China is converting vacant primary schools and kindergartens into elderly care facilities as falling birth rates and a shrinking youth population leave classrooms empty while demand for services for older people increases.
A Silicon Valley startup has announced what it calls the world’s first successful “multi-behavior brain upload,” after creating a complete digital replica of a fruit fly’s brain capable of controlling a virtual
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The share of companies paying ransoms to cybercriminals rose significantly in 2025, reversing two years of decline as hackers increasingly deploy artificial intelligence to conduct more sophisticated attacks. According to a study
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A biotechnology startup is developing experimental data centers powered by living human brain cells in a radical approach that could eventually reshape the future of computing. According to a report by Bloomberg,
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In a milestone for space exploration and off-world agriculture, researchers in Texas have successfully grown chickpeas in simulated lunar soil for the first time. Using soil mixtures containing up to 75 percent
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During last month’s Super Bowl, a television advertisement showcased a simple blood test called Galleri, promising to detect early signs of more than 50 types of cancer or provide reassurance with an
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A groundbreaking study suggests that mosquitoes began specializing in feeding on humans approximately 1.8 million years ago, long before Homo sapiens reached Southeast Asia. Researchers analyzing the DNA of 11 mosquito species
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President Donald Trump appeared in public on Monday with a visible red rash near his shirt collar, sparking renewed attention to his health as he continues his campaign for re-election. The rash,
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In Mumbai’s Dhobi Ghat, a sprawling open-air laundry, residents initially greeted Nagi’s arrival with skepticism. Buckets of bright yellow, magenta, green, turquoise, and red paint sparked fear that the government was marking
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Denmark is famous for bacon, children’s toys, and a beer proudly marketed as “probably the best in the world.” But behind the culinary and cultural accolades lies another distinction: the Scandinavian kingdom
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The Supreme Court of India on Thursday banned a Class 8 Social Science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training after taking strong exception to a chapter referring
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Chinese researchers have achieved a breakthrough in 3D printing, creating fully solid objects from liquid in under a second—a speed never before reported in volumetric printing. The team at Tsinghua University introduced
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A majority of American teenagers believe that their classmates are using artificial intelligence to cheat in school, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center, shedding light on how the
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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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