Some covid-19 vaccines are based on long-anticipated mRNA technology The covid-19 pandemic saw the advent of a revolutionary technology: the first vaccines to be approved that contain messenger RNA (mRNA). The approach helped scientists create vaccines based on this genetic...
Genetically engineered male fruit flies can transmit poison to females during matingAbdul Latif/Alamy Insects that spread disease and damage crops could be controlled by inserting poisons from spider and sea anemone venom into males’ reproductive systems, killing females they mate...
Radiologists can benefit from AI assistanceAmelie Benoist/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Artificial intelligence models really can help spot cancer and reduce doctors’ workload, according to the largest study of its kind. Radiologists who chose to use AI were able to...
Coloured transmission electron micrograph of H5N1 virus particlesScience Photo Library A person in Louisiana has died from a bird flu virus known as H5N1. This is the first known death related to the virus in the US. The Louisiana Department...
Computer science seemingly rides a curve of unstoppable progress. Mere decades took us from vacuum tubes to microchips, dial-up to high-speed Internet and Office Assistant Clippy to ChatGPT. Yet thousands of everyday problems across science and industry remain just as...
January 6, 20254 min readHMPV Cases Are Rising Across Asia, but Experts Say Not to PanicA common respiratory virus called human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, has been spreading in some countries in Asia, including China, India, Malaysia and Kazakhstan. Here’s what...
Is this sparkling water, in the spirit of Dry January – or something harder?Brent Hofacker/Alamy Dry January, the challenge of going without alcohol for a month, is proving to be more popular than ever as millions sign up. Alcohol Change,...
Certain medical events, like a stroke, can make speech difficultwanderluster/Getty Images People who find it difficult to speak due to a stroke or Parkinson’s disease could communicate more easily with the help of artificial intelligence. A new model constructs what...
The site of a Roman-era lead mine at Charterhouse in Somerset, UKAndrew Wilson Extensive silver mining may have exposed ancient Romans to high levels of lead pollution in the air, probably leading to a general drop in their IQ and...
A wastewater treatment plant in CaliforniaJustin Sullivan/Getty Images Wastewater treatment facilities are a major source of PFAS contamination in drinking water in the US – they discharge enough of the “forever chemicals” to raise concentrations above safe levels for an...
