SCIENCE
How a US agriculture agency became key in the fight against bird flu
A dangerous strain of bird flu is spreading in US livestockMediaMedium/Alamy Since Donald Trump assumed office in January, the leading…
Meta’s AI memorised books verbatim – that could cost it billions
In April, book authors and publishers protested Meta’s use of copyrighted books to train AIVuk Valcic/Alamy Live News Billions of…
US stops endorsing covid-19 shots for kids – are other vaccines next?
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy JrTasos Katopodis/Getty One of the top vaccine experts at the…
Is ADHD on the rise? No – but that answer doesn’t tell the whole story
There are concerns that more children are being diagnosed with ADHDImgorthand/Getty Images Is ADHD in children on the rise? An…
Any wall can be turned into a camera to see around corners
Technology for seeing around corners would be of use to the militaryMatthew Horwood/Getty Images An ordinary camera could soon take…
First evidence of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle
Illustration of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circleGabriel Ugueto Newly discovered bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds have been…
Cord blood banking is not living up to its promise
Banking a baby’s umbilical cord blood was once seen as a reasonable way to protect their future health, but much…
Trump’s Golden Dome defence project could spur a space arms race
US President Donald Trump (left), accompanied by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (right), announces the Golden Dome missile defense…
Supergiant crustaceans may cover more than half of the deep-sea floor
Alicella gigantea, the world’s largest amphipod, may be more common than we had thoughtMaroni et al./Royal Society Open Science A…
US east coast faces rising seas as crucial Atlantic current slows
The AMOC is a system of ocean currents that circulates water within the Atlantic OceanNASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization…