A subtle change in brain wave activity could predict Alzheimer’s disease more than two years before diagnosis, according to a new study.
The signal could prove to be a sensitive biomarker of cognitive decline.
Using a noninvasive imaging…
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Is The Theory Of Special Relativity Wrong?
There’s an adage coined by [Ian Betteridge] that any headline ending in a question mark can be answered by the word “No”. However, Lorentz invariance – the theory that the same rules of physics apply in the same way in…
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Astronauts Return to Earth With Lasting Brain Changes : ScienceAlert
Spending time in the weightless environment of microgravity can have some dramatic effects on the human body, but scientists have recently discovered a new one that could help explain why some astronauts struggle to adjust after returning to…
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Rare discovery: Nearly intact whale placenta retrieved by Pacific Whale Foundation : Maui Now
Pacific Whale Foundation has successfully retrieved a rare, nearly intact whale placenta. PC: Pacific Whale Foundation / Permit #27099 and MMHSRP #24359. Pacific Whale Foundation reports it has successfully retrieved a rare, nearly intact…
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how useful are the latest droids?
Humanoid robots are being trialed in car manufacturing.Credit: VCG/Getty
Humanoid robots are on the brink of being commercially useful, say Chinese and US firms that have announced plans to produce them at scale in the past three months.
Many…
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Climate trends influence transatlantic flight times
Nature, Published online: 16 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00129-3
Better understanding of multi-year global weather cycles could help airlines to reduce fuel consumption and cost.
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HPV vaccine could help to protect the unvaccinated against cervical cancer
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A drop in precancerous growths in women who hadn’t…
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How do vaccine cutbacks affect public health? Ask Japan
Despite having a strong healthcare system, vaccine hesitancy and mixed messages from government have curtailed some immunization efforts.Credit: Carl Court/Getty
When US officials announced earlier this month that they were shrinking the…
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Gifted dogs learn new words by overhearing humans
Nature, Published online: 16 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00112-y
Particularly talented canines have sociolinguistic skills akin to those of young toddlers.
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