A new campaign group has been established to contest plans for a wind farm that would involve the construction of 20 turbines between Arkengarthdale and Teesdale, pending approval. Source: BBC News
A large Mayo Clinic study shows that current guidelines fail to detect nearly 90% of people with familial hypercholesterolemia, a common inherited cause of dangerously high cholesterol. Many affected individuals already had early heart disease but never met testing criteria. Routine DNA screening could dramatically expand detection and prevention. The research underscores the need for
Researchers discovered that 168 common chemicals can disrupt the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, with some also promoting antibiotic resistance. Many of these substances—found in food, water, and household items—weren’t previously suspected of affecting living organisms. A new machine learning model now predicts which chemicals may harm the microbiome. The findings suggest safety testing must
Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced a new class of artificial intelligence systems called "frontier agents" that can work autonomously for hours or even days without human intervention, representing one of the most ambitious attempts yet to automate the full software development lifecycle.The announcement, made during AWS CEO Matt Garman's keynote address at the company's
3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A space toxicologist at NASA JSC.NASA Hazardous Materials Summary Tables (HMSTs) are a compilation of the chemical, biological, and flammability hazards of materials on a given flight or mission. HMSTs are required by Safety for all Programs, including but not limited to ISS, Commercial Crew
Scientists are raising alarms about the environmental impact of increasing satellite launches, which number in the hundreds annually, with tens of thousands more planned. They are particularly concerned about emissions from rocket fuels used during launches and pollutants released when satellites and rocket stages reenter the atmosphere. Source: Yale E360
Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Gabii have uncovered a massive stone-lined basin that may represent one of Rome’s earliest monumental civic structures. Its central placement hints that early Romans were already experimenting with dramatic public spaces centuries before the iconic Forum took shape. The site’s remarkable preservation—made possible because Gabii was abandoned early—offers
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USAK, TURKEY—The Anadolu Agency reports that a stadium has been uncovered in western Turkey’s ancient site of Blaundos, a naturally fortified hilltop city founded as a garrison for Macedonian soldiers during Alexander the Great’s Anatolian campaigns. Serif Soyler of the Usak Museum said that a stepped entrance has been found at the front of the
A stealth artificial intelligence startup founded by an MIT researcher emerged this morning with an ambitious claim: its new AI model can control computers better than systems built by OpenAI and Anthropic — at a fraction of the cost.OpenAGI, led by chief executive Zengyi Qin, released Lux, a foundation model designed to operate computers autonomously
For more than 25 years, Mark Elder has helped make human spaceflight safe and possible. As the International Space Station EVA hardware manager in the Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Office within the EVA and Human Surface Mobility Program, he leads the team responsible for the spacesuits, tools, and logistics that keep astronauts protected during spacewalks—and ensures
Scientists warn that mountains globally are experiencing warming at a faster rate than surrounding lowlands. This increased heat is leading to glacier melting and reduced snowfall, which poses a significant threat to fresh water supplies for over a billion people. Source: Yale E360
Recent satellite and GPS data reveal that the Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf is losing stability due to increasing fractures and accelerated ice movement. Scientists caution that this trend may extend to other at-risk Antarctic ice shelves. Source: All Top News — ScienceDaily
While artificial intelligence has stormed into law firms and accounting practices with billion-dollar startups like Harvey leading the charge, the global consulting industry—a $250 billion behemoth—has remained stubbornly analog. A London-based startup founded by former McKinsey consultants is betting $2 million that it can crack open this resistant market, one Excel spreadsheet at a time.Ascentra
The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists’ biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system and the origins of life. As part of the ongoing study of pristine samples delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft, three new papers published Tuesday by
