Ovarian cancer is hard to detect—focusing on these four symptoms can help with diagnosis

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ovarian cancers are often found when they are already advanced and hard to treat. Researchers have long believed this was because women first experienced symptoms when…

Where the tech giant goes from here

Credit: PhotoMIX Company from Pexels A US judge has found that Google is a monopoly and has used this dominance to reinforce its market position. This ruling, which is subject…

Novel electrolyte design shows promise for longer-lasting lithium-metal batteries

Schematics of the solvation structures and interfacial reaction mechanisms of the CIPA electrolyte and conventional LHCEs. Credit: Jie et al. Lithium-metal batteries could exhibit significantly higher energy densities than lithium-ion…

Sudan health minister declares cholera epidemic

Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae. Credit: Wikipedia Sudan’s health minister on Saturday declared a cholera epidemic after weeks of heavy rain in the war-torn country, in a video…

Senegal’s first satellite successfully launched

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Senegal’s first satellite has been successfully launched into orbit, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said, adding the move marked a major step towards the West African country’s…

Can AI truly replicate the screams of a man on fire? Video game performers want their work protected

Noshir Dalal attends a panel for SAG Aftra “Game Actors on Game Actors” during Comic-Con International on Friday, July 26, 2024, in San Diego. Credit: Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP For…

Supermassive black hole mergers could be explained by dark matter

A team of astrophysicists that includes the University of Toronto’s Gonzalo Alonso-Álvarez has shown that pairs of supermassive black holes can merge together into a single, larger black hole – a major…

Why Melbourne’s e-scooter ban is a wrong turn away from safe, sustainable transport

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Melbourne City Council voted to break its contracts with operators of shared e‑scooter schemes this week, citing safety concerns. It seems these concerns have usurped the…

Polycystic ovary syndrome linked to increased odds of eating disorders

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with an increased likelihood of any eating disorder, according to a review published online Aug. 8 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.…

What we know about the new mpox outbreak

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A surging mpox outbreak in Africa was declared an emergency by the World Health Organisation this week and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control…