Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Motorsport fans are getting their first taste of racing this year, with the opening grand prix of the 2025 Formula One (F1) season in Melbourne. But…
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Open-source AI matches top proprietary model in solving tough medical cases
Credit: AI-generated image Artificial intelligence can transform medicine in a myriad of ways, including its promise to act as a trusted diagnostic aide to busy clinicians. Over the past two…
How much sleep do you really need? Experts say it depends
A shaft of light shines into a bedroom in Belle, W.Va., on Nov. 11, 2013. Credit: Craig Cunningham/The Daily Mail via AP, File Chances are, if you’re reading this, you…
Royal tomb of unknown pharaoh discovered in Mount Anubis necropolis
A joint Egyptian-American archaeological mission has discovered a royal tomb from the Second Intermediate Period (1700 to 1550 BC) in the Mount Anubis necropolis. The “Mountain-of-Anubis” is a sacred mountain…
Cult centre revealed at ancient Amphipolis
Archaeologists excavating ancient Amphipolis have uncovered a cult centre from the 4th century BC. Amphipolis was an ancient Greek polis, and later a Roman city, located in the modern municipality…
Parents feel they are lacking information about bird flu, poll finds
Only 43% of parents report they are able to find accurate and current information on avian influenza A(H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, according to the University of Michigan Health…
Simple strategies can boost vaccination rates for adults over 65 − new study
Knowing which vaccines older adults should get and hearing a clear recommendation from their health care provider about why a particular vaccine is important strongly motivated them to get vaccinated.…
Mexico reports 22 measles cases after US outbreak
An electron micrograph of the measles virus. Credit: CDC/ Courtesy of Cynthia S. Goldsmith Mexican health authorities reported 22 cases of measles on Thursday, following an outbreak in the United…
Symptoms of long COVID can last up to two years after infection, research suggests
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Some 23% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 between 2021 and 2023 developed long COVID, and in more than half of them the symptoms persisted for…
Mikveh ritual bath discovered at Ostia Antica
Archaeologists excavating at Ostia Antica have discovered a Jewish ritual bath known as a mikveh. Ostia Antica was an ancient harbour town situated at the mouth of the Tiber River.…
