Scientists turn DNA into a memory device that uses 100x less power
Researchers combined synthetic DNA with a semiconductor to create an ultra-low-power memory device capable of storing and processing information in the same place. The bio-hybrid
Animals have been eating nature’s original bioplastic for millions of years
Nature invented biodegradable plastic long before humans did—and animals may have been feeding on it for hundreds of millions of years. Researchers discovered that dozens
Skeleton with 167 fractures discovered at Scottish castle may have been first victim of Edward I’s ‘War Wolf’ trebuchet
BERLIN — A 14th-century skeleton riddled with fractures may be the oldest known evidence of a death by trebuchet, or “siege engine,” new research finds.
Fire-flame vessel: An exquisitely crafted 4,500-year-old pot from a mysterious culture in Japan
This ceramic vessel from prehistoric Japan may be decorated with flames, but archaeologists are unsure about their meaning. (Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art; Public
Elon Musk and Sam Altman claim we’ve reached the AI singularity. But how would we even know that happened?
Artificial intelligence (AI) may have already reached the “singularity” — the long-theorized threshold beyond which humans cannot predict the technology’s advancement, prominent AI executives such
Told to book a gym class, an AI agent hacked the website instead, in Australia’s first known autonomous cyberattack
An Australian man asked his AI assistant to do something entirely mundane, book him into a gym class, and it answered by carrying out the
A Beijing bar swapped free Wi-Fi for free DeepSeek tokens
In Beijing’s Zhongguancun district, the dense grid of universities and start-ups that likes to bill itself as China’s Silicon Valley, a small bar has found
Is the world experiencing more earthquakes now than before?
Al Jazeera examines a decade of earthquake data to see how 2026 compares and explains how and where earthquakes strike.
USS Lincoln crisis: How it compares to past aircraft carrier deployments
The USS Abraham Lincoln crisis highlights the toll of lengthy deployments on crew morale and operational readiness.
Iraqi Kurdish PM Barzani’s office targeted in drone attack
Explosive drones target Iraqi Kurdish PM’s office and security chief’s residence; no casualties reported.
Immune signaling pathway protects newborn heart cells from injury
Researchers at the University Hospital of Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have identified a previously unknown signaling pathway in the immune system that
Why keto appears to lower blood pressure for some people but not others
A narrative review finds that ketogenic diets may modestly lower blood pressure through weight loss, reduced visceral fat, improved insulin sensitivity, fluid and electrolyte shifts
Cocoa looks promising for mood, but the brain benefits come with a catch
A review of clinical and preclinical studies suggests cocoa polyphenols may support mood, neuroplasticity, cerebral blood flow, and gut-brain signaling through pathways involving BDNF/CREB, inflammation
Food fraud costs the UK up to £2 billion a year
Researchers developed the first model to estimate the total annual economic cost of food fraud in the UK, placing it between £0.4 billion and £2