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Gene-edited bananas that don’t go brown could hit UK supermarkets
Gene-edited bananas that resist browning have cleared a key regulatory hurdle in the UK, potentially reaching supermarkets as a means to reduce food waste and CO2 emissions.
Swiss glaciers suffer ‘disastrous’ year of ice loss
Swiss glaciers lost over 5% of their remaining ice in the last 12 months, marking a near-record year of melting driven by intense summer heatwaves across Alpine peaks.
Skydance’s David Ellison tells CNBC combined company is ‘positioned to win in every single vertical’
Skydance’s David Ellison states the combined company following Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery’s merger is well-positioned across all business segments, with over 200 million streaming subscribers and significant content assets.
OpenAI caught Russians and Iranians using ChatGPT for influence campaigns
OpenAI banned Russian and Iranian accounts using ChatGPT for coordinated influence operations across multiple countries, with campaigns targeting Latin America, U.S.-Iran relations, and European politics.
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Scientists opened a sealed envelope after 10 years. Gravity still didn’t make sense
After a decade of experiments, physicists opened a sealed envelope containing data about gravity’s fundamental strength, only to find their measurement disagreed with previous results.
New nanoparticles make hidden chemical differences light up
Engineers at the University of Toronto developed dye-sensitized nanoparticles that detect chemicals at extremely low concentrations and distinguish between nearly identical molecules by producing bright optical signals.
Scientists may have solved a 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls mystery
Researchers propose that the Qumran sect used a 364-day calendar during its early history but abandoned it due to astronomical problems and changing political relations with Jerusalem authorities.
Scientists discover a hidden “ID card” in cat urine
Researchers identified branched-chain fatty acids in cat urine that form unique individual profiles, potentially serving as a durable chemical signature for cat identification.
What do heatwaves do to the body and who is most at risk?
Heatwaves stress the body by causing blood vessels to dilate and increasing heart workload, with older people, babies, and young children facing greater health risks during extreme heat periods.
Free NHS meningitis jab available for some teenagers – what you need to know
England is offering free meningitis B vaccines to approximately one million young people, including 17 and 18-year-olds and first-time university students under 25, following an outbreak in Kent earlier this year.
‘My mother apologised’: A survivor’s journey after genital mutilation
Sara Kahsai discovered she was a victim-survivor of female genital mutilation after moving to England, leading her to seek specialized medical care and support through Birmingham Women’s Hospital’s FGM clinic.
A year ago, President Trump pledged to lower Medicaid drug prices. Has that happened?
President Trump announced pharmaceutical agreements to lower Medicaid drug prices last year, but the pilot program remains largely opaque with uncertain implementation and limited transparency about participating drugs.
To prevent deaths in childbirth, Kenyan moms turn to an AI powered chatbot
Kenya’s AI-powered chatbot PROMPTS helps pregnant women access health guidance via text message, addressing the country’s high maternal mortality rate of about 6,000 deaths annually from pregnancy-related causes.
Ros Chown obituary
Ros Chown, a sexual health adviser in genito-urinary medicine who worked in Cambridge, Wakefield, and Torbay, died aged 71. She was a prominent advocate for public health approaches to preventing sexually transmitted infections.
Adults with severe mental illness die 15 to 20 years earlier from diseases such as cancer
Adults with severe mental illness die 15-20 years earlier than the general population, largely due to preventable physical conditions including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and liver disease.
Trump says his D.C. arch will serve as ‘military complex’ with snipers and drones
President Trump announced plans to convert his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. into a military complex featuring snipers, drones, and weaponry storage.