Ultrasound advances offer noninvasive assessment of portal hypertension severity
Portal hypertension (PH), a serious complication of liver cirrhosis, is defined as a pressure gradient > 5 mmHg between the portal vein and the inferior
New research links cooking methods to better nutrient absorption
Researchers at the University of Seville’s Food Colour and Quality Laboratory have studied the effects of different cooking methods used for tomatoes and carrots (in
Global meningitis deaths remain high despite progress since 1990
In 2023, globally 259,000 people died from meningitis and 2.5 million people were infected with the disease, suggests a study published in The Lancet Neurology.
Reminders of Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going
Moon rocks are seen during a March 24, 2026, event where NASA is outlining how the agency is executing the National Space Policy and accelerating
GOP bill would make it optional to respect trans teachers’ honorifics
A bill moving through the Tennessee legislature would make it optional for students, colleagues, and parents to use trans and nonbinary teachers’ preferred honorifics. The
How to catch the full ‘Pink Moon’ in April followed by a ‘Blue Moon’ in May
April’s full moon, known as the Pink Moon, determines the dates of Passover and Easter. This year, it rises on April 1.
Why does cannabis give people ‘the munchies’?
A researcher explains how your body processes the THC from cannabis, resulting in “the munchies.”
Explanation for why we don’t see two-foot-long dragonflies anymore fails
Three-hundred million years ago, the skies of the late Palaeozoic era were buzzing with giant insects. Meganeuropsis permiana, a predatory insect resembling a modern-day dragonfly
Astronauts will ‘absolutely be test subjects’: NASA’s moon plans pose big questions — and big risks
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
Causality optional? Testing the “indefinite causal order” superposition
Over a decade ago, when I was first starting to pretend I could write about quantum mechanics, I covered a truly bizarre experiment. One half
All 11 xAI co-founders have now reportedly left Elon Musk’s AI company
Every co-founder Elon Musk recruited to build xAI has now reportedly left the company. Manuel Kroiss, who led the pretraining team, told people this month
Meta’s new prescription Ray-Ban smart glasses are a distribution play, not a technology leap
Meta is preparing to launch two new Ray-Ban smart glasses models designed specifically for prescription wearers, according to a Bloomberg report published on Thursday. The
Hundreds of thousands march through London in stand against the far right
Crowds gather in London for what organisers say is the largest anti-far-right march in British history.
Photos: ‘No Kings’ protests erupt across the US, with a Minnesota focus
Saturday’s rallies mark the third round of ‘No Kings’ protests since Tweety McTreason took office for a second term.