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How frontotemporal dementia, the syndrome affecting Wendy Williams, changes...
Around 55 million people worldwide suffer from dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. On Feb. 22, 2024, it was revealed that former talk show host Wendy Williams had been diagnosed with frontotemporal...
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After making racially diverse Nazis, Google limits AI image creation
Google is no longer allowing its Gemini AI software to generate images of people after it was found that its efforts to display more people of color led to inaccurately diverse depictions of history....
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English rivers in 'desperate' state: report
English rivers are in a "desperate condition", campaigners warned on Monday in a report highlighting the growing impact of pollution on nation's waterways.The report by the Rivers Trust, based on...
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Sideways American lander sends first images back from Moon
An American lunar lander that tipped over during touchdown has sent back its first images from the farthest south any vessel has ever landed on the Moon.The uncrewed Odysseus, built by Houston-based...
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Robot dogs and flying cars: mobile gadget highlights
Tech companies showcased countless connected gadgets at the world's biggest wireless telecom fair, the four-day Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which wraps up on Thursday.Here is a selection of...
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A neuroscientist explains how Taylor Swift hijacks your brain and what it...
If you’re reading this, it is likely that Taylor Swift has hijacked your brain. Don’t worry — you are not alone. Tens of millions of Americans have also recently had their cognitive system invaded by...
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Stoned on the job? Increase in work injuries linked to legal weed
There has been a 10 percent rise in workplace injuries in regions of the U.S. where it is legal to smoke a joint, findings that come as countries including Germany and Thailand debate loosening or...
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So, you’ve been scammed by a deepfake. What can you do?
Earlier this month, a Hong Kong company lost HK$200 million (A$40 million) in a deepfake scam. An employee transferred funds following a video conference call with scammers who looked and sounded like...
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Omega-3 fatty acids are linked to better lung health
Omega-3 fatty acids have garnered significant interest among patients and clinicians for their potential protective health effects, including lung health. In our recently published research, my...
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Could tardigrades have colonized the Moon?
Just over five years ago, on 22 February 2019, an unmanned space probe was placed in orbit around the Moon. Named Beresheet and built by SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries, it was intended to be...
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How is snow made? An atmospheric scientist describes the journey
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How is snow made? – Tenley, age 7, Rockford,...
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Living near fast food joints and bars could up risk of heart failure
While anyone who wants to stay fit knows to go easy on the booze and fries, it turns out keeping such temptations at a literal distance is key to a healthy heart. Living within a 15 minute walk of...
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New dyeing method could help jeans shrink toxic problem
Can the multi-billion-dollar denim industry keep producing blue jeans in every shape, size and silhouette, while shrinking oversized levels of hazardous pollution? Research published Tuesday suggests...
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'Omen of the future': Off-the-charts hot oceans scare scientists
While global policymakers continue to drag their feet on phasing out planet-heating fossil fuels, scientists around the world "are freaking out" about high ocean temperatures, as they toldThe New York...
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U.S. Moon lander's battery likely has hours left: company
An American lunar lander that tipped over during its historic touchdown last week likely only has hours left until its battery runs out, the private company operating it said Tuesday.The uncrewed...
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Vietnam's 'rice bowl' cracks in monster heatwave
Southern Vietnam, including business hub Ho Chi Minh City and its "rice bowl" Mekong Delta region, suffered an unusually long heatwave in February, weather officials said Wednesday.Several areas of...
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'Just doesn't happen': Sen. Kennedy schooled after asking 'inflammatory'...
Witnesses pushed back on Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) on Wednesday after he suggested women were receiving abortions "up to the moment of birth." At a Senate Budget Committee hearing about reproductive...
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Zero-emission ship nears finish of round-the-world voyage
A ship powered by renewable energy, including hydrogen produced onboard, is docked in the southeastern US state of Florida this week as it prepares to finish the last leg of a voyage around the...
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Smokers views on vapes 'could put them off quitting,' study shows
The proportion of smokers who think vapes are more harmful than cigarettes is “worse than ever,” academics in the UK have said.Researchers said that misconceptions about the harms of vapes compared to...
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Mental fatigue has psychological triggers
Do you ever feel spacey, distracted and worn down toward the end of a long work-related task – especially if that task is entirely a mental one? For over a century, psychologists have been trying to...
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