Meta continues to face scrutiny over its handling of child sexual abuse material after a new report found that paid advertisements containing AI-generated abuse imagery continued to run on Facebook and Instagram
Biologists have begun to “listen” to plants, deciphering the electrical signals they emit when under attack by pests or pathogens, according to recent research from Syngenta in Basel, Switzerland. Using machine learning
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Police in Catania say a dog has been caught on CCTV allegedly trained by its owner to dump rubbish illegally, highlighting growing fly-tipping problems in the city. Security footage from the San
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Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new Spinosaurus species, Spinosaurus mirabilis, in the Sahara Desert of Niger, the first significant cranial material found in over a century. The discovery, made in
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For decades, autism research has focused almost entirely on children, early intervention, and education. Now, a rapidly growing population of older autistic adults is exposing a major blind spot in global health
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In a breakthrough that blurs the line between life and viral machinery, scientists have demonstrated that a giant virus can seize control of its host’s protein-production system, forcing cells to churn out
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The brain has long been considered an organ walled off from the rest of the body, shielded by layers of membranes called the meninges. Now, research published today in Nature reveals that
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In a dimly lit bar in Shanghai, customers don’t begin their evening by scanning a liquor menu. Instead, they extend their wrists across a wooden counter for a pulse diagnosis, an age-old
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Japan’s OHISAMA demonstration satellite is scheduled for launch in fiscal 2026, embarking on an ambitious mission to wirelessly deliver solar power from space to Earth for the first time. Unlike earlier experiments
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Children in England will be allowed to socially transition at school—with parental consent—under new government guidance designed to clarify schools’ legal duties, according to reporting by The Times UK. The guidance instructs
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Chinese researchers have developed an ultra-low-temperature lithium battery capable of operating reliably in extreme cold, marking a significant technological advance that could reshape how energy is stored and used in some of
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