Leprosy was in the Americas long before the arrival of Europeans
The history books say Europeans brought leprosy to the Americas, but analysis of ancient DNA reveals that a form of…
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The perfect boiled egg takes more than half an hour to cook
If you have the patience to repeatedly switch an egg between a hot and a colder pan, you'll be rewarded…
Microsoft wants to use generative AI tool to help make video games
Using AI to produce footage of video games with a consistent world and rules could prove useful to game designers
Most effective migraine drugs revealed by review of trial data
A meta-analysis of 137 clinical trials finds triptan drugs are among the most effective for treating migraines, while newer ditan…
Persistent pain after a UTI may be due to an overgrowth of nerve cells
Many people experience ongoing pain even after a urinary tract infection has supposedly passed. Now, research suggests this may be…
Cooling system could replace air con and drastically cut energy use
A heat-pump-like system that relies on a phenomenon called electrocaloric cooling could heat or chill a room almost twice as…
AI voices are hard to spot even if you know audio might be a deepfake
Deepfake audio can trick people even when they know they might be hearing an AI-generated voice – AI-powered detectors may…
Colossal scientist now admits they haven’t really made dire wolves
Despite a huge media fanfare in which Colossal Biosciences claimed to have resurrected the extinct dire wolf, the company's chief…
Perseverance rover may hold secrets to newly discovered Mars volcano
There appears to be a volcano near Jezero crater on Mars and the Perseverance rover might already have samples from…
Record-breaking diamond storage can save data for millions of years
Researchers have used lasers to encode information in diamonds, demonstrating record-breaking data density in an ultra-stable and long-lasting system