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A human tooth discovered at Taforalt Cave in Morocco in an undated photograph. Isotopic analysis has uncovered unexpected dietary habits among preagricultural communities in Morocco.

WORLD / Science & Health

Apr 30, 2024

New study offers insight into what people ate before agriculture

By Will Dunham

Chemical markers in the bones and teeth from the remains of seven individuals were analyzed, along with several isolated teeth, dating back 15,000 years.

A cardboard cut-out of a cyborg is on display in the Hofburg, the former imperial palace in Vienna, during a conference on regulating autonomous weapons systems often referred as "killer robots," in the Austrian city on Monday.

WORLD / Science & Health

Apr 30, 2024

AI faces its ‘Oppenheimer moment’ during killer robot arms race

Governments worldwide have taken steps to collaborate with companies integrating AI tools into defense

An image provided by Profluent Bio shows the physical structure of OpenCRISPR-1, a gene editor created by AI technology from Profluent.

WORLD / Science & Health

Apr 25, 2024

Generative AI arrives in the gene-editing world of CRISPR

By Cade Metz

AI has arrived on the scene of gene editing with the goal of outdoing billions of years of natural evolution.

Tests for patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease. According to the Alzheimer's Association, the disease is estimated to affect more than 6 million Americans.

WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS

Apr 24, 2024

Alzheimer's drug adoption in U.S. slowed by doctors' skepticism

By Julie Steenhuysen

There is an entrenched belief among some doctors that treating the memory-robbing disease is futile.

This photo of Yuval Tapuhi was taken at the Tribe of Nova festival before it was attacked on Oct. 7 by Hamas-led terrorists.

WORLD / Science & Health

Apr 20, 2024

What a terror attack in Israel might reveal about psychedelics and trauma

By Natan Odenheimer, Aaron Boxerman and Gal Koplewitz

Scientists are studying the ravers who were attacked to determine the effects of such drugs at a moment of extreme trauma.

A microscopic view of the SARS-CoV-2 virus particles.

WORLD / Science & Health

Apr 20, 2024

It’s taken 100 scientists two years to rename airborne viruses after COVID mistakes

By Jason Gale

While the discussion may seem trivial, terminology carries important economic and public health consequences.

A chicken in its coop on Fogline Farm in Pescadero, California, on March 1. Unlike the coronavirus, the H5N1 virus has been studied for years. Vaccines and treatments are available should they ever become necessary.

WORLD / Science & Health

Apr 6, 2024

Is bird flu coming to people next? Are we ready?

By Apoorva Mandavilli

Outbreaks have been found among dairy cows in multiple states, as well as at least one infection in a farmworker in Texas.

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.

[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.

The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces

By Stephen Mansfield

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