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For Deaf people, train travel can be a gamble. But an AI-powered Auslan...
For Deaf people, train travel can be a gamble. On an average day, nothing goes wrong: they catch their train to their destination and carry on with their business. But when something out of the...
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Global coral bleaching event biggest on record: U.S. agency
A global coral bleaching event that began last year has quickly grown to the largest on record, according to a U.S. agency, with the impacted reef area continuing to grow.From the beginning of 2023...
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Jane Goodall warns on 'false promises' at UN biodiversity meet
World-respected British primate expert Jane Goodall wants a coming United Nations summit on biodiversity to lead to action rather than "words and false promises".As officials from around 200 countries...
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Earth's water cycle Off balance for 'first time in human history'
Decades of mismanagement of water resources, deforestation, and the fossil fuel-driven crisis of global warming have put "unprecedented stress" on the Earth's water systems, according to a new report,...
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Fungi finding: mushroom hunters seek new species and recognition
You can't walk very far through a forest in this part of the United States without stumbling upon a mushroom, an eruption from a vast fungal kingdom that all life depends on, but about which we know...
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UN biodiversity summit opens with call for 'significant' funding
The world's biggest nature protection conference opens in Colombia Monday with the United Nations chief calling for countries to "convert words into action" and fatten a fund seeking to address...
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A new ‘race science’ network is linked to a history of eugenics that never...
The Guardian and anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate have revealed the existence of a new network of far-right intellectuals and activists in an undercover investigation. Called the Human Diversity...
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Chile launches vaccine that neuters dogs for a year
Chile has launched a vaccine described as the first of its kind that sterilizes dogs for a year and is expected to be sold in several dozen countries.The injection prevents sexual behavior and...
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AI is set to transform science – but will we understand the results?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken center stage in basic science. The five winners of the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physics shared a common thread: AI.Indeed, many scientists – including...
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4,300 tons of space junk and rising: another satellite breakup adds to...
A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and adding to the growing swarm of space junk clouding our...
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Critically endangered whale species rebounds slightly
One of the world's rarest whale species has seen a slight population rebound, according to data released Tuesday, though experts warn it remains at serious risk of extinction.The number of North...
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Climate change worsened deadly Africa floods, scientists say
Human-caused climate change worsened floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan this year, according to a study published on...
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Halloween candy binges can overload your gut microbiome
Each October, as the days shorten and the air grows crisp, millions of Americans prepare for the beloved – and often sugar-fueled – tradition of Halloween. From jack-o’-lanterns glowing on porches to...
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Wild animals can experience trauma and adversity too
Psychologists know that childhood trauma, or the experience of harmful or adverse events, can have lasting repercussions on the health and well-being of people well into adulthood. But while the...
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Palestinian seeds join Arctic 'doomsday vault'
A "doomsday vault" in the Arctic designed to safeguard the world's plant diversity has received a new deposit of thousands of seed samples, including Palestinian ones amid war and hunger in Gaza, it...
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How do genes shape the structures in our brains?
The human brain is a marvel of complexity. It contains specialized and interconnected structures controlling our thoughts, personality and behavior.The size and shape of our brains also play a crucial...
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'Serious risk' of vital ocean current collapse by 2100, warn scientists
A group of 44 climate scientists from 15 different countries warn there is a "serious risk" that soaring global temperatures will trigger the "catastrophic" collapse of a crucial system of ocean...
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'We're playing with fire': World on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming
The world's nations must commit to dramatically slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the near future or risk a "catastrophic" rise in global average temperatures, a key United Nations climate report...
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'He knew what he was doing': Obama aide shuts down outraged conservative over...
Donald Trump's longest-serving chief of staff recently called his former boss a "fascist," and said Trump wished his generals were more like Adolf Hitler's generals, but one conservative analyst has...
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Climate change-worsened floods wreak havoc in Africa
Every rainy season for the past 12 years, floods have swept through 67-year-old Idris Egbunu's house in central Nigeria.It is always the same story -- the Niger River bursts its banks and the waters...
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