A mysterious illness has claimed the lives of more than 50 people in northwestern Congo, doctors and the World Health Organization said. »

A new study led by the University of Cambridge has revealed that as our springs and summers get hotter and drier, the UK wildfire season is being stretched and intensified. »

Working at nanoscale dimensions, billionths of a meter in size, a team of scientists led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory revealed a new way to measure high-speed fluctuations in magnetic materials. »

Using the Frontier supercomputer at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, researchers have developed a new technique that predicts nuclear properties in record detail. »

Technology being developed with support from FAPESP allows the device to produce more electric current and could be useful in the automotive, aerospace and marine sectors. »

A new AI voice model from startup Sesame has astonished users with its near-human realism, sparking both admiration and unease. »

An international team of researchers has discovered that previously observed variations in brightness of a free-floating planetary-mass object known as SIMP 0136 must be the result of a complex combination of atmospheric factors, and cannot be explained by clouds alone. »

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander successfully touched down on the moon Sunday, carrying a suite of scientific instruments for NASA in the latest effort to establish commercial activity on the lunar surface ahead of future astronaut missions. »

Nursing for at least six months may spur beneficial gut bacteria connected to better heart health years later. »

The conclusion comes from a study that analyzed data from more than 3,600 adolescents aged 14 to 17. Moderate screen time spent on educational activities was associated with less psychological distress. »