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War Impacts Child Development, Alters DNA
Summary: War exposure in Syrian refugee children triggered unique DNA methylation changes, marking genes involved in brain development and stress responses. These epigenetic changes suggest potential long-term effects on health…
‘Minecraft’ to come to life in UK and US under theme park deal
‘Minecraft’ is the world’s best-selling video game. The best-selling video game “Minecraft” is to become a real-life destination, as part of a multi-million-pound deal between theme park operator Merlin Entertainments…
Four ways the metaverse and AI are transforming history and religion
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Imagine having a live art class taught by Leonardo da Vinci, or having a fully interactive discussion about the meaning of life with Socrates. You can…
Will politicians and terrorist leaders live forever in the age of AI?
Credit: AI-generated image Yahya Sinwar, the former leader of the Hamas militant organization, was killed by the Israeli military in the south Gazan city of Rafah in October 2024. Given…
How Hunter-Gatherer Kids Learn Lifelong Skills by Age Six
Summary: Hunter-gatherer children in the Congo Basin learn critical skills like hunting, gathering, and childcare by age six or seven, thanks to a unique social learning environment. Unlike Western societies,…
Lawrence Livermore supercomputer is crowned world’s speediest
by Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Bay Area has just won a coveted crown in computing, with a massive new machine at Lawrence Livermore…
Leaner large language models could enable efficient local use on phones and laptops
Credit: Limon Das from Pexels Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly automating tasks like translation, text classification and customer service. But tapping into an LLM’s power typically requires users to…
