‘You can talk about your feelings without anybody judging you’
Around 100 school children have taken part in an art project to help them deal with bereavement.
ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says government review
The review, which focuses on younger age groups, warned there was a risk society was moving from an era of under-diagnosis to over-diagnosis or mis-diagnosis.
Clinical Trial Indicates A.I. Chatbots Could Aid Urgent Care
Nearly 100 patients discussed their maladies with a Google bot, called AMIE, before meeting with physicians.
Kilauea’s display is revealing why volcanoes spew like a fountain show
Scientists are using a variety of methods to study why Kilauea has repeatedly spewed lava fountains since late 2024. They may have ruled out one
Big dogs age faster at an epigenetic level, new study finds
Great Danes and mastiffs rarely live more than a decade, while Chihuahuas can live twice as long. Exactly why big dogs die younger than small
‘Freakish’ discovery of 9 million-year-old capybara tooth supports idea that Atacama wasn’t always a desert
An illustration of ancient capybaras enjoying coastal wetlands, which may have looked somewhat like the Atacama Desert around 9 million years ago. (Image credit: Mauricio
James Webb telescope pinpoints the most distant ‘fast radio burst’ ever seen
Astronomers have detected the most distant burst of radio signals ever seen: an explosion that’s emitting waves of energy from more than 10 billion light-years
What ‘Let the Record Show’ Reveals About a 200-Year-Old Petty Paperwork Problem That Gave Courts Its Power Today
In “Let the Record Show,” the ACLU’s newest podcast, we discuss how office politics gave courts the power to decide if political decisions are constitutional.
House Cats With Bird Flu Could Pose a Risk to Public Health
This is a MedPage Today story. More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu
R.I.P. Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
Margaret Hamilton, who coined the term “software engineering” and led the development of on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo program in the 1960s, died last
Let’s Encrypt cuts certificate lifetimes to 64 days starting February 2027
Let’s Encrypt is continuing a push toward improved security by reducing free SSL/TLS certificate lifetimes from 90 days to 64 days, starting on February 10
Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, says space internet service is weeks away
Amazon has built its 1,000th broadband satellite and says service is weeks away, having cut production from 27 satellites in six months to 27 a
Trump to unveil $2.4B in AI credits to boost federal research
Five American technology companies are pledging $2.4B in AI tools and compute credits to federal science at a White House summit, with Nvidia giving $1B
Police use tear gas and water cannons on student protestors in Paris
Police fired tear gas and water cannons as demonstrators gathered in Paris to demand more funding and teachers.