Ancient humans were seafaring far earlier than we realised
Thousands of years before the invention of compasses or sails, prehistoric peoples crossed oceans to reach remote lands like Malta and Australia. Doing so meant...
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Cell surface glycoRNA clusters found to fine-tune growth factor signaling
The recent discovery of glycoRNAs on the cell surface upended the world of cell biology. These glycoRNAs were found to form highly organized clusters with...
Biology
New light-based platform sets the stage for future quantum supercomputers
A light has emerged at the end of the tunnel in the long pursuit of developing quantum computers, which are expected to radically reduce the...
Quantum Computing
Software
Cells' built-in capacity limit for copying DNA could impact cancer treatment
For almost 60 years, scientists have tried to understand why DNA doesn't replicate wildly and uncontrollably every time a cell divides, which happens constantly. Without...
Biology
Genetics
Climate change could lead to 500,000 ‘additional’ malaria deaths in Africa by 2050
Climate change could lead to half a million more deaths from malaria in Africa over the next 25 years, according to new research. The study,...
Climate & Environment
Medicine & Health
Huge fossil bonanza preserves 512-million-year-old ecosystem
A treasure trove of Cambrian fossils has been discovered in southern China, providing a window on marine life shortly after Earth’s first mass extinction event
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A neural basis for dumb decisions: Why paying more or waiting in line for an item increases its value in our minds
Ahab hunting down Moby Dick. Wile E. Coyote chasing the Road Runner. Learning Latin. Walking over hot coals. Standing in a long line for boba...
Neuroscience
‘Ulysses,’ ‘Watch Me Walk’ and Other Festival Shows Revisit the Past
“Watch Me Walk,” “Ulysses” and other offerings from Under the Radar and the Exponential Festival engage with personal histories and the works of literary lions.
Map of autism mutations shows diverse genes converge on shared brain pathways
UCLA Health researchers have created a comprehensive map showing how eight different genetic mutations associated with autism spectrum disorder affect early brain development, providing new...
Genetics
Neuroscience
Glowing bacterial sensors detect gut illness in mice before symptoms emerge
University of British Columbia researchers have engineered gut bacteria that dim their fluorescent glow in the presence of illness. Their findings could improve how we...
Engineering
Software
Study finds longer hospital stays and higher readmissions for young adults with complex childhood conditions
More children with medically complex conditions are surviving into adulthood, but researchers have had limited visibility into how these conditions influence adult hospital care. Young...
Medicine & Health
Biology
'Star Wars Outlaws' scores a new prequel novel starring antagonist Jaylen Vrax and his ND-5 assassin droid
Author Mike Chen returns fans to the galaxy's grimy underworld in this thrilling crime caper book
STAT+: DeepMind releases AlphaGenome source code, aiming to improve its AI predictions of gene regulation
When the world’s scientists finally pieced together a first draft of the human genome in 2003, one of the biggest surprises was just how little...
Biology
Software
AI tool AlphaGenome predicts how one typo can change a genetic story
The tool helps scientists understand how single-letter mutations and distant DNA regions influence gene activity, shaping health and disease risk.
Genetics
Biology
Inside the trillion-dollar fraud that is funding US enemies
The U.S. government is the easiest mark in the world.
World News
Politics
(Podcast) The Rebound 583: We Picked a Hell of a Time to Have a Tech Podcast
We discuss how Tim Cook spent his fun weekend, the new AirTags and Moltbot. Go to the podcast page.
Technology
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GOP, Democratic lawmakers ask for Trump meeting on immigration
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Thomas Suozzi (D-N.Y.) sent a Tuesday letter to President Trump requesting a meeting to address the public’s growing “rejection” of...
Politics
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Updates: Iran will ‘respond like never before’ after Trump’s threats
Iran says it will deliver an unprecedented retaliation to any US attack following threats by Trump.
Nearly 300 evacuated as luxury hotel in French Alps burns
A fire tore through a luxury hotel in Courchevel in the French Alps, forcing the evacuation of nearly 300 people.
Networks Hold the Key to a Decades-Old Problem About Waves
Two centuries ago, Joseph Fourier gave mathematicians a magical technique. He conjectured that it’s possible to write almost any function as a sum of simple...
Technology
Chemistry
Film show: Russell Crowe is a paunchy Hermann Göring in Nazi drama 'Nuremberg'
Emma Jones takes us through the nominations for France's upcoming "Césars" cinema awards, with American filmmaker Richard Linklater picking up 10 nods for "Nouvelle Vague"....
Inside Lego's Artemis 2 range: Which set delivers the best build, detail and value?
Space fans looking for a Lego Artemis set to build now have an interesting conundrum, as there are two Lego NASA Space Launch System Artemis...
Space & Astronomy
Tyson Fury announces comeback fight in April against Arslanbek Makhmudov
After months of speculation, the ex-heavyweight boxing champion has made his comeback official and will fight April 11.
Graham to Republicans: Stephen Miller is not the problem
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a close ally of President Trump, is arguing to Republican colleagues who are critical of Stephen Miller that the senior White...