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Welcome to Utheri Archaeological Park. Please stay out of the abandoned buildings. The deserted cityscape covering the entire lunar surface has many options for exploration, including sprawling stone parks and winding streets. You can even enter the unusually clean sewers beneath the ground; nothing biological has survived.Indoor exhibits: A breakdown of the remains of the virus that wiped out all life on the moon. You can use the holographic tools to explore the structure of the virus, how it interacted with biological materials, both living and not, and see how the dissolution of the atmosphere destroyed its ability to stay…

Llama 3 is a large language model owned by tech firm Meta.Credit: MauriceNorbert/AlamyArtificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are worse at retrieving accurate information and reasoning when trained on large amounts of low-quality content, particularly if the content is popular on social media1, finds a preprint posted on arXiv on 15 October.In data science, good-quality data need to meet certain criteria, such as being grammatically correct and understandable, says co-author Zhangyang Wang, who studies generative AI at the University of Texas at Austin. But these criteria fail to capture differences in content quality, he says. Wang and his colleagues wanted to see…

Intent on growing its leading position in obesity and weight management drugs, Novo Nordisk has made an unsolicited, approximately up-to-$9 billion bid for Metsera—more than a month after Pfizer announced its intent to buy the company for up to $7.3 billion. Novo Nordisk touched off a likely bidding war when it presented what Metsera’s board said today was a “superior company proposal” to Pfizer’s offer. That gives Pfizer four business days to raise its offer for Metsera so it is equal to or higher than Novo Nordisk’s. “The acquisition of Metsera, including its early and development-stage incretin and non-incretin analogue…

Many people think that vitamin C is only useful during specific seasons or situations—like when you’re feeling subpar and want to give your immune system some extra support.* While it’s true that vitamin C bolsters immune function and response, it turns out that taking it every once in a while doesn’t fully unlock the vitamin’s capabilities and health benefits.*

At one point or another, most of us have been woken up by a nightmare or an intense urge to go to the bathroom. Waking up because you have the hiccups may be a less familiar middle-of-the-night disruption, but it does happen. Persistent hiccups can last for as long as a month — day and night — which can keep you awake.e60dc2a1-f33c-4a05-9b50-8e3e8e597629983a6369-d375-4509-a81f-f4889186410f Hiccups are involuntary muscle spasms in the diaphragm, the major breathing muscle that sits below your rib cage. When your diaphragm suddenly and involuntarily contracts, it closes your vocal cords and creates the typical hiccup noise.e60dc2a1-f33c-4a05-9b50-8e3e8e597629c8b425eb-ee9c-4ad3-8d86-b38008827466 Hiccups have…

Decreased international student enrollment across US universities may negatively impact local economies and scientific progress.Image credit:©iStock.com, wildpixelIn May 2025, the Trump administration halted visa interviews and applications and in June issued restrictions against immigrants from 19 countries, including those on student visas. Part of the visa pause was to determine how to expand the review of applicants’ social media and online presence.To assess the effects of these interruptions on enrollment and economic impacts, one group used data from the State Department, the International Institute of Education, and the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System. From this, the National Association of…

We talk a lot at EatingWell about comfy, supportive shoes. And we have shared on many occasions how podiatrists recommend wearing house shoes or slippers. I’ve taken that advice seriously—so seriously that I’ve tried to enforce a “no barefoot” policy at home. My daughters (a.k.a. my live-in style critics) have bought in, too… though in a way only tweens can. While I shuffle around in my practically priced slippers, my daughters’ version of “house shoes” looks a little different—fashion first, foot care second. The UGG Tasman Slipper first entered our home as a work sample for me to test. As…

Srishruthi Thirumalai, fifth year medical studentUniversity College London, London, UKStrikes by resident doctors have made medical students more politically engaged, yet increasingly cautious about a future career in the NHS, says Srishruthi ThirumalaiWhen I started medical school, the NHS felt like a constant. The idea that resident doctors might strike for months on end seemed unimaginable. Yet for those of us training now, strikes have become routine. Each time a picket line forms outside our hospitals, we’re reminded that we’ll soon be among them—with our shifts and the conditions we work under on the line.Resident doctors have taken industrial action…

Charlotte’s Web intros sleep gummiesCharlotte’s Web recently expanded its sleep portfolio with the launch of Quiet Sleep Mushroom Gummies, a melatonin and cannabinoid-free formula designed to calm the mind and support quality sleep.By combining organic reishi mushroom fruiting bodies, chamomile flower extract and magnesium citrate, Quiet Sleep Gummies help ease tension, promote relaxation and prepare the body restful sleep.The new offering is available in 30-and 60-count bottles in a strawberry lemon flavor.Vital Nutrients launches new formula for hair healthVital Nutrients just expanded its Clinical Line by launching its Hair Growth Complex for Women, a clinically formulated supplement targeting the biological…

The heart is the pillar of the body. Because of that, many different health concerns can impact them, including what you ingest. It’s clear that preparing heart-healthy food at home,—whatever that looks like for you—is an effective way to take care of this beating muscle. However, with meal prep comes the need for food storage containers. For years, many of us have turned to plastic, but evidence has shown that these vessels shed microplastics over time, potentially impacting cardiovascular health.   I chatted with two cardiologists to discuss the kitchen items they would never use (or want patients to use, for…