- October 6, 2024
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
Venus could be rocked by thousands of quakes every year
Venus may have regular quakes linked to the activity of volcanoes like the giant Maat Mons, which towers nearly 5
Polaris Dawn mission is one giant leap for private space exploration
An artist’s rendering of the spacewalk on the Polaris Dawn mission SpaceX SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission is a leap forward
Polaris Dawn latest: SpaceX crew complete first ever ‘stand-up’ civilian spacewalk
Jared Isaacman looks out of the Dragon capsule’s hatch SpaceX SpaceX made history today as its private astronauts conducted the
Clown visits may shorten the amount of time children spend in hospital
Medical clowns can help children through their treatments FatCamera/Getty Images Children and teenagers with pneumonia seem to spend less time