Researchers create over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells
Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell
New device offers breakthrough for safe drug delivery into the brain
A new device combining ultrasound and advanced imaging to provide crucial information for the safe delivery of drugs into the brain has been developed by
Natural compounds from turmeric and rhubarb show promise against superbugs in wastewater
When we’re taking antibiotics, some of the dose is excreted with urine and feces and ends up in our wastewater. The presence of this low
A newly discovered interstellar object might predate the solar system
3I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need
Gut microbes may flush ‘forever chemicals’ from the body
Experiments in mice show that some gut bacteria can absorb toxic PFAS chemicals, allowing animals to expel them through feces.
Earliest evidence of humans catching disease from animals dates to 6,500 years ago
By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.
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Astronomers are racing to study our solar system’s newest ‘interstellar visitor.’ Here’s why.
Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Experts tell Live Science
Novak Djokovic’s Grand Slam title drought continues after Wimbledon semifinal loss
For three straight years Novak Djokovic, the Serbian star who owns the most Grand Slam titles in tennis history, has been denied a spot in
Aldo Miranda, Mexican TikTok star, dies at 32
Mexican influencer and TikTok star Aldo Miranda has died, according to his management
ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, finds new study
A new study has found that large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men, even when
‘Magical thinking’ to believe UK’s AI boom won’t derail climate goals, report warns
A new report from the University of Cambridge has warned that the UK’s push to lead in AI risks derailing its climate targets — unless
Lebanon says Israeli strike kills one as Beirut rules out normalisation
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun says his country seeks peace with Israel, but is not ready to normalise ties.