Scientists reveal the long-term impact of measles on children

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State Department layoffs cut science, tech offices deeper than anticipated

A reduction-in-force at the Department of State on Friday cut more people in science and technology bureaus than previously expected, casting uncertainty over the future of diplomacy in those areas. While the broader departmentwide RIF was...

Meta, Google, OpenAI researchers fear that AI could learn to hide its thoughts

More than 40 AI researchers from OpenAI, DeepMind, Google, Anthropic, and Meta published a paper on a safety tool called chain-of-thought monitoring to make AI safer. The paper published on Tuesday describes how AI models, like today’s chatbots,...

Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease

MPI accuses researchers of scaremongering over campylobacter hospitalisations, deaths

Lead author, University of Otago professor Michael Baker, says the number of hospitalisations caused by contaminated chicken meat is a very consequential health problem. Photo: Supplied Too many people are still ending up sick and in hospital from...

Adults largely don't need tetanus, diphtheria vaccine boosters, researchers say

With certain exceptions, US adults could safely forego tetanus and diphtheria booster vaccination—if uptake of childhood vaccines stays high, an Oregon Health & Science University–led research team wrote yesterday in Clinical Microbiology Reviews....

My experience of visiting the Mahindra Research Valley as a Team-BHPian

MSPT and MRV are treasure troves of information and it's a behemoth of hidden stories which go behind every little component in car that makes our lives better BHPian bhansali_hardik recently shared this with other enthusiasts: Experience at...

Korean startup claims its 'AI scientist' outperforms Gemini 2.5 Pro and Claude Opus 4

An illustrative image depicting how Scinapse compares against the competition (Image source: Google, Anthropic, and Pluto Labs; edited) In a surprising new development, Pluto Labs has claimed its Scinapse AI outperforms models from Google and...

Science roadshow aims to inspire next generation of scientists and engineers

MSU scientists research global decline of firefly population

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The global firefly population is on the decline, but a scientist at Michigan State University said she has seen more fireflies in Michigan this year. Firefly populations aren’t studied as much as other insects, but...

Wanted: 10,000 households to plug in to energy research

The Value Ultimatum: New Research Shows Consumers Demanding More Than Ever from Brand Relationships

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Consumer loyalty, which has become increasingly elusive, is at a crossroads, according to new research from leading loyalty solutions provider, Kobie. Today’s shoppers face uncertainty as economic volatility, cultural...

Researchers add some clarity to search for extraterrestrial life

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Depending on how you look at it, UC Irvine doctoral candidate Te Han and his adviser, Paul Robertson, just made an already unimaginably difficult job – finding and observing planets outside our solar system – a lot harder or a...

Science Springfield News-Leader Summer meteor showers are underway. When to see Perseids, more in Missouri

If it feels like it's been a while since you've been able to watch a stunning meteor shower light up the night sky, you're in luck. Following nearly a two-month "shooting stars" drought, three meteor showers are set to become active concurrently...

World Euronews Wellcome Photography Prize 2025: When photography meets science, health and the human experience

The Wellcome Photography Prize, which offers image-makers a platform to showcase the impact of science and health on lives around the world, has unveiled this year's winners. 2025’s laureates are UK-based artist Sujata Setia; Bangladeshi...

What does it mean to do ‘community-based research’?

Sibyl Diver has been curious about the connections between people and place since she first traveled from rural, coastal Delaware to attend Stanford in the 1990s. Today, the interdisciplinary environmental scientist explores those connections in...

International research consortium using AI to boost mining sector

An international team is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize laser metal deposition (LMD), a crucial technique for repairing and coating wear parts in industries like mining. The AI-SLAM project aims to optimize...

New ATRI research highlights truck driver demographics issues and opportunities

WASHINGTON – The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is releasing new research detailing a notable demographic shift in the U.S. truck driver workforce. “As the trucking industry grapples with an aging workforce and continued demand...

Biology is complex and diverse, so scientific research approaches need to be too

The beautiful, fascinating and often perplexing world around us grows from intricate and convoluted interactions of millions of pieces. As scientists, we work to understand and describe the parts and interactions of these systems. Scientific...

How New Research Spotlights the Importance of Facts up Front

There’s no mystery around what consumers want — it’s to be as acutely informed as possible about what they’re buying, applying, consuming and using. The makers of the nation’s food and beverage products have not only known this but have taken...