Dozens of trials testing GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide, the medicine in Ozempic and Wegovy, against a placebo suggest that they really could protect against dementia ​Dozens of trials testing GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide, the medicine in Ozempic and Wegovy, against a placebo suggest that they really could protect against dementia Dozens of trials testing GLP-1 drugs …

Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could significantly cut dementia risk Read More »

As the Aral Sea has been drained by irrigation and dried up, the mass loss on the surface has caused Earth’s upper mantle to rise up, lifting the emptied sea bed an average of 7 millimetres per year ​As the Aral Sea has been drained by irrigation and dried up, the mass loss on the …

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An underwater drone with long, spinning arms like the flagella of bacteria could survey the seas without endangering marine life, its creators claim ​An underwater drone with long, spinning arms like the flagella of bacteria could survey the seas without endangering marine life, its creators claim An underwater drone with long, spinning arms like the flagella …

Bacteria-inspired robot uses 12 spinning flagella to roam underwater Read More »

A framework inspired by evolution may demonstrate why two observers see the same non-quantum world emerge from the many fuzzy probabilities of the quantum realm ​A framework inspired by evolution may demonstrate why two observers see the same non-quantum world emerge from the many fuzzy probabilities of the quantum realm A framework inspired by evolution may …

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As AI developers harvest Wikipedia content to train their models, the resulting surge in automated traffic is driving up costs for the non-profit that runs the popular crowdsourced encyclopaedia ​As AI developers harvest Wikipedia content to train their models, the resulting surge in automated traffic is driving up costs for the non-profit that runs the …

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A spider species eat their siblings as soon as they die but tolerate each other when they are alive, suggesting a mysterious signal helps them to determine when to dine on a nest mate ​A spider species eat their siblings as soon as they die but tolerate each other when they are alive, suggesting a …

Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them Read More »

Beekeepers often experience some seasonal losses, but this past winter, more than half of all US honeybee colonies died off, potentially the largest loss in US history ​Beekeepers often experience some seasonal losses, but this past winter, more than half of all US honeybee colonies died off, potentially the largest loss in US history Beekeepers often …

Largest ever US honeybee die-off has destroyed 1.6 million colonies Read More »