In February, the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) released a report documenting concentrations of glyphosate in wheat and maize that exceeded default maximum residue limits. ACB also found traces of the herbicide in bread and baby cereal….
Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich, who died March 15, 2026, in Palo Alto, California, was a scientific crusader whose dire predictions about population growth, world…
Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health. But how long plastics take to degrade and how environmental bacteria work together to break them down is still largely…
The data your smartwatch already collects could soon help flag an early warning sign for type 2 diabetes.
Hidden in the patterns of heart rate, sleep and daily activity captured by everyday wearables are subtle clues that, when…
It’s unclear what OpenAI’s motivations are. It’s not the first tech giant to embrace military contracts it had once vowed never to enter into, but the speed of the pivot was notable. Perhaps it’s just about money; OpenAI is spending lots…
Five environmental activists in Cambodia will remain in prison, where they have been for more than 622 days, after the country’s Supreme Court decided not to allow them to go free as they appeal their convictions. On July 2, 2024, Ly…
Scientists have uncovered a surprising clue about why people with ADHD often struggle to stay focused. A new study published in JNeurosci examined how brief bursts of sleep-like brain activity in awake adults affect their ability to stay focused…
Science in the modern era is increasingly reliant on enormous datasets and automated analysis. In astronomy, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)—a ten-year survey covering the entire southern sky almost a…
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott has becomethe latest…
