Promising hantavirus vaccine research stalled by funding gap before outbreak
Promising early results have been put on the back burner despite renewed global concern following a deadly cruise ship outbreak.
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Asteroid to fly within 176 Bulgarias of Earth on Monday, May 18 - NASA
Study warns elevator safety standards in the UK, EU lag behind rising body weight
Years of slipping test results: What’s dragging down US students?
Google Finance, an AI investment tool, comes to Israel
The new tool includes a customized display of investment portfolios and advanced market analysis.
Artificial nighttime lighting may be more dangerous than previously thought, study warns
Study warns artificial night lighting could harm ecosystems by weakening biological clocks.
Atmosphere detected on celestial body in solar system's far reaches
Astronomers have identified another object from this realm, with a diameter of roughly 310 miles (500 km), that has an atmosphere - albeit a thin one.
Moving toward the 'LinkedIn average': Studies find AI is reshaping everyday writing, conversation
Experts warn that individual expression is disappearing as AI tools drive uniform phrasing across essays, chats, and social media posts.
Study: A tiny elite sets Polymarket’s prices while most users lose money
Behavioral dynamics appear to reinforce the edge of contrarian, information-driven strategies.
Study finds domestic dogs have markedly smaller brains than wolves
Researchers say domestication drove the change and ask if pets lost intelligence.
Asteroid the size of 60 sloths to fly past the Earth tomorrow
Sloths are the slowest mammals of all, but asteroid 2026 HX3 is anything but that – both in terms of being slow and in terms of being mammals.
Technion launches new aerospace prize to honor legends and trailblazers
Nominations for the prize will open in the summer of 2026, and the first iteration will be awarded in June 2027.
Scorpions load their stings and claws with iron and zinc, boosting killing power
Scientists studied 18 species and found iron and zinc concentrated at the puncturing tips and grasping edges to improve prey capture.
Scientists say they’ve decoded what it takes to triumph at Eurovision
French featured in many early winners. Since the early 1990s, it has been associated with entries finishing further down the table.
