Poop-encrusted chamber pots from the Roman Empire reveal oldest known human cases of Crypto parasite
Chamber pots from the frontier of the Roman Empire have provided the world’s earliest evidence of humans infected with the Cryptosporidium parasite.
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Weapons of the world quiz: Can you identify these historical objects of war?
Can you identify these millennia- to centuries-old weapons from the smallest clues? Test your eye for history by matching carved details and close-up images to
Google AI breakthrough means chatbots use six times less memory during conversations without compromising performance
A compression algorithm like TurboQuant turns the data in the AI’s working memory into a smaller, more efficient form.
Can AI help doctors avoid missed diagnoses? A new study suggests yes
AI may help doctors avoid missed diagnoses, but it still needs real-world testing and human oversight before it can guide patient care.
Cows’ methane burps may be fueled by a newfound organelle in gut microbes
In cows’ guts, ciliates contain a tiny organelle called a hydrogenobody that may drive production of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
‘The detectors never stopped beeping!’ Nearly 3,000 coins discovered in field are Norway’s largest Viking hoard on record
A Viking Age hoard of nearly 3,000 coins is the largest hoard of its kind ever found in Norway.
‘Two lives hang in the balance’: Risky surgery in the womb saved baby from deadly disorder at just 25 weeks gestation
To save a baby with a rare lung disorder, doctors performed a surgery while he remained half-in and half-out of the womb.
ZWO Seestar S30 Pro smart telescope review
This portable smart telescope makes capturing deep-sky images from a backyard easy, but it’s the telelscope’s advanced features that truly impress.
Heartbeats physically stop cardiac cancer from growing — and that could be key to thwarting other cancers, too
Scientists have pinpointed a mechanism that may explain heart cancer’s rarity and point to new cancer treatments.
Runners have finally completed a sub 2-hour marathon, but another running world record was recently smashed — this time by a humanoid robot. Here’s how.
The D1 humanoid robot, built by a smartphone manufacturer, has beaten the human-held world record by around seven minutes.
Can NASA and SpaceX really build a moon base in the next 10 years?
Experts say building a lunar colony within the next decade, as NASA and Elon Musk want to, will require finding solutions to problems we don’t
How Trump’s EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters
New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert says EPA chief Lee Zeldin has rescinded regulations, cut or eliminated departments and terminated the jobs of many scientists. Trump
In the midst of an energy crisis, countries make plans to ditch oil, gas and coal
Against the backdrop of an energy crisis and a warming planet, more than 50 countries have come to Santa Marta, Colombia, to discuss concrete ways
Prenatal surgery for spina bifida may get a boost from stem cells
A clinical trial for spina bifida treatment suggests that a surgical approach relying on stem cells is safe for patients. Its efficacy is still being