California wildfires fuelled by months of unusual extreme weather

Fast-moving wildfires are burning long after the regular fire season is over due to an unlikely sequence of extreme weather events that may have been exacerbated by climate change ​Fast-moving wildfires are burning long after the regular fire season is over due to an unlikely sequence of extreme weather events that may have been exacerbated …

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Paper-based sensors may lead to rapid detection of heart attacks

When individuals experience acute myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, time is precious. Detection and diagnosis of a heart attack have typically required expensive laboratory equipment and quick access to advanced medical facilities… ​When individuals experience acute myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack, time is precious. Detection and diagnosis of a …

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A healthy dose of AI can improve medical care and save lives

Done right, with real-world evidence to back up the claims and persuade doctors to adopt it, artificial intelligence has the power to enhance clinical outcomes ​Done right, with real-world evidence to back up the claims and persuade doctors to adopt it, artificial intelligence has the power to enhance clinical outcomes Done right, with real-world evidence to …

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Sleeping pills disrupt how the brain clears waste

A common sleep medication prevents mice from effectively clearing away waste and toxins from their brain during sleep ​A common sleep medication prevents mice from effectively clearing away waste and toxins from their brain during sleep A common sleep medication prevents mice from effectively clearing away waste and toxins from their brain during sleep 

Punk and Emo fossils rock our ideas of how ancient molluscs looked

Two species of marine molluscs dating back about 430 million years have been named Punk and Emo for their outlandish spiky appearance ​Two species of marine molluscs dating back about 430 million years have been named Punk and Emo for their outlandish spiky appearance Two species of marine molluscs dating back about 430 million years have …

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Physicists discover that ‘impossible’ particles could actually be real

Every fundamental particle in the universe fits into one of two groups called fermions and bosons, but now it seems there could be other particles out there that break this simple classification and were once thought to be impossible ​Every fundamental particle in the universe fits into one of two groups called fermions and bosons, …

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Will genome editing transform our children’s health? Some have doubts

A team of scientists claims that the risk of common conditions like heart disease could be slashed by editing people’s genomes at the embryo stage – but other biologists strongly rebuke this ​A team of scientists claims that the risk of common conditions like heart disease could be slashed by editing people’s genomes at the …

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New Glenn launch: Blue Origin’s reusable rocket set for maiden flight

Jeff Bezos’s space company is about to launch New Glenn, a reusable rocket intended to rival SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, for the first time ​Jeff Bezos’s space company is about to launch New Glenn, a reusable rocket intended to rival SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, for the first time Jeff Bezos’s space company is about to launch New Glenn, …

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Vaccine misinformation can easily poison AI – but there’s a fix

Adding just a little medical misinformation to an AI model’s training data increases the chances that chatbots will spew harmful false content about vaccines and other topics ​Adding just a little medical misinformation to an AI model’s training data increases the chances that chatbots will spew harmful false content about vaccines and other topics Adding just …

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Vaccine misinformation can easily poison AI – but there’s a fix

Adding just a little medical misinformation to an AI model’s training data increases the chances that chatbots will spew harmful false content about vaccines and other topics ​Adding just a little medical misinformation to an AI model’s training data increases the chances that chatbots will spew harmful false content about vaccines and other topics Adding just …

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