Science and Technolgy blog
A yet-unseen population of ancient black holes may be lurking throughout the universe. If they exist, these bottomless cosmic pits would have a lot in common with known types of black holes. But unlike known black holes, the mysterious kind…
LIG4 syndrome is an exceptionally rare disorder caused by a genetic mutation that prevents the body from repairing damaged DNA.
Rabbits’ teeth grow continuously, and bunnies wear them down by munching fiber-rich foods. Scientists suggest rabbits recycle a fine powder resulting from this constant grinding to fuel tooth growth.
A new study reveals how the words we use to describe political events can impact how trustworthy we perceive the speaker to be, and even shape our own opinions about the event itself. The research, published in the journal Cognition,…
We all know that time seems to pass at different speeds in different situations. For example, time appears to go slowly when we travel to unfamiliar places. A week in a foreign country seems much longer than week at home.…
On Wednesday, a US district judge, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, recommended a compromise in a lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order to stop Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing Americans’ sensitive Treasury Department data. If both parties agree, the…
Cows in Nevada have been infected with a strain of H5N1 bird flu different from the strain detected in all other herds to this point in the ongoing dairy outbreak. It’s the same strain that killed a Louisiana resident in…
A new review published in JMIR Mental Health offers a fresh look at digital mental health treatments for individuals waiting to see a therapist in person. The new paper suggests that while these digital treatments can help reduce feelings of…
When Google launched its AI Overviews features last year, we noted plenty of examples of false, misleading, and even dangerous information that can be contained in the official-looking answers generated by Google’s Gemini model. Now, Google has quietly scrubbed one…
AMD announced its fourth-quarter earnings yesterday, and the numbers were mostly rosy: $7.7 billion in revenue and a 51 percent profit margin, compared to $6.2 billion and 47 percent a year ago. The biggest winner was the data center division,…
