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07.02.25

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The World Health Organization has added the variant, known formally as XFG, to its monitoring list. A dry, irritated throat is among its main symptoms.

A new proof illuminates the hidden patterns that emerge when addition becomes impossible.

Commuting to Concordia research station in Antarctica takes days—it’s more remote than the International Space Station. Here’s how to get there.

This research could represent the first documented case of paracetamol production from plastic waste using E. coli bacteria.

RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory board could stop recommending some routine childhood immunizations, leaving insurers to decide whether to still cover them. For now, most are remaining tight-lipped.

The tech giant poached several top Google researchers to help build a powerful AI tool that can diagnose patients and potentially cut health care costs.

President Donald Trump’s budget would kill off tax credits for wind and solar, raising costs for new clean energy projects and blowing up valuable investment in those already in the pipeline.

What would it take to run a cable from the ISS to Earth? Depends how fast you want the Earth to rotate.

Even America’s richest farmlands can’t outrun climate collapse. That’s everyone’s problem.

The Exploration Company lost contact with its Mission Possible vehicle a few minutes before touchdown in the ocean.

I found people in serious relationships with AI partners and planned a weekend getaway for them at a remote Airbnb. We barely survived.