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A ‘talking’ ape’s death signals the end of an era
Kanzi showed apes have the capacity for language, but in recent years scientists have questioned the ethics of ape experiments.
Cutting HIV aid means undercutting US foreign and economic interests − Nigeria shows the human costs
A little over two decades ago, addressing Nigeria’s HIV crisis topped U.S. President George W. Bush’s priorities. Africa’s most populous nation had 3.5 million HIV cases, and the disease threatened…
Mysterious white streak spotted over US skies during surprise aurora storm. What was it? (photos)
The night sky offered lucky skywatchers an unexpected double feature on May 17 — a surprise geomagnetic storm and a mysterious white plume slicing through the auroras. The moderate (G2…
Poll reveals some parents say they waited too long to stop pacifier use or thumb-sucking in children
Parents report a variety of strategies to break the habits. Credit: Sara Schultz, University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, Pacifiers and thumb-sucking can…
Social robots learning without us? New study cuts humans from early testing
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Humans no longer have exclusive control over training social robots to interact effectively, thanks to a new study from the University of Surrey and the University…
Noninvasive prenatal testing identifies twice as many Down syndrome cases as second-trimester serum screening
Credit: BGI Genomics A novel study has analyzed the cost-effectiveness of different Down syndrome (DS) screening strategies. The result confirms that noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) outperforms second-trimester serum screening (STSS)…
First successful demonstration of quantum error correction of qudits for quantum computers
Realization of a logical GKP ququart. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: In the world of quantum computing, the Hilbert space dimension—the measure of the number of quantum states that a quantum…
Vitamin B1 Derivative Sparks Dopamine, Boosts Wakefulness
Summary: Thiamine derivatives, once developed to treat nutrient deficiencies, are now being explored for their potential effects on brain function and energy. A new study shows that TTFD, a thiamine…
So your primary school child has a ‘boyfriend’ or ‘girlfriend’. Should you be worried?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain If you have a child in primary school, you may not be expecting to help them manage romantic relationships. Surely this is an issue for the…
