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Bedbugs avoid wet surfaces in lab tests UC Riverside study links aversion to spiracle blockage and surface adhesion, household quick-fix claims may outrun what the data actually supports
independent.co.uk
Quantum computer helps model half Möbius ring molecule IBM-backed chemistry result mixes lab synthesis with hybrid computation, practical advantage remains narrow and benchmark-like
arstechnica.com
Toronto confirms first mpox clade Ib cases two travel-linked infections prompt vaccine push, variant label arrives faster than local severity data
globalnews.ca
Leeds bus fare coin identified as Carthaginian-era issue museum attribution relies on iconography and typology without excavated context, provenance gap outlasts the object’s new display case
independent.co.uk
AI reconstructs grainy video from mouse visual cortex activity infrared laser recordings paired with model inversion to match neural signals, validation hinges on what the algorithm adds when data are ambiguous
theguardian.com
Daily multivitamin shifts epigenetic ageing clocks in older adults Nature Medicine trial finds roughly four months difference over two years, biomarker market races ahead of clinical proof
independent.co.uk businessinsider.com
London boy receives heart transplant after ultra-rare LMNA diagnosis Great Ormond Street case highlights N-of-few medicine, donor organs and research funding stay scarce
independent.co.uk
SETI Institute warns stellar plasma can smear alien radio signals Astrophysical Journal study uses spacecraft transmissions to model signal broadening, narrowband search pipelines may be tuned to miss what arrives
theguardian.com
Ghost elephants documentary highlights detection problem in conservation science researchers infer presence from DNA audio and camera traps, absence remains hard to prove
arstechnica.com
New Spinosaurus fossil from Niger challenges aquatic diver model inland river-basin site supports wading ambush predator interpretation, horned skull feature revives species-splitting debate
arstechnica.com
Anthropic Claude finds dozens of Firefox vulnerabilities Mozilla patches most issues in Firefox 148, bug discovery scales faster than patch capacity
techcrunch.com
NASA DART impact shifts Didymos system orbit Long-baseline occultation data capture micrometre-per-second deflection, ejecta plume moves more mass than the spacecraft
arstechnica.com
Black Death linked to post-plague plant diversity decline Fossil pollen data tracks farmland abandonment and forest spread, Rewilding can erase the habitats it promises to restore
independent.co.uk
UCL study finds binge drinking rises in early 20s UK cohort data challenges Gen Z sobriety narrative, Self-reports and sampling frames do much of the work
standard.co.uk
UK dentists warn of silver tsunami in complex care Older adults keep teeth longer and implants need lifelong maintenance, NHS capacity crunch shifts from dentures to restorations
independent.co.uk standard.co.uk
Google traces leaked iPhone exploit kit from government use to cybercrime Coruna chains 23 vulnerabilities across iOS 13 to 17.2.1, secondhand zero-days turn stockpiles into a resale market
techcrunch.com
GLP‑1 drugs link to fewer migraine emergency visits Observational comparison pits semaglutide class against topiramate, Utilisation falls faster than proof arrives
independent.co.uk
Gerontologist Nir Barzilai warns looks mislead on health Longevity market sells biological age via clocks and panels, Genomics of centenarians competes with retest-driven biomarker business
english.elpais.com
Colon cancer diagnoses rise among younger adults A Business Insider case highlights uncertainty over true risk versus earlier detection, Screening expansion creates both capacity strain and overdiagnosis incentives
businessinsider.com
Space One cancels Kairos launch again Weather scrubs leave Japan’s private orbital bid grounded after two 2024 failures, The third attempt becomes another non-event
japantimes.co.jp
China leads early humanoid robot market Supply chain and factory pilots outpace demo culture, Unitree ships dozens of times more units than US rivals
techcrunch.com
NASA adds Artemis test mission in 2027 Agency says extra lander checkout in low Earth orbit keeps 2028 Moon landing target alive, Risk reduction arrives as Artemis II slips again
independent.co.uk
Large diet study links vegetarian patterns to lower cancer risk Pooled cohorts track 1.8 million people for 16 years, Vegan subgroup shows higher colorectal cancer signal
theguardian.com
Cooling cooked carbs reduces glucose spikes Retrograded starch survives reheating in small studies, Weight loss claims outrun the calorie math
independent.co.uk
Shield AI flies Anduril Fury drone with Hivemind autonomy Air Force CCA program shifts competition from airframes to software integration, test milestones still leave edge cases unpriced
businessinsider.com
UK hay fever season arrives early University of Worcester forecast flags very high tree pollen after warm dry spell, measuring season start depends on counters as much as climate
independent.co.uk
Japan naked festival crowd crush hospitalises six in Okayama Saidaiji Eyo ritual draws 10,000 men into dark temple hall, defibrillators used as organisers weigh rule changes
independent.co.uk
Red blood cells act as glucose sink under hypoxia Cell Metabolism study links altitude physiology to lower blood sugar, human causality still unproven
foxnews.com
Microplastics detected in prostate tumours Small ASCO-presented study compares tumour vs benign tissue, contamination and causality remain unresolved
nbcnews.com
Tourette tics audible during BAFTA broadcast Host Alan Cumming explains on air, live TV standards meet involuntary speech
independent.co.uk
Fin whale ship strikes rise in Chile AIS tracks and necropsies map collision hotspots, Voluntary slowdowns fail when schedules price time
gcaptain.com
China sets reimbursement pathways for brain–computer interfaces Provincial pricing and national roadmaps push BCIs beyond labs, Consumer telepathy talk arrives before signal quality does
techcrunch.com
Cat tumours share core driver mutations with human cancers Sequencing of 500 pet cats finds TP53 and breast-cancer parallels, Comparative oncology promises realism but imports clinic-selection bias
euronews.com
Hyperbolic geometry escapes Euclid’s parallel postulate Beltrami and Poincaré models formalise consistency, Intuition loses to proof-by-model
english.elpais.com
Trial protocol tests pharmacogenetic antidepressant prescribing in adolescents PGx-GAP RCT bets CYP-based guidance improves outcomes, Personalisation pitch depends on auditable algorithms not vibes
mdpi.com
NASA rules out March Artemis II launch Helium-flow fault hits SLS pressurisation system, Moon return timetable collides with physics not messaging
japantimes.co.jp cbsnews.com yahoo.com
Nine skiers killed in Sierra Nevada avalanche near Lake Tahoe Recovery complete as officials probe possible criminal negligence, Snowpack uncertainty and group dynamics outpace warning models
nytimes.com cbsnews.com theguardian.com
Gut bacteriophage found inside Bacteroides fragilis links to colorectal cancer in metagenomic cohort Intriguing signal but causality and confounding still do the heavy lifting
foxnews.com
OpenAI flags violent ChatGPT use but declines police referral in Canada shooting case Abuse detection yields ambiguous signals and high false-positive stakes, AI safety quietly drifts toward privatized pre-crime
independent.co.uk foxnews.com
Measles can trigger SSPE decades later Rare persistent CNS infection follows childhood measles with long latency, public messaging still sells measles as harmless until it isn’t
independent.co.uk globalnews.ca
Password managers share a structural weak point despite strong cryptography Client compromise and autofill abuse turn centralized secret vaults into single points of failure, Doing everything right still concentrates blast radius
wired.com
72 captive tigers die in Chiang Mai after feline parvovirus outbreak Tiger Kingdom pet-and-photo business model turns biosecurity into a customer-facing failure, Close-contact wildlife tourism sells risk surfaces as entertainment
independent.co.uk
Paris Agriculture Fair opens without cows over disease fears Biosecurity model prioritizes optics when pathways and probabilities stay vague, precaution beats evidence by default
france24.com
Bilingual mothers keep neural synchrony with children while switching languages University of Nottingham study uses fNIRS during play, 15 pairs and a proxy for bonding become a headline anyway
euronews.com
Study links women’s longer-lasting chronic pain to sex-specific immune pathways Science Immunology findings challenge one-size pain models, decades of male-default research now marketed as universal biology
japantimes.co.jp
EPA moves to loosen coal-plant mercury controls Methylmercury neurotoxicity depends on emissions-to-fish exposure chain not slogans, Regulators promise savings while outsourcing uncertainty to the public
independent.co.uk
Dark-matter-dominated dwarf galaxy confirmed Stellar velocity dispersion and distance systematics drive mass-to-light inference, ΛCDM and MOND both inherit a nuisance datapoint
wired.com dnyuz.com
Legionnaires’ disease lawsuit targets Las Vegas resorts Case underscores how building water systems amplify Legionella via biofilms and aerosols, liability follows incubation-time uncertainty
independent.co.uk
UK puberty-blocker Pathways trial paused MHRA flags unquantified long-term biological harms and demands minimum age 14, evidence gap widens as even the RCT hits the precautionary wall
theguardian.com standard.co.uk
Grail multi-cancer blood test flops in major UK study MCED hype collides with screening math, false positives still billable even when benefits are not
nytimes.com
Las Vegas Legionnaires lawsuit targets South Point Grandview after tourist death, health district allegedly found Legionella and control failures, water-system engineering becomes courtroom evidence
independent.co.uk
London measles outbreak exposes school veto over NHS vaccination teams LSHTM finds dozens of schools block access and data sharing, herd immunity turns into logistics and incentives
independent.co.uk
Epstein–Barr virus infects >95% for life Latent B-cell reservoir links to cancers and multiple sclerosis, Near-universality makes biomarkers and co-factors the real battleground
independent.co.uk
UCI pushes framework for rider airbags in road cycling Road.cc reports move toward standardised crash-detection and inflation tests, safety regulation arrives before consensus on failure modes
road.cc
Whisky warehouses deploy Boston Dynamics Spot to detect ethanol vapor leaks Wired details VOC-sensing patrols and anomaly detection, automation turns craft mystique into audit trail
wired.com wired.co.uk
Abandoned Japanese macaque clings to stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo Zookeepers deploy surrogate object to replace maternal contact, viral welfare intervention still needs measurable stress and reintegration outcomes
japantimes.co.jp
Antarctic Peninsula study maps best- and worst-case warming scenarios Frontiers in Environmental Science models ocean heat, sea ice, ice-shelf risks, Uncertainty bands become policy props
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South Korea reports second foot-and-mouth disease case FMD control hinges on strain match diagnostics and movement networks, culling remains bureaucracy’s favorite measurable output
koreaherald.com
Dhaka ranks No 2 in global pollution tables PM2.5 metrics depend on monitor placement and averaging windows, environmental reality becomes a ranking-industrial product
dhakatribune.com
Google Gemini 3.1 Pro posts record benchmark scores Evaluation suites invite contamination and gaming, leaderboard science remains optional
techcrunch.com
NASA-Boeing Starliner failure report spreads blame Valves thrusters software and test gaps recur, partnership model turns accountability into a rounding error
nytimes.com cbsnews.com
UK plans easier deer culls in England Predator-free trophic cascade drives woodland browsing and regeneration failure, state first removes wolves then subsidizes bullets
theguardian.com
Lake Tahoe avalanche kills two sisters Standard transceivers and backcountry norms fail under slab-and-terrain dynamics, safety gear cannot outvote bad route choice
nytimes.com
Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez markets memory editing as time travel Engram tagging and reconsolidation research inch from mice toward human protocols, Regulators and courts will treat recollection like evidence that can be tampered with
wbur.org
Japan panel greenlights iPS-cell regenerative products under conditional approval Cardiomyocyte patches and Parkinson’s neurons move toward health minister sign-off, world-first status doubles as political KPI
japantimes.co.jp
Arrokoth formation simulations favor gentle pebble-cloud collapse over violent impacts Contact-physics tweaks change outcomes, observed binary fraction still mismatches models
theguardian.com
Newly hatched chicks show bouba-kiki sound–shape mapping Study suggests crossmodal bias predates language, blank-slate theories take another hit
arstechnica.com
Sleeper shark filmed in Antarctic waters Underwater cameras expand into Southern Ocean, Rarity often means we finally looked
nytimes.com
Tetris-based trauma intervention cuts intrusive memories for months Lancet Psychiatry trial targets healthcare workers, scalable protocol embarrasses therapist scarcity model
euronews.com
FDA-approved alcohol use disorder drugs remain barely prescribed in US Business Insider cites 2% uptake for naltrexone acamprosate disulfiram, GLP-1 hype thrives while cheap generics languish
businessinsider.com
North Aral Sea refills after Kokaral dam Kazakhstan touts 36% surface gain while South Aral remains desert
euronews.com