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Phys.org / San Francisco turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales searching for food
Ferries, cargo ships and tankers cut through choppy waters in the San Francisco Bay Tuesday as a whale surfaced nearby, its spout barely visible against the white caps. Until now, whales could easily go unnoticed by mariners, ...
Medical Xpress / Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost city
Argentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise last month were trapping rodents in the forests surrounding the southernmost city of Ushuaia on Tuesday, with the aim of detecting ...
Phys.org / 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Peru, damaging buildings and injuring 27
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific region of southern Peru late Tuesday, injuring 27 people and damaging buildings, officials said. No deaths were reported.
Medical Xpress / Ebola, hantavirus show world's risk preparedness lagging: Pandemic expert
The deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks show that while the response to declared public health crises has improved, awareness of pandemic risks still lags, a leading pandemic expert warned Tuesday.
Medical Xpress / WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak as Congo reports 134 dead
The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday expressed concern over the "scale and speed" of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola known as Bundibugyo in eastern Congo, where authorities reported 134 suspected deaths ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: What is in the new American Heart Association dietary recommendations?
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and altering your diet is the most effective way to reduce the risk of heart disease, according to the American Heart Association. To that end, the American ...
Tech Xplore / US enforces law to crack down on sexual deepfakes
The United States on Tuesday began enforcing a law requiring tech platforms to remove sexual deepfakes and other non-consensual intimate imagery, but experts warned of shortcomings and raised online censorship concerns.
Medical Xpress / 3,798 dengue cases reported in United States in 2024
In 2024, there were 3,798 dengue cases reported, 97.2% of which were associated with travel outside the reporting jurisdiction, according to research published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Tech Xplore / Musk's empire as SpaceX counts down to Wall Street liftoff
Elon Musk defines himself as an engineer trying to save humanity, while his critics call him a far-right showman who overpromises and underdelivers.
Medical Xpress / In the digital health era, can we do better than a consent form?
Camille Nebeker, EdD, MS, a professor at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science and an affiliate of both the Design Lab and Qualcomm Institute, with decades of experience conducting ...
Medical Xpress / Outbreak of rare Ebola's global risk is low but worries mount about its spread in Congo
The new outbreak of a rare Ebola type in Congo and Uganda poses low global risk, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, but responders on the ground described being underprotected and undertrained for a rapidly spreading ...
Tech Xplore / From graduation boos to voter unease: AI anxiety grows in the US
Speakers promoting AI are getting booed at universities, voters are rebelling against data centers, and even AI-friendly Trump administration officials are starting to retreat as an artificial intelligence backlash gathers ...
