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Medical Xpress / US activates highest-level response to Ebola outbreak
US health authorities on Friday activated the highest level of response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while announcing the shipment of experimental treatments to the region.
Phys.org / New driving model predicts split-second crash avoidance with humanlike accuracy
Scientists at Delft University of Technology, in collaboration with Waymo, have developed a new model that predicts with high accuracy how human drivers respond to dangerous traffic situations. For the first time, different ...
Medical Xpress / What helps women eat well? Control over money, time and decisions matters
Worldwide, women carry the greatest burden of malnutrition. More than two-thirds of women of childbearing age don't get enough of at least one micronutrient. These are the vitamins and minerals, such as iron, that the body ...
Phys.org / Swiss glaciers facing drastic loss from heat wave: Expert
Swiss glaciers are set to lose an enormous amount of ice due to the heat wave battering Europe, the head of Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) told AFP.
Phys.org / UK sets new June temperature record for third day in a row: Met Office
The UK broke the record for a June temperature for the third day in a row on Friday, the Met Office weather agency said, as a sweltering heat wave strained schools and hospitals and drove down business.
Tech Xplore / OpenAI restricts GPT-5.6 Sol to approved users during White House cyber review
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Friday it is restricting the release of its new artificial intelligence model at the request of President Donald Trump's administration, the latest in an unprecedented government vetting of AI products ...
Tech Xplore / Should we fear an AI bubble bust?
Recent swings in tech stocks are reviving fears of an AI bubble—and some experts warn that if it pops, the fallout could be bigger than anything Wall Street has ever seen.
Tech Xplore / Swiss nuclear plant shut down due to heat wave
The reactors at Europe's oldest nuclear plant were shut down Friday, its Swiss operator said, after the heat wave roasting Europe sent temperatures soaring in the river used for cooling.
Medical Xpress / The HPV vaccine works—but only if we keep trusting it
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is already saving lives in the UK—and the scale of that success is striking.
Phys.org / Farmers fear drought as Italy's longest river runs dry
Seawater is seeping into Italy's longest river as the waterway starts to run dry in the heat wave, hitting a farming heartland that produces the milk for Parmesan cheese.
Tech Xplore / Digital barriers make visitors of Dutch websites stumble
Despite European legislation, many commercial websites still fall short when it comes to meeting the WCAG accessibility standard, Dante Göbbels has found. Göbbels investigated the barriers website visitors encounter, including ...
Phys.org / Thawing ground, future questions: Decoding Arctic climate in a lab
In a Penn State lab, a small cylinder of soil sits wired with sensors, slowly cooling as it mimics conditions thousands of miles away.
