‘Bogland’ explores beautifully strange ecosystems
Ecologist Merritt Turetsky’s devotion to bogs, fens and other fascinating water-logged spaces saturates her new book.
Sony, Universal and Warner back a new pact against streaming fraud
The recording industry’s global trade body has launched a new commitment asking music distributors to stop fraudulent tracks before they reach streaming services. IFPI announced
OpenAI’s top strategist calls the state-by-state route reverse federalism. Its president helps fund a super PAC trying to preempt the states.
OpenAI’s top political strategist Chris Lehane calls the industry’s turn to state-level AI lawmaking reverse federalism, while super PACs backed by OpenAI’s president and a16z
China does not need to replace the US in the Gulf
It can gain leverage over the region without engaging in military overreach.
Who is Robert Kraft, pro-Israel billionaire who cancelled Macklemore?
Rapper Macklemore claims Kraft rallied other venue owners against his participation in Ed Sheeran’s US tour.
Canada, the UK and Australia should investigate the WCK attack in Gaza
Israel has made clear it is unwilling to hold to account those responsible for the deaths of seven humanitarian workers.
Genetic variant accelerates Huntington’s disease onset by over a decade
A new study has revealed why some people with Huntington disease develop symptoms 10 to 12 years earlier and experience a more aggressive form of
New brain computer interface restores simultaneous speech and physical gestures
A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded scientific team has shown that a new brain-computer interface (BCI) can allow people with vocal tract and bodily paralysis
New structural insights could improve treatments for neurological disorders
Metabotropic glutamate receptors, which are important but difficult drug targets, interact in surprisingly varied ways with their principal regulatory proteins, according to two new studies
Bacterial strains determine pneumonia and meningitis risk from air pollution
Air pollution leads to different risk of bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis, depending on the subtype of bacteria a person has, new research suggests.
KAIST team uncovers how neurons deliver RNA to distant regions
Much like a courier reading an address on a package, neurons must deliver RNA to the precise locations where it is needed.
Gates Foundation Pledges $1 Billion to Combat A.I. Inequality
Bill Gates, the foundation’s chairman, has been vocal about the dangers of artificial intelligence. The donation will be invested in A.I. projects to bridge social
British woman abducted in Malawi, police say
The mother of two young children was kidnapped in the middle of the day in the main city, Blantyre.
Ash from Mount Etna grounds flights at Sicily airport
All flights are suspended from one of Italy’s busiest airports until Tuesday night.