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A new study finds that climate change has caused 560 million children under 10 to experience an extra month of heat stress each year, disproportionately affecting those in the Global South.
Researchers have developed a method to operate two genetic codes at once, potentially easing synthetic biology work, according to Ars Technica.
A major UK study of 183,450 women found HRT users had 10% lower dementia risk, with greater benefits for surgical menopause and Apoe4 carriers.
Tsinghua and HKUST researchers propose LiveEdit, a streaming video editing framework achieving 12.66 FPS with 4-step denoising, enabling real-time editing for live scenarios. Accepted at ECCV 2026.
Researchers say wet, low-oxygen conditions can turn brain decay into a preservation process, explaining why some brains last thousands of years.
NPR's Life Kit releases a comic on seven evidence-backed lifestyle habits that may improve fertility, featuring expert insights and data.
An mRNA-based vaccine adjuvant developed by MIT-led researchers boosted T-cell responses in mice, slowing tumors and strengthening covid and flu vaccines.
MIT's new 6x4mm ingestible sensor continuously measures core temperature, could replace oral and forehead thermometers.
MIT research shows AI chatbot help initially improves fake-news detection by 21%, but after four weeks users become 15% worse without it.
Conservators are studying the phosphorescent pigments used by designer Stephen Sprouse to prevent his glow-in-the-dark fashion from fading.
Researchers propose a tripartite biological memory mechanism, arguing binary code alone cannot replicate human-like memory and consciousness in AI.
Study links rising rat populations to global heating; poison may not be the answer.
A new method distills directly from the original LLM, letting a 4-bit compressed model beat its full-precision checkpoint on 7 of 9 benchmarks.
A study in The BMJ estimates that at least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, with the true rate possibly much higher.
Spiderwebs can capture environmental DNA, offering a cheap passive way to monitor wildlife, researchers report.
At IJCAI 2026, Chinese teams unveiled methods to improve robotic generalization, tactile grasping, navigation and robust control, plus a framework for data-efficient learning as scaling laws hit limits.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on August 30, 2026, with live coverage starting at 6:20 AM ET. The mission aims to study dark energy and exoplanets.
The 2026 Science Exploration Award has honored 50 young scientists, including the first post-95 winner and a record 10 female laureates.
A new study finds a coronary sinus reducer implant significantly reduces chest pain in 75% of refractory angina patients within six months, offering hope for thousands in England.
Quantinuum has introduced Helios, a 98-qubit trapped-ion quantum computer that can outperform known supercomputing methods in benchmark tests, marking a milestone in the global quantum race.
Stanford economists find no evidence of AI-driven job destruction, though entry-level work faces persistent impacts.
The 1883 eruption of Krakatau killed over 36,000 people and, thanks to the telegraph, became the first volcano disaster documented in near real-time worldwide, laying the foundations for modern volcanology.
Seventeen medieval manuscript fragments found in Guernsey archives unveil the island's rich literary culture, including rare French texts and a play, reshaping historical understanding.
AI systems have become strikingly skilled at professional-level mathematics yet still fail at basic counting, prompting both promise and anxiety, according to a Slashdot report.