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California researchers discover mysterious, gelatinous new sea slug
More than two decades after spotting a mysterious, gelatinous, bioluminescent creature swimming in the deep sea, California researchers this week announced that it was a new species of sea slugTech - ABC News - November 13 -
Wind power: CSIRO asks Australians to chart their farts for research
Agency hopes tens of thousands of people will log details of their flatulence on an app to help researchers better understand gut health. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
Almost 3 in 4 US adults overweight or obese: Research
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults are considered overweight or obese, according to new research published Thursday from The Lancet. The research points to a substantial increase in overweight ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Democratic group launches opposition research effort on Trump administration
A major Democratic super PAC on Friday announced the launch of an opposition research and tracking effort intended to serve as a hub of information on President-elect Trump’s new administration and ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Miss America makes push for pancreatic cancer research on Capitol Hill
Miss America 2024 winner Madison Marsh took her efforts to advocate for pancreatic cancer awareness and research to Capitol Hill on Thursday. In association with the Pancreatic Cancer Action ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
With dengue cases at an extreme high, research points to climate change's role
Dengue fever has spread at alarming rates this year. New research attributes nearly a fifth of the existing dengue burden to climate change.Top stories - NBC News - November 16 -
Parts of Great Barrier Reef dying at record rate, alarmed researchers say
Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian researchers say, and they fear the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
OpenScholar: The open-source A.I. that’s outperforming GPT-4o in scientific research
OpenScholar, an innovative AI system by Allen Institute for AI and University of Washington, revolutionizes scientific research by processing 45 million papers instantly, offering researchers ...Tech - VentureBeat - 3 days ago -
Women leaders face 30 types of bias in the workforce, research finds
Women report encountering a wide range of biases unrelated to performance or experience that can stunt their careers, new research finds.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Chinese researchers unveil LLaVA-o1 to challenge OpenAI’s o1 model
LLaVA-o1 breaks down the answer into multiple reasoning components and uses inference-time scaling to optimize each stage.Tech - VentureBeat - Yesterday -
Researchers capture baleen whales for the first time to study their hearing
Scientists temporarily captured baleen whales and tested their hearing, a step that some activists said could lead to the giant animals' deaths.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
White Women Were Active in the American Slave Trade, Statistical Research Shows
For generations, scholars argued that white women were rarely involved in the active buying and selling of Black people. A growing body of research says otherwise.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said
Whisper is a popular transcription tool powered by artificial intelligence, but it has a major flawTech - ABC News - October 26 -
‘People didn’t believe Africa could be a source of innovation’: how the continent holds the key to future drug research
Prof Kelly Chibale says the world is failing to take advantage of African genetic diversity, and everyone could be losing out. Africa has the greatest variety in human genes anywhere on the planet ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
This Research Firm Explains How AI Agents May Change Everyone’s Jobs, and Soon
The next generation of AI agents could take on more complicated tasks and require little oversight, according to research and consulting firm Gartner.Business - Inc. - October 29 -
Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said
Whisper is a popular transcription tool powered by artificial intelligence, but it has a major flawHealth - ABC News - October 26 -
Link between deadly weather events and manmade climate change found in new research
A new report from the World Weather Attribution group has found that the 10 deadliest weather events of the last 20 years were intensified by manmade climate change. CBS News climate correspondent ...Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
Democrats worry over fate of women's health research if Trump reelected: 'He's actively working against us'
Some Democratic lawmakers warn that in addition to further rollbacks of women's reproductive rights, a second Donald Trump presidency would also mean a reversal of the progress that has been made ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
A monkey writing Shakespeare? That's much ado about nothing, scientists claim
Two mathematicians in Australia now say that the Infinite Monkey Theorem is wrong and monkeys could not write Shakespeare before the universe dies.Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
UC San Diego, Tsinghua University researchers just made AI way better at knowing when to ask for help
UC San Diego and Tsinghua University researchers develop breakthrough AI method that teaches small language models when to use tools versus internal knowledge, achieving 28% better accuracy while ...Tech - VentureBeat - November 4 -
This 1 Tweak to Your Behavior Makes You Instantly More Attractive, According to New Wharton Research
How you behave affects how attractive other people find you. New research uncovers a way to use that to your advantage.Business - Inc. - November 7 -
Dozens of monkeys escape South Carolina research facility, residents warned to lock doors, windows
Police in South Carolina are warning residents to lock their doors and windows after 43 monkeys escaped from an Alpha Genesis facility in Beaufort County. Traps have been set up and thermal imaging ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
43 primates on the loose in South Carolina town after escaping from research lab
At least 43 primates were on the loose Thursday morning in a South Carolina town after escaping from a research center.Top stories - ABC News - November 7 -
43 escaped research monkeys still loose in South Carolina after caretaker failed to shut two doors
Police are still searching for 43 monkeys that escaped from a research facility in South Carolina on Wednesday, as the head of the company revealed that the outbreak happened when a staff member ...Top stories - NBC News - November 8 -
Police warn monkeys escaped from South Carolina research lab still on the loose, should be avoided
Police in South Carolina are telling residents to avoid the 43 monkeys that escaped Thursday from an Alpha Genesis research lab. The monkeys are not infected with any disease, according to police.Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
‘A fatal miscalculation’: masculinity researcher Richard Reeves on why Democrats lost young men
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz had an opportunity to win a demographic that swung toward Trump – but they didn’t fight for it, says the author. ‘A big cratering’: an expert on gen Z’s surprise votes ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
What we know after 43 monkeys escaped a South Carolina research facility
Forty-three rhesus macaque monkeys escaped from the research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina and they are running loose as authorities try to bait them back to the compound. Here is what we know.Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
Thousands of dead seabirds are washing up on Australia’s beaches. Researchers want to know why
Each spring about 20 million shearwaters fly 15,000km to Australia from the northern hemisphere. This year, beachgoers have been finding many emaciated carcasses. Get our breaking news email , ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Tom Hanks reckons 35 is the worst age – my highly unscientific research says otherwise | Emma Beddington
I have particularly unpleasant memories of my teens and 20s. And I’m not the only one …. If you’re 34, watch out: Tom Hanks says 35 is the worst age . Why ask Hanks – delightful as he seems – as ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
I'm a longevity researcher and doctor of functional medicine: Here’s what I do every day for a long, healthy life
Dr. Frank Lipman has over 35 years of experience in functional medicine, and now focuses on longevity. Here are his daily practices for a longer, happier life.Business - CNBC - November 10 -
24 more monkeys found after 43 escape from South Carolina research facility
An additional 24 monkeys believed to be among 43 that escaped a South Carolina research facility last week have been recovered, and eyes are on a "sizable group" nearby, police said Sunday.Top stories - NBC News - November 11 -
A look at the research revealing China's work on prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier
U.S. researchers have concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriersTech - ABC News - November 11 -
13 research monkeys remain at large as S.C. authorities announce 5 more captured
Thirteen research monkeys were on the loose Monday after five more of the 43 that escaped from a research lab in South Carolina last week were captured unharmed, authorities said.Top stories - NBC News - November 12