Mpox: Everything you need to know about the 2024 outbreak
Illustration of the mpox virus Getty Images/Science Photo Library The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern over an
1 in 5 people in a coma may be aware of their surroundings
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Covid variant JN.1 may have become dominant due to just one mutation
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Existing quantum devices could be used to disrupt the stock market
Commercially available quantum technology could let stock traders coordinate decisions to buy or sell nearly instantaneously using a technique called “quantum telepathy” Source link
Rising methane emissions from wetlands may undermine climate targets
Countries are starting to take steps to cut human sources of methane emissions, but climate change is increasing emissions of the potent greenhouse gas from
Rollkur: Are horses in equestrian sports being harmed by neck hyperflexion?
A dressage horse iStockphoto During the Olympic equestrian events of dressage, horses display dance-like steps that demand high levels of muscular strength and control across
The truth about donanemab, lecanemab and the new class of Alzheimer’s drugs
Illustration of amyloid plaques (orange) among brain cells Science Photo Library/Alamy In early July, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a treatment called
SpaceX prepares for Starship flight with first ‘chopstick’ landing
A test of the Super Heavy Booster for Starship’s fifth test flight SpaceX SpaceX is making final preparations for the fifth and most ambitious Starship
Early humans began wiping out elephant relatives 1.8 million years ago
Illustration of an animal in the genus Deinotherium, which went extinct after the evolution of humans Heinrich Harder/Florilegius/Alamy Human hunting was the key factor in
Covid-19 hit women harder than men in India, unlike most of the world
New Delhi, India, in March 2020, during a curfew imposed as a preventive measure against covid-19 Yawar Nazir/Getty Images The covid-19 pandemic may have impacted