The earliest signs of cognitive decline often appear not in a formal diagnosis, but in the small clues buried in health care providers’ notes.
A new study published Jan. 7 in the journal npj Digital Medicine suggests artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Delivery Robot Gets Stuck on Train Tracks, Gets Obliterated by Locomotive
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Coco Robotics / Getty Images An autonomous delivery robot got completely atomized by a locomotive after it decided to take a breather on a stretch of train…
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430,000-year-old wooden handheld tools from Greece are the oldest on record — and they predate modern humans
Archaeologists in Greece have discovered 430,000-year-old handheld wooden tools, the oldest surviving examples of their kind in the world, a new study finds. The two tools, found on the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece, were created by…
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A lost world: Ancient cave reveals million-year-old wildlife
Australian and New Zealand scientists have unearthed the remains of ancient wildlife in a cave near Waitomo on Aotearoa’s North Island, the first time a large number of million-year-old fossils have been found—including an ancestor of the large…
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How genes influence the microbes in our mouths to shape dental health
No matter how much they brush their teeth, some people still get more cavities than others, in part because of differences in genetics and the make-up of the microbes in their mouths. A new study has found human genetic factors that influence the…
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The Doomsday Clock Is Now 85 Seconds to Midnight. Here’s What That Means
The Doomsday Clock has just been set to 85 seconds to midnight. Nearly 80 years after its creation, this time represents the closest the clock has ever been to midnight. This was reported by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and…
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A protein thought to play a supporting role in DNA replication actually facilitates the whole process
Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During that process, enzymes known as polymerases race along the DNA to copy its code and build new strands. To prevent these…
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Introducing Sprout, a new humanoid development platform
In the high-stakes artificial intelligence race, New York-based Fauna Robotics is betting that the path to general intelligence runs through the physical world.
Led by founders Rob…
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Global livestock antibiotic use falls, but trade shifts the problem abroad
After decades of growth, the use of antimicrobials—including antibiotics—in livestock peaked in 2013 and then dropped by nearly a third by 2020, finds a major new study led by UCL researchers. The decline is positive, as overusing…
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The SpaceX IPO could finally happen (and it’s a big deal)
SpaceX is reportedly lining up four major Wall Street banks for a 2026 IPO that could provide the reset the market needs.
The company just completed a tender offer at an $800 billion valuation, and secondary market demand…
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