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Compounding pharmacies are suing the Food and Drug Administration so they can keep making imitation versions of popular—and lucrative—tirzepatide drugs, namely knockoffs of Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight loss. Generally, compounding pharmacies make customized formulations of drugs for…
If 2022 was the year AI image generators went mainstream, 2024 has arguably been the year that AI video synthesis models exploded in capability. These models, while not yet perfect, can generate new videos from text descriptions called prompts, still images,…
Hurricane Helene crossed the Gulf of Mexico at a time when sea surface temperatures were at record highs and then barreled into a region where heavy rains had left the ground saturated. The result was historic catastrophic flooding. One key…
The fossil showed unique stalked eyes and centipede-like characteristics.
A powerful solar outburst is likely to trigger a “severe” geomagnetic storm on Thursday, with auroras potentially visible as far south as California and Alabama, NOAA predicts.
A new study published in PLOS Biology provides fascinating insights into how our daily experiences and behaviors, such as sleep patterns, physical activity, and even our mood, leave lasting imprints on our brain’s connectivity. Conducted by researchers at Aalto University…
The US Department of Justice finally proposed sweeping remedies to destroy Google’s search monopoly late yesterday, and, predictably, Google is not loving any of it. On top of predictable asks—like potentially requiring Google to share search data with rivals, restricting…
Honda is recalling almost 1.7 million vehicles due to a steering defect. An improperly made part can cause certain cars’ steering to become “sticky”—never an attribute one wants in a moving vehicle. The problem affects a range of newer Hondas…
For their work to unlock the mysteries of those building blocks of life known as proteins, three scientists received the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry. David Baker won for his research on understanding and decoding the structure of proteins. Demis…
David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper shared the Nobel prize in chemistry for work that revolutionized our understanding of protein structure.
A new study published in The Journal of Sex Research indicates that Swedish adolescents are using pornography more frequently, with notable shifts in their attitudes. Between 2004 and 2020–21, both boys and girls have become more tolerant of pornography, yet…
Over the last few years, Virginia Tech scientists have been looking to the octopus for inspiration to design technologies that can better grip a wide variety of objects in underwater environments. Their latest breakthrough is a special switchable adhesive modeled…
Back in 2019, Google made waves by claiming it had achieved what has been called “quantum supremacy”—the ability of a quantum computer to perform operations that would take a wildly impractical amount of time to simulate on standard computing hardware.…
Fossils of an extinct giant millipede reveal new details about the arthropod’s anatomy.
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Lava that erupts from hotspots around the world seems to come from a similar ancestral magma, new research finds.
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Older adults tend to seek more specific information while younger adults prefer a diversive approach, according to new research in Psychology & Aging. Noninstrumental information seeking, driven by curiosity, is common across various contexts in daily life. Prior studies suggest…
General Motors is shaking up its electric vehicle strategy once again. Despite bumper EV sales in 2024, the US automaker told investors yesterday that it will stop branding its batteries under the Ultium name. Perhaps more consequentially, it’s also abandoning…
Brazil’s Supreme Court is allowing Elon Musk’s X to resume operations, apparently ending a months-long battle after the social network paid over $5 million in fines and reluctantly agreed to suspend accounts accused of spreading disinformation. The court yesterday issued…
Thunderbird’s Android app, which is actually the K-9 Mail project reborn, is almost out. You can check it out a bit early in a beta that will feel pretty robust to most users. Thunderbird, maintained by the Mozilla Foundation subsidiary…
On Tuesday evening during a measurement flight, the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center dropped the ashes of Peter Dodge, a longtime radar scientist and hurricane hunter, in the eye of Hurricane Milton. The drop honored Dodge’s 44-year career and his contributions…
A recent brain-scan study sheds light on how people’s brains divide continuous experiences into meaningful segments, like scenes in a movie.
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A homeowner doing a basement renovation project near Paris unexpectedly found a skeleton, which later led to the discovery of nearly 40 burials, some of them dating to Roman times.
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A recent study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found a connection between an individual’s natural body posture and their personality traits. Researchers discovered that how a person habitually stands—when not influenced by external factors—reflects their attitudes…
Starting a new car company isn’t easy—just ask Henrik Fisker, whose second bite at that particular cherry ended the same way as his first when it filed for bankruptcy this July. At the time, Fisker said it wanted to try…
On Wednesday, the Nobel Committee announced that it had awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry to researchers who pioneered major breakthroughs in computational chemistry. These include two researchers at Google’s DeepMind in acknowledgment of their role in developing AI software…
Dozens of stars fleeing a neighbor of the Milky Way suggest these escapees could have an outsized influence on their cosmic surroundings.
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A new study suggests that damage to the brainstem, the part of the brain that controls essential functions like breathing and heart rate, may be responsible for the long-lasting physical and mental health issues seen in patients who experienced severe…
Foreign influence campaigns, or information operations, have been widespread in the run-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Influence campaigns are large-scale efforts to shift public opinion, push false narratives or change behaviors among a target population. Russia, China, Iran,…
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A study of individuals with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease in France found that participants who consumed less caffeine had 2.49 times higher odds of having amnestic mild cognitive impairment and worse levels of specific cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers associated…
Researchers have unearthed two sophisticated toolsets that a nation-state hacking group—possibly from Russia—used to steal sensitive data stored on air-gapped devices, meaning those that are deliberately isolated from the Internet or other networks to safeguard them from malware. One of…
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I really hate to be the bearer of such bad news, but you and I will not live forever, dear reader. We may hope to draw breath for a few decades yet, perhaps. But that’s not long enough to descry…
The psychedelic substance psilocybin has long been known for its ability to alter perception and cognition, often leaving users feeling disoriented. A new study published in the European Journal of Neuroscience explores how this drug affects brain activity at the…
David Baker figured out how to build entirely new proteins. Demis Hassabis and John Jumper developed an AI tool to predict protein structures.
A sweaty football player pours his drink right past his mouth. Then the bottle merges with his nose. This bizarre video opened a 2024 Super Bowl ad. The video wasn’t real. The maker of a sports drink created it using…
ChatGPT is a closet racist. If you ask this chatbot what it thinks about Black people, it will use words like “ambitious” and “intelligent.” Other forms of generative artificial intelligence — which almost seem to think for themselves — will…
Scientists are installing multiple temporary seismic monitoring stations to get a better understanding of the sharp increase in earthquakes recorded at Mount Adams.
Researchers will be able to analyze chemical compounds and atoms in greater detail than ever before using the brightest, clearest laser of its kind anywhere in the world
