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Groundbreaking AI heart attack scans could soon be rolled out across UK

by Robin McKie Science Editor / 8h

Oxford University team say thousands of lives could be saved by technology that finds hidden data in CT scans An artificial intelligence system that can identify people who are likely to suffer heart attacks up to 10 years in the future could soon be in operation across Britain. The technology, which could save thousands of lives a year, is being assessed by the National Institute for Health and

‘We’re trying to find the shape of space’: scientists wonder if the universe is like a doughnut

by Philip Ball / 11h

Rather than stretching to infinity and beyond, the universe may have a topology that can eventually be mapped We may be living in a doughnut. It sounds like Homer Simpson’s fever dream, but that could be the shape of the entire universe – to be exact, a hyperdimensional doughnut that mathematicians call a 3-torus . This is just one of the many possibilities for the topology of the cosmos. “We’re

A male birth control gel is one step closer to reality, and that’s worth celebrating | Arwa Mahdawi

by Arwa Mahdawi / 11h

A male equivalent to the female birth control pill has not yet materialized, but a clinical trial shows encouraging results Humans have managed to put men on the moon, clone mammals and develop nuclear bombs powerful enough to end civilization in a matter of minutes . One advancement that has remained elusive, however? Male birth control. Continue reading...

YESTERDAY

William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut known for Earthrise photo, dies in plane crash

by Guardian staff and agencies / 23h

Retired major general, 90, killed when his plane plunged into waters off Washington state’s San Juan Islands Retired Maj Gen William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the famous Earthrise photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state.

Wildfire smoke prematurely killed over 50,000 Californians in a decade – study

by Dani Anguiano / 1d

Exposure to toxic particles also led to $432bn in health expenses between 2008 and 2018 More than 50,000 people have died prematurely in California over a decade due to exposure to toxic particles in wildfire smoke, according to a new study. Wildfires create smoke containing PM2.5, tiny particles roughly one-thirtieth of a human hair that can embed themselves deep in the lungs and enter the blood

Smallest known great ape, which lived 11m years ago, found in Germany

by Hannah Devlin Science correspondent / 1d

Buronius manfredschmidi estimated to have weighed just 10kg and was about the size of a human toddler The smallest known great ape has been discovered in Germany, dating to 11m years ago. The tiny creature, far smaller than any other great ape on record, is estimated to have weighed 10kg (1st 8lbs), about the size of a human toddler. The species, called Buronius manfredschmidi , is an ancient hom

JUN 6, 2024

‘Off the charts’: the key breakthroughs giving new hope in treating cancer

90by Andrew Gregory Health editor in Chicago / 1d

World’s largest cancer conference in Chicago shares ‘impressive’ findings in vaccines, drug trials and AI At the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting , the world’s largest cancer conference, doctors, scientists and researchers shared new findings on ways to tackle the disease. The event in Chicago, attended by about 44,000 health professionals, featured more than 200 sessions

Commonwealth health ministries under pressure amid rise in climate-related illnesses

by Kat Lay, Global health correspondent / 1d

Heat stress and increase in insect-borne diseases particularly acute in smaller states, warns secretary general Lady Scotland Climate change is now the biggest concern facing health ministers in Commonwealth countries, the organisation’s secretary general has warned. Patricia Scotland said it was a “reality today” rather than a problem of the future, with impacts such as heat stress and increases

SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket records first successful test flight

SpaceX prepares for Starship test

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by Richard Luscombe / 2d

The hour-long test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket was followed by a splashdown in the Indian Ocean Starship, the mighty space rocket designed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company, recorded its first fully successful test flight on Thursday, splashing down in the Indian Ocean minus any fiery explosion that ended previous attempts. The demonstration mission from the Boca Chica launch complex i

Boeing Starliner capsule docks with space station despite helium leaks

Boeing Starliner set for launch

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by Edward Helmore and Richard Luscombe / 2d

Successful maneuver means two US-built crewed spacecraft are anchored to ISS simultaneously for first time Boeing’s pioneering Starliner capsule and its two astronauts overcame a technical hiccup to finally dock with the international space station on Thursday, as Nasa continued to monitor two separate helium leaks that have concerned mission managers. A first attempt at the rendezvous was called

More intense, frequent tropical cyclones may devastate seabird colonies – study

66by Patrick Greenfield / 2d

Up to 90% ‘lost in the blink of an eye’, say scientists studying Cyclone Ilsa’s effect on birds on Western Australian island Increased tropical cyclones due to global heating could lead to dramatic declines in seabird populations, according to a new study. Scientists found that after Cyclone Ilsa – a category-5 tropical cyclone – hit Bedout Island in Western Australia in April 2023, several seabi

Ten-minute brain scan could detect dementia early, study suggests

New test predicts dementia early

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by Hannah Devlin Science correspondent / 2d

Scan could become routine procedure in memory clinics if findings confirmed in larger cohort, scientists say A 10-minute brain scan could detect dementia several years before people develop noticeable symptoms, a study suggests. Scientists used a scan of “resting” brain activity to identify whether people would go on to develop dementia, with an estimated 80% accuracy up to nine years before peop

JUN 5, 2024

Golden rice: why has it been banned and what happens now? – podcast

by Presented by Ian Sample with Robin McKie, produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, the executive producer is Ellie Bury / 2d

A court in the Philippines has banned the commercial growth of golden rice, a genetically modified rice which was created to help tackle vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. It’s just the latest twist in a long and controversial journey for this rice. Ian Sample hears from the Observer science and environment editor, Robin McKie, and from Glenn Stone, a research professor of environmenta

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft lifts off carrying two Nasa astronauts to ISS – video

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Two Nasa astronauts were on their way to the International Space Station after Boeing's pioneering Starliner capsule finally made its much-delayed first crewed flight from Cape Canaveral. The liftoff came seven years after the spacecraft's original target date, five years after the failure of an uncrewed test flight and following a more recent series of postponements for technical reasons that re

AI used to predict potential new antibiotics in groundbreaking study

AI discovers million antibiotic sources

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by Eric Berger / 3d

Scientists used an algorithm to mine ‘the entirety of the microbial diversity’ on Earth, speeding up antibiotic resistance research A new study used machine learning to predict potential new antibiotics in the global microbiome, which study authors say marks a significant advance in the use of artificial intelligence in antibiotic resistance research. The report, published Wednesday in the journa

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft lifts off for first crewed flight after multiple delays

by Richard Luscombe in Miami / 3d

Launch from Cape Canaveral carrying two Nasa astronauts comes seven years after capsule’s original target date Two Nasa astronauts were on their way to the international space station on Wednesday after Boeing’s pioneering Starliner capsule finally made its much delayed first crewed flight from Cape Canaveral. The visually stunning liftoff, against a mostly clear and blue Florida sky, came seven

The future is … sending AI avatars to meetings for us, says Zoom boss

50by Alex Hern / 3d

Eric Yuan suggests technology is five or six years away and will free up time to spend with family Zoom users in the not-too-distant future could send AI avatars to attend meetings in their absence, the company’s chief executive has suggested, delegating the drudge-work of corporate life to a system trained on their own content. Such a system would be “five or six years” away, Eric Yuan told The

Carbon detected in galaxy observed 350m years after big bang

23by Hannah Devlin Science correspondent / 3d

Exclusive: ‘Massive’ discovery raises possibility conditions for life were present almost from dawn of time Astronomers have detected carbon in a galaxy observed just 350m years after the big bang, in observations that raise the possibility that the conditions for life were present almost from the dawn of time. The observations, made by the James Webb space telescope, suggest that vast amounts of

Bowel disease breakthrough as researchers make ‘holy grail’ discovery

3Kby Ian Sample Science editor / 3d

Scientists pinpoint driver of IBD and other disorders with work under way to adapt existing drugs to treat patients Researchers have discovered a major driver of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and several other immune disorders that affect the spine, liver and arteries, raising hopes for millions of people worldwide. The breakthrough is particularly exciting because the newly found biological p

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