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A parasitic worm may raise the risk of cervical cancer through several mechanisms, scientists have found, although HPV remains the primary driver behind the disease.

The exoplanet K2-18b is generating headlines because researchers announced what could be evidence of life on the planet. The JWST detected a pair of atmospheric chemicals that on Earth are produced by living organisms. T...

On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Hubble Space Telescope will celebrate 35 years in space. Can it still hold its own and prove useful when compared to instruments like the James Webb Space Telescope?

Let's turn the sun into a telescope. In fact, we don't have to do any work--we just have to be in the right spot.

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is coming in hot and heavy at this point, with various data streams from multiple instruments being reported in various papers. One exciting one will be released shortly in...

Learn about the significance of tardigrades being tattooed, a process that could lay the foundation for microscopic, biocompatible devices.

A new study shows that brain connectivity patterns, especially in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, can help predict how patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) will respond to antidepressants. By combining bra...

A new study finds that people are more concerned about the immediate risks of artificial intelligence--like job loss, bias, and disinformation--than they are about hypothetical future threats to humanity. Researchers exp...

This week brings the Hubble Space Telescope's 35th birthday -- but instead of getting presents, the Hubble team is giving out presents in the form of four views of the cosmos, ranging from a glimpse of Mars to a glitteri...

How can we turn the sun into a telescope?

This split-persona superhero is considered one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe.

Climate researchers argue their science has advanced enough to directly link emissions from particular companies to damages from specific extreme weather events

When Instagram was acquired for $1 billion in 2012, co-founder Kevin Systrom believed that joining Facebook would help Instagram’s “skyrocketing growth” reach even greater heights.  In some ways, it d...

The oligarch said he'll scale back his involvement in DOGE but will remain throughout Trump's presidency.

ChatGPT went viral in late 2022, changing the tech world. Generative AI became the top priority for every tech company, and that’s how we ended … The post Claude AI has a moral code of its own, which is good news for...

Scientists have achieved a major milestone in the quest to understand high-temperature superconductivity in hydrogen-rich materials. Using electron tunneling spectroscopy under high pressure, the international research t...

A man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain was bitten by a big cat, probably in a gladiator arena, an analysis of his remains has revealed

Mice overcame a Lyme disease infection after being given an antibiotic that is often used for pneumonia, and its effect on their gut microbiomes was negligible

The agentic AI software is meant to complement human work to improve productivity, the company says.

The Iran-nexus threat actor known as UNC2428 has been observed delivering a backdoor known as MURKYTOUR as part of a job-themed social engineering campaign aimed at Israel in October 2024. Google-owned Mandiant described...

After a few days of delays, the European Commission officially announced that Apple violated its "anti-steering obligation under the Digital Markets Act" (DMA), while Meta … The post Apple fined $570 million for breach...

Cybersecurity researchers have revealed that Russian military personnel are the target of a new malicious campaign that distributes Android spyware under the guise of the Alpine Quest mapping software. "The attackers hid...