Science

Bird flu may be adapting to become more infectious to humans

Bird flu has been spreading in wild animals for years but it is now adapting to humansVuk Valcic//SOPA Images/LightRocket via…

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How safe is the US food supply?

Produce has been the source of many foodborne illness outbreaks in the US this yearThe Image Party/Shutterstock Apple sauce containing…

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Older people may have better immunity against bird flu virus

The H5N1 bird flu virus has caused sporadic cases in humansLuca Bruno/Associated Press/Alamy If the H5N1 bird flu virus sparks…

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Risk algorithm used widely in US courts is harsher than human judges

Judges can use algorithms to help make their decisionsFrances Twitty/Getty Images A US courtroom experiment suggests a popular risk assessment…

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Meteorite crystals show evidence of hot water on ancient Mars

A Martian meteorite nicknamed Black BeautyCarl B. Agee (University of New Mexico) Crystals inside a Martian meteorite hint that there…

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Hunter-gatherers built a massive fish trap in Belize 4000 years ago

Satellite image showing channels that formed part of an ancient fishery, and Mayan sites nearbyGoogle Earth Archaeologists have discovered a…

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World’s thinnest spaghetti won’t please gourmands but may heal wounds

The pasta nanofibresBeatrice Britton/Adam Clancy Scientists have produced the world’s thinnest spaghetti strands, 200 times slimmer than a human hair.…

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Robotic pigeon reveals how birds fly without a vertical tail fin

A pigeon-inspired robot has solved the mystery of how birds fly without the vertical tail fins that human-designed aircraft rely…

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Starship launch live: Musk and Trump both attend sixth SpaceX test flight – latest

SpaceX is making preparations for the sixth test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket, Starship. Elon Musk’s company has…

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Countries are cheating their way to net zero by overrelying on forests

Russia’s plan to reach net zero by 2060 relies on existing forests to absorb ongoing carbon emissionsVarnakovR/Shutterstock Countries are taking…

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