Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like? Research using machine learning offers a new way
When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in…
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This resolution mandates a strong package of measures to degrade Al-Shabaab: UK Explanation of Vote at the UN Security Council
The United Kingdom welcomes the unanimous adoption of this resolution. We thank all Council members…
Can we make infrastructure that repairs itself?
As winter approaches, Canada’s roads, bridges, sidewalks and buildings are facing a familiar problem: cracks…
What’s at stake in Trump’s executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11, 2025, that aims to supersede…
Should Australia establish an independent body to investigate scientific misconduct? We asked 5 experts
Most of us trust scientists. We believe they are not just competent, but honest as…
Global Gateway invests additional €45 million in digital economy in Nigeria
Today at the EU-Nigeria Digital Open Day taking place in Brussels, a €45 million programme…
Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction
The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in the last 125,000 years, and temperatures…
Did Donald Trump order piracy on the high seas?
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Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary neighbors
People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic…
New qualifications to tackle NHS skills shortage
new Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) in MedTech will help fill critical skills gaps, with estimated…