The latest PISA assessment presents an unusually stark picture of educational performance. More than 760,000 15-year-old students across 91 participating countries and economies were assessed, producing evidence of broad declines in some
US president-elect Donald Trump plans to withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the first day of his second term. That follows Trump’s 2020 decision to leave over unproven claims of
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Trieste, a small Italian city, has become a beacon for progressive mental health care, contrasting starkly with institutional models still prevalent in many parts of the world, reports The Financial Times. With
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Drinking three to four cups of coffee daily may significantly reduce the risk of developing mouth and throat cancers, according to a new study. Researchers from the Huntsman Cancer Institute and the
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AI is driving a massive growth in US data center electricity demand:…UC Berkeley study backs up what all of us have guessed – mo’ AI means mo’ electricity…New research from UC Berkeley
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Members of Donald Trump’s transition team are reportedly pushing for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the first day of his potential second term, a move
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OpenAI has introduced its most advanced AI model yet, named O3, a day after Google unveiled its own innovative model, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking. This new release highlights the intensifying competition between
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Argentina is turning to small modular reactor (SMR) technology and private U.S. investment to modernize its nuclear energy sector, a bold move signaling a pivot away from a previously planned Chinese-backed nuclear
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Renowned novelist Kate Mosse has voiced her dismay over the unauthorized use of her literary works by artificial intelligence (AI) models, calling the practice a violation of copyright and creativity. Writing in
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Older adults in England are enjoying unprecedented levels of physical and mental health, with many 70-year-olds today experiencing the vitality of someone a decade younger, according to a study published in Nature
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A previously unidentified disease that has claimed 143 lives in southwestern DR Congo has been confirmed as a severe form of malaria, according to the country’s Health Ministry. The outbreak, which began
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