hearing, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 22, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File The blocking of social media platform…
You use Spotify to listen to music. Here’s how money from ads and subscription fees flows to artists
This March 20, 2018 file photo shows the Spotify app on an iPad in Baltimore. Credit: AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File Every day, millions of people use Spotify to stream music.…
Donkey depiction discovered at Karahan Tepe
Karahan Tepe is a prehistoric complex, first discovered in 1997 near Yağmurlu in Şanlıurfa Province, Türkiye. Karahan Tepe is thought to be connected with Göbekli Tepe, as both sites feature…
How a simple blood test could affect how Alzheimer’s is diagnosed
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, which afflicts nearly 7 million Americans, could soon replace more invasive and expensive diagnostic methods such as spinal…
