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I’ve visited Las Vegas several times — the best part of every trip is less than an hour outside the city – AOL
I’ve visited Las Vegas several times — the best part of every trip is less than an hour outside the city Erin Sanchez Sat, January 24, 2026 at 6:13 AM PST “One time is enough.” That’s what I’d heard countless times about visiting Las Vegas before making the trip myself. I’d always wanted to go,…
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Seven feel-good science stories to restore your faith in 2025 – Nature
Seven feel-good science stories to restore your faith in 2025 Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025. By Katie Kavanagh, Email Share: Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X The biggest science story this year was the political upheaval in the United States.…
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UNC-Chapel Hill study shows AI can dramatically speed up digitizing natural history collections – EurekAlert!
News Release 5-Dec-2025 UNC-Chapel Hill study shows AI can dramatically speed up digitizing natural history collections, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A new study from UNC-Chapel Hill researchers shows that advanced artificial intelligence tools, specifically large language models (LLMs), can accurately determine the locations where plant specimens were originally collected, a process known…
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The computers that run on human brain cells – Nature
The computers that run on human brain cells Move over silicon: scientists want to use neurons to make powerful computers with minuscule energy needs. By David Adam In a town on the shores of Lake Geneva sit clumps of living human brain cells for hire. These blobs, about the size of a grain of sand,…
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‘Mind-captioning’ AI decodes brain activity to turn thoughts into text – Nature
‘Mind-captioning’ AI decodes brain activity to turn thoughts into text A non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world. By Max Kozlov Reading a person’s mind using a recording of their brain activity sounds futuristic, but it’s now one step closer…
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7 basic science discoveries that changed the world – Nature
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government. By Michael Marshall Under President Donald Trump, the US government is gutting scientific research. The National Institutes of Health has…
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Jane Goodall obituary: pioneer primatologist who inspired generations of scientists – Nature
Nature, Published online: 06 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03227-wShe was a tireless advocate for conservation, the welfare of captive chimpanzees and the protection of habitats.
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Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired – Nature
“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details. When Susan Monarez took the helm of the beleaguered US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in late July, she had her work cut out for her. Public trust in…
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Science by the millions: How everyday people are revolutionizing global biodiversity research with tech | EurekAlert!
News Release 28-Jul-2025 A frog croaks from a walking trail. A hiker snaps a photo and uploads it to iNaturalist. That single act — one person, one amphibian and one click — feeds into a growing global dataset that scientists now use to map shifting species ranges, detect invasive threats and even discover new species.…
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Why do ageing rates vary by country? Massive study says politics play a part – Nature
By Julian Nowogrodzki Social inequality and weak democratic institutions are linked to faster ageing, as are other environmental features such as high levels of air pollution, finds a study spanning four continents1. Education was one of the top factors that protected against faster ageing. The study also showed that ageing is accelerated by less-surprising factors…
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Judge rules against NIH grant cuts — and calls them discriminatory – Nature
NEWS, 16 June 2025 Judge rules against NIH grant cuts — and calls them discriminatoryThe decision means that the US biomedical agency has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects, but the government will likely appeal. By Max Kozlov
