Category Science

Summary: Scientists have developed a novel antibody that combines three cancer-fighting functions in one: targeting cancer cells, delivering treatment, and activating the immune system. The treatment, which proved effective in mouse studies, could offer a faster path from diagnosis to…

Summary: The most comprehensive assessment of African elephants to date reveals severe population declines across the continent. Analysis of more than 1,300 surveys conducted between 1964 and 2016 shows forest elephant populations have dropped by 90% on average, while savanna…

Audio training data has been overlooked when it comes to assessing AI Israel Palacio/Unsplash Artificial intelligence models that generate audio are being trained on datasets plagued with bias, offensive language and potential copyright infringement, sparking concerns about their use. Generative…

Summary: Scientists have used advanced computer simulations to predict the existence of swirling vortices at the Sun’s poles, similar to those found on Earth and other planets. The research suggests these solar vortices form distinctive patterns that change with the…

Роман Заворотный/Adobe Stock You have probably already noticed that the price of many of the foods in your grocery basket has risen – a lot. In the UK, the cost of white potatoes is up 20 per cent in the…

Summary: New research reveals that prolonged mental fatigue can trigger sleep-like brain activity in areas responsible for self-control, leading to more aggressive behavior. The study found that people subjected to demanding mental tasks for an hour showed significantly less cooperative…

Uranus is more normal than we had thought NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute Uranus’s strange magnetic field may be much less weird than astronomers first thought, which means its largest moons could be much more active, and even perhaps have global…

This is the story of how (and why) I had to turn my car into a guitar and play it. I’m a country musician in Nashville. But right now I’m best known for changing a lot of people’s minds about…

Summary: Researchers have created an unprecedented computational model of an octopus arm, incorporating nearly 200 muscle groups to understand how these creatures control their incredibly flexible limbs. The study reveals that complex three-dimensional movements can arise from surprisingly simple muscle…

The northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) brings unexpected ecosystem benefits All Canada Photos/Alamy Two years after Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, a team of researchers helicoptered in a gopher to the ash-covered landscape. Decades later, the activity of that…