Imagine a company has a huge problem but tries to keep it quiet. That’s what happened with Change Healthcare last year. A cyberattack hit them, stealing health data from over 100 million people – the largest medical data theft in U. S. history. Instead of shouting about it, they hid the notice from
Chronic low back pain can be a real pain, and how it's treated often depends on what's causing it. One common culprit is multifidus dysfunction. Enter restorative neurostimulation, a treatment designed to tackle this specific issue. A recent study, called RESTORE, compared this approach to the best
Ever noticed how some masks seem to stop germs better than others? Scientists test masks with teeny-tiny salt particles that work like viruses and bacteria. But here's a curious thing: not all masks block germs the same way. Adding more layers or using different materials doesn't guarantee you'll ge
Imagine bringing back animals that have been wiped out, like the woolly mammoth or the Tasmanian tiger. That's what Colossal Biosciences is trying to do. This week, they got a big boost with $200 million in funding. That brings their total funding to a whopping $435 million since they started in 202
Imagine you're in a lab, and you want to make a super-powerful molecule. Scientists just figured out a cool way to do this in one simple step. They changed the structure of a molecule, added two special groups to a part called a methyl group, and made it both positive and negative at the same time.
Ever wondered how some molecules can glow? The answer lies in a special element called phosphorus. Scientists have found that adding phosphorus to certain molecules can make them light up. This process is like giving these molecules a tiny flashlight that they can turn on and off. But why is this i
More than 50, 000 scientists and advocates have sent a petition to Congress, urging lawmakers to protect science and scientists under the incoming Trump administration. The petition, organized by the Union of Concerned Scientists, worries that Trump's policies could roll back decades of progress in
Are you ready for a busy year on the moon? Several companies are planning to land spacecraft on the lunar surface in 2025. First up are Firefly Aerospace and Ispace, who will launch their landers using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in January. Ispace is hoping for a better outcome this time, after an uns
Soils near an industrial park in Shandong Province, China, were found to contain 81 different perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This was done using a new approach that helps scientists find unknown compounds without needing to know their structure beforehand. Among these PFAS, 12
Imagine a world where scientific research can be conducted by AI, all thanks to Large Language Models (LLMs). This study dives into the possibility of creating an autonomous simulation agent (ASA) that can handle everything from planning experiments to analyzing data and writing reports. The key her
