An abandoned gunpowder storage shed pokes out from a small mound of earth in what’s now a nature preserve in Northern Ireland. It is the
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Surgeons Transplant Engineered Pig Kidney Into Fourth Patient
Surgeons in Boston successfully transplanted the kidney of a genetically modified pig into a 66-year-old man with kidney failure last month, Massachusetts General Hospital announced
Concern UK’s AI ambitions could lead to water shortages
4 hours ago Zoe Kleinman Technology editor•@zsk Brian Wheeler Senior political reporter Reuters Keir Starmer is pinning his growth hopes on cutting edge tools powered
CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People
Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that
Susan F. Wood, Who Quit F.D.A. Over Contraception Pill Delay, Dies at 66
Susan F. Wood, a women’s health expert who resigned in protest from the Food and Drug Administration in 2005, accusing the agency of knuckling under
What Lurks in This Flower’s Bizarrely Large Y Chromosome?
The vast majority of plants are hermaphrodites, with both male and female reproductive parts. Oaks, some orchids, the potted spider plant in your office —
How to Boil an Egg? Scientists Claim to Have Cracked the Recipe.
A colleague approached Ernesto Di Maio, a materials scientist in Naples, Italy, and an expert in plastic foams, with a blunt suggestion: “You should do
Plesiosaur Fossils Preserve Both Skin and Scales on Ancient Sea Monster
With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since paleontologists uncovered the first specimen more than two centuries
Google remakes Super Bowl ad after AI cheese gaffe
Google has re-edited an advert for its leading artificial intelligence (AI) tool, Gemini, after it overestimated the global appetite for Gouda. The commercial – which
Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird Flu
Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of bird flu that is distinct from the version that has been spreading through