66 m. ago EPA staffers are trying to get people to adopt lab rats as Trump team shuts down research projects

Approximately three quarters of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development — representing 1,000 scientist positions — will be cut under the Trump administration

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13 h. ago Scientists developing AI tool to assess car repairs to aid insurance industry

The University of Portsmouth’s School of Computing is working with accident repair group ABL 1 Touch and Innovate UK on the project.

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8 d. ago Scientists develop 'Holy Grail' weight loss jab that burns fat without affecting appetite or muscle mass

In a first round human trial slimmers in Sweden taking the new drug-currently known as ATR-258-found they burnt fat yet preserved muscle mass.

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1 week ago Chinese scientists say they have developed new technology to weaponise 6G

New technology can also work as communications system to transmit large quantities of information

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2 w. ago Good news for bald men! Scientists have developed a simple way to reverse hair loss

Spotting the first signs of baldness in the mirror can be a moment of true horror for many men. Now, scientists in Spain think a cure for hair thinning could finally be just around the corner.

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2 w. ago The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup

Awakened by Laura Elliott; Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab; Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang; Esperance by Adam Oyebanji; The Quiet by Barnaby MartinAwakened by Laura Elliott (Angry Robot, £9.99)A debut novel set in an apocalyptic 2055, following the development of a neural chip dispensing with the need for sleep. At first it seemed a blessing: it ramped up people’s metabolisms, made them stronger and more productive workers, but when they ignored the advice to turn it off and sleep for at least a few hours a week, they turned into ravenous monsters. Thea is one of a group of scientists who developed the chip and are now barricaded in the Tower of London, struggling to reverse the damage they have caused, when two survivors turn up seeking shelter: a silent, traumatised woman and her protector, a nameless man who shows signs of having once been Sleepless himself. Thea comes to question her own values and past actions in a dark and gripping gothic tale with e...

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2 w. ago Scientists develop methanol breathalyser that could prevent thousands of poisonings each year

Prototype is able to detect small concentrations of the toxic substance in alcoholic drinks or on someone’s breathAustralian researchers have developed a prototype methanol “breathalyser” capable of detecting small concentrations of the toxic substance in alcoholic drinks or on someone’s breath.Methanol poisoning is a problem that affects thousands of people every year, killing 20-40% of victims, according to Doctors Without Borders. In November, Australian backpackers Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones, along with British lawyer Simone White, were among six tourists to die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Cuts to UK’s global vaccination funding would risk avoidable child deaths, experts warn

Exclusive: Scientists also say any reduction in Foreign Office funding for vaccine alliance Gavi would harm UK’s soft powerAny cut in UK funding to a global vaccination group would damage soft power and could make British less resilient to infectious diseases, as well as causing avoidable deaths among children, leading vaccine and aid experts have warned.Scientists including Sir Andrew Pollard, who led the development of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, said a major cut in money for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) could also make the UK less able to respond to a future pandemic. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Two hours 'doomscrolling' on their phone or tablet can double teenagers' risk of anxiety and quadruple the likelihood of depression

Teens who spend more than two hours a day scrolling on phones or tablets double their risk of developing anxiety and quadruple their chances of depression, say scientists.

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3 w. ago Twisted killer who murdered a woman and had sex with her corpse based on the flip of a coin is jailed for life

Car shop repair man Mateusz Hepa was on his way home from a night shift in the Polish city of Katowice in August 2023 when he bumped into Wiktoria Kozielska who was returning from a party.

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4 w. ago Drivers warned sugary smell in car could mean whopping £1,000 repair bill

Motorists have been warned that a sugary smell in their vehicle could be a sign of serious damage and could result in a repair bill of more than £1,000

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4 w. ago Scientists say developing this everyday habit is key to cutting Alzheimer’s risk

Findings challenge belief that curiosity naturally declines with age

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