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Most of the world’s information is stored digitally right now. Every year, we generate more data than we did the year before. Now, with AI in the picture, a technology that relies on a whole lot of data, the amount of digital information we save is increasing exponentially.  The research …

A baby boy has become the first child in Britain to be born to a mother with a womb transplanted from a deceased donor. Hugo Powell was delivered by caesarean section in December, weighing 6lb 13oz (3.1kg), at the Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. policy is often reported through announcements, personalities and regulatory skirmishes. Far less attention is paid to the economic mechanisms that actually move structures and determine outcomes. To understand how the White House is organizing a multipronged strategy for AI adoption and …

[ Shown are cortical brain regions with lower mean diffusivity (MD) in experts versus novices, with lower MD meaning more compact brain structure. The color bar indicates t values. Credit: Wing et al., 2026 Research shows that as individuals learn and acquire a new skill, their brain structure and activity …

What do bobsleigh athletes and fighter jet pilots have in common? Youtuber and inventor Colin Furze explains the fascinating science behind the Winter Olympics bobsleigh. Follow the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics across the BBC from Friday, 6 February. Available to UK users only. BBC News

Boris Cherny gets recognized in public relatively often. At the bar, at the airport, and in generally any public space, people want to take selfies with the creator and head of Claude Code. For the last couple of months, Anthropic’s Claude and its coding platform have been having a moment …

[ A new study examines how COVID-19 restrictions affected children and adolescents’ movement skills, analyzing measured changes in motor competence before and after lockdowns, school closures and reduced access to physical activity. The analysis, published in the Journal of Sport Sciences identifies a consistent decline in motor competence following pandemic …

Anthropic, one of the biggest and most influential tech companies in the world, is launching a new model: Claude Opus 4.6. Until now, this would mostly be big news for techies, where Anthropic is admired as the maker of Claude Code, the code-writing AI tool which many engineers say is …

[ Development, composition, and prevalence of VISTA mgCSTs. Credit: mBio (2026). DOI: 10.1128/mbio.0364525 In a new study published today in the journal mBio, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) report that the long-standing view of the vaginal microbiome as either “optimal” or “non-optimal” based on a …

[ PhD Innovation Fellow Jonathan Pelusi adjusts a neural device that promotes healing of the skull following implantation onto the brain. Credit: Robert Anderson/Thayer School of Engineering A study led by Dartmouth Engineering professors demonstrates a possible new technique for connecting electronic implants with the surface of the brain, as …

Autism rates are ‘more or less equal for men and women’, according to a study which challenges previous assumptions about its prevalence. While the neurological and developmental ⁠condition is known to be more common in young boys, Swedish researchers found there was a big rise in diagnoses among adolescent girls. …

[ This electron microscopic image of two Epstein Barr Virus virions (viral particles) shows round capsids—protein-encased genetic material—loosely surrounded by the membrane envelope. Credit: PloS Biology (2005), DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030430.g001 Researchers at UC San Francisco have uncovered a new clue to how Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) could contribute to multiple sclerosis (MS), …

Youtuber and inventor Colin Furze explains the facintaing science behind the Winter Olympics halfpipe, where athletes perform freestyle tricks at heights over 40ft in the air. Follow the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics across the BBC from Friday, 6 February. Available to UK users only. BBC News

[ BrainIAC is a generalizable foundation model for neuroimaging that supports diverse downstream clinical tasks, from molecular subtype prediction to brain aging and survival estimation, by enabling efficient adaptation across a wide range of applications. Credit: Divyanshu Tak, Mass General Brigham Mass General Brigham investigators have developed a robust new …

Sometimes you want to transcribe something, but don’t want it to be hanging out on the internet for any hacker to see. Maybe it’s a conversation with your doctor or lawyer. Maybe you’re a journalist, and it’s a sensitive interview. Privacy and control are important. That desire for privacy is …

During a two-hour hearing in the US Senate Wednesday, top executives from Waymo and Tesla urged lawmakers to take action on long-stalled legislation to speed the deployment of self-driving cars on public roads. But after two hours of Q&A around a number of hot-button topics, including robotaxi safety, legal liability, …

[ Romain Madelaine’s team engineered a transgenic “atrofish” that accelerates muscle degeneration when treated with a specific chemical. Healthy muscles in an untreated atrofish (left) and with chemical treatment (right) showing signs of atrophy. Credit: Romain Madelaine, Ph.D, MDI Biological Laboratory As people age, muscles naturally lose mass and strength, …

[ Imagine diagnosing one of the most challenging neurological diseases with just a quick finger-prick, a few drops of blood and a test sent in the post. This may sound like science fiction, but we are hoping our research could soon help it become a reality. Source link

“People perceive that an anatomical illustration is an objective depiction of the human body to the best of the artist’s abilities,” says Gann, which is something that the exhibition seeks to “break apart”. “In truth, they are subject to culture and tastes and artistic movements as any other form of …

On Monday, Elon Musk announced that he was merging two of his companies, SpaceX and xAI, in a deal said to be worth $1.25 trillion. The reason, Musk said in an announcement, was that in order for AI to grow, it needed to go to space. AI relies on “large …