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Think before you type: Study warns AI chats may expose your private life

As artificial intelligence chat tools become part of daily life at work, school, and home, many people may be sharing more personal information than...

Frozen performance: How cold weather changes what athletes can do

At the Winter Olympics, athletes compete in freezing conditions that look dramatic on television but also place intense demands on the body. Cold temperatures are...

Poor kidney function may skew Alzheimer’s blood test results, study warns

People with reduced kidney function may have higher levels of several blood markers commonly used in Alzheimer’s disease research, according to a large new...

Scientists discover hidden “off switch” that may explain why some cancer treatments fail

Researchers studying cancer immunotherapy have uncovered an important reason why some treatments stop working for certain patients. A team led by Dr. André Veillette at...

New 3D printing ink made from wood waste can be recycled with water

3D printing has changed how products are designed and manufactured, allowing engineers and designers to create complex objects layer by layer from digital models. The...

Lung cancer drug may help ovarian cancer patients respond better to treatment

Scientists at Mayo Clinic have discovered that a drug originally developed for lung cancer could help make a common ovarian cancer treatment more effective. The...

Broken legs, skier’s thumb and ‘sled head’: Just some of the injuries risked by...

The sports featured at the Winter Olympics defy gravity and physics. Many competitors move at breakneck speeds down steep, snowy inclines or careen across icy...

How to eat to prevent high blood pressure

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It is a chronic condition that occurs when...

This drug can calm food cravings, study finds

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, affects more than 116 million adults in the United States. It’s a serious health issue because it raises...

How thyroid drugs could affect your heart health

Levothyroxine is a common medicine used to treat thyroid problems. In fact, it’s one of the most prescribed drugs in the United States. Many people...

New tree-inspired cooling method could solve AI data center heat crisis

Artificial intelligence is transforming the world, but it comes with a hidden cost: enormous heat. Modern AI data centers pack thousands of powerful processors into...

Astronomers find new way to detect supermassive black hole pairs

Scientists believe that when galaxies collide and merge, the supermassive black holes at their centers should eventually pair up and orbit each other. These enormous...

Robotic arm can feel like part of the body—if it moves at the right...

As artificial intelligence advances, future prosthetic arms may be able to move on their own to assist users with daily tasks. But for these devices...

Scientists create “liquid solar battery” that works without electricity

One of the biggest challenges of renewable energy is what happens when the sun is not shining. Solar panels produce electricity during the day, but...

Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull

Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and...

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How a single Martian storm triggered massive water loss

Mars’ water disappeared somewhere, but scientists have been disagreeing for years about where exactly it went. Data from rovers like Perseverance and Curiosity, along with...

Why so few planets can support life

Life needs more than water and the right temperature to exist. New research suggests that only a small number of planets ever get the chemical...

Why liquid metal could be the key to affordable green hydrogen

Scientists have developed a new way to produce clean hydrogen using sunlight and liquid metal, offering a promising path toward greener energy made directly...

Dead stars may be hiding the missing mass of galaxy clusters

Galaxy clusters, the largest structures held together by gravity in the universe, may be far heavier than scientists once believed. New research suggests that much...

This hair-thin glass microphone can hear electrical sparks before power failures happen

Researchers have created a microphone so thin it looks like a human hair, yet tough enough to survive temperatures as high as 1,000°C. Made entirely...