SCIENCE

Should we worry AI will create deadly bioweapons? Not yet, but one day

AI could be used to make the toxin ricin, but this can also be obtained from castor beans, found in…

8 months ago

We may finally know what causes will-o’-the-wisps

An 1849 engraving depicting a will-o’-the-wispSSPL/Getty Images Bubbles merging in water can spontaneously generate electric sparks powerful enough to ignite…

8 months ago

Lung inflammation may make traumatic events harder to forget

Inflammation of the airways could result from smoking or air pollution exposureLysenko Andrii/Shutterstock Severe airway inflammation impairs the ability of…

8 months ago

What we know, and don’t, about the link between painkillers and autism

The US government raised concerns about painkillers used during pregnancySolStock/Getty Images On Monday, the US government announced two initiatives related…

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Unforgeable quantum money can be stored in an ultracold ‘debit card’

A quantum version of a debit card could keep your money safeGlobalimages101/Alamy A rudimentary quantum debit card that can be…

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Vitamin D supplements may lower your level of one type of vitamin D

Vitamin D supplements are recommended during the darker months in many countriesOlga Pankova/Getty Images Taking one type of vitamin D…

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Higher dose of Wegovy ups both weight loss and side effects

Weekly Wegovy injections can help people lose weightJames Manning/PA Images/Alamy A higher weekly dose of Wegovy achieves even greater weight…

8 months ago

A weird cloud forms on Mars each year and now we know why

Unusual clouds form over the Martian volcano Arsia Mons each yearESA/DLR/FU Berlin/J. Cowart CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO A thin cloud…

9 months ago

Can a strange new treatment finally relieve chronic sinus infections?

“It has a huge, huge impact on almost every facet of life,” says Duncan Boak. “Not being able to breathe…

9 months ago

Possible galaxy spotted by JWST could be the earliest we’ve ever seen

The possible galaxy in an image from the James Webb Space TelescopeNASA, ESA, CSA, CEERS, G. Gandolfi Astronomers might have…

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