- October 18, 2024
We're starting to understand what being bullied does to the brain
Being bullied when young seems to alter your brain structure for years to come – with different changes seen in
Warmer winters mean world’s highest places may store less carbon
The Tibetan plateau Nicolas Marino/mauritius images GmbH/Alamy Climate change is raising winter temperatures faster than those of summer, especially in
Hospital hit by Hurricane Milton gets system to grab water from air
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital was hit by Hurricane Milton earlier this week Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Wire/Alamy A children’s
Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for mastering structures of proteins
The Nobel prize committee announce the chemistry prize winners at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP
MDMA was hyped as a promising treatment for PTSD – what went wrong?
MDMA has long been used recreationally but it has faced obstacles getting approved for medical therapies Shutterstock / Couperfield “The
Which AI chatbot is best at avoiding disinformation?
Russian propaganda about its invasion of Ukraine is affecting AI chatbot accuracy Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Artificial intelligence chatbots struggle to consistently
Radioactive ion beam could target tumours more precisely
A PET scan of a mouse receiving radioactive ion beam treatment. The edges of the tumour are marked with a
Bacteria can work as a team to spot prime numbers and vowels
Scientists have genetically engineered bacteria derived from Escherichia coli into simple computers Siarhei Yurchanka / Alamy Genetically engineered bacteria can
AI discovers hundreds of ancient Nazca drawings in Peruvian desert
A 22-metre-long drawing depicting a killer whale holding a knife Masato Sakai Hundreds of ancient drawings depicting decapitated human heads
XEC: What we know about the new covid-19 variant and its symptoms
Covid-19 variant XEC may spread more easily than previous variants Jarun Ontakrai/Shutterstock A new covid-19 variant called XEC has started