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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 - November 22 -
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 - November 23 -
A team of researchers has warned about "pink cocaine" for over a year
The death of music star Liam Payne has thrust "pink cocaine," sometimes also called Tusi, into the national spotlight. The National Drug Early Warning System predicted its rise back in 2023.Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Donate This Holiday Season: Long Covid Research Need Your Help
A group of long Covid patients is financing research and making progress.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Wojcicki sisters honor Susan Wojcicki with a focus on lung cancer research
In an exclusive interview, Anne and Janet Wojcicki share how their family is working to raise awareness and fund research following Susan Wojcicki's death from lung cancer.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Nano-scale dinosaur made by Australian researchers from DNA building blocks
Structures thousands of times narrower than a human hair suggest future uses for nanobot technology. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian researchers ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Alibaba researchers unveil Marco-o1, an LLM with advanced reasoning capabilities
The model uses more cycles during inference to generate more tokens and review responses, improving its performance on reasoning tasks.Tech - VentureBeat - 3 days ago -
AI that clicks for you: Microsoft’s research points to the future of GUI automation
Microsoft research reveals how AI agents are transforming computer interaction through GUI control, with major tech companies racing to deploy LLM-powered automation tools worth $68.9 billion by 2028.Tech - VentureBeat - Yesterday -
As hurricane season ends, researchers take stock of a strange and unexpected pattern
The Atlantic hurricane season comes to its official end Saturday. Storm forecasters are taking stock of its surprising pattern of activity.Top stories - NBC News - 19 hours ago -
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 -
Research reveals China has built 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 carriersWorld - ABC News - November 11 -
Personal luxury goods market to shrink for first time since the 2008 financial crash, research finds
The personal luxury goods market looks set to face its first slowdown since the Global Financial Crisis, excluding the Covid period, a new report showed Wednesday.Business - CNBC - November 13 -
Credit card debt hits record $1.17 trillion, New York Fed research shows
Credit card balances rose in the third quarter of 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found.Business - CNBC - November 13 -
Exercising like this could give those over 40 extra years of life, research says
Exercising like the most active 25% of Americans can help those over 40 add an extra 5 years to their life on average, according to new research.Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
A Singaporean AI startup is trying to disrupt the 100-year-old market research industry
Singapore startup Ai Palette is upending the 100-year-old market research industry using its powerful technologyBusiness - CNBC - November 13