A sharp surge in cloud revenue is forcing a rethink of what defines Google and its parent Alphabet. For the first time in decades, search is no longer the only engine powering the company’s identity.

Cattle such as cows are notorious burpers. A single bovine can belch out as much as 220 pounds of methane in a year. Why their burps are so potent seems to have to do with a special structure inside m

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People often assume that nighttime dreams are much stranger than the thoughts that drift through our minds during the day. A new study published in Consciousness and Cognition shows that waking mind w

'Mournes could take centuries to recover from wildfires' 12 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Naomi Holland and Niall Glynn , BBC News NI PA Media The charred aftermath of a fire in th

THE UNIVERSAL RECORD Sourced reporting. No opinions. Airports, factories, and global companies begin real-world deployment of AI-powered machines By Brad Socha | May 1, 2026 | 7:55 AM EST The huma

Dragonflies in distress: Scientists sound alarm in India's ecological hotspot Just now Share Save Add as preferred on Google Cherylann Mollan Mumbai Chatur Ullu Lab Damselflies are smaller than dragon

Nerve fibers within melanomas can slow the growth of these tumors, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The findings help clarify the emerging field of cancer neuroscience

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As Homer tells us, Odysseus made an epic journey, against the odds, from Troy to his home in Ithaca. He visited many lands, but mostly dwelt with the nymph Calypso on her island. We can imagine that

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Individuals with a lower socioeconomic status are less likely to be both aware of and use AI tools, data on more than 10,000 US adults reveals The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)—

Scientists have long known that myelin doesn’t appear everywhere in the brain at once. Some regions myelinate early, others much later, and the timing shapes everything from motor development to cogni

Abstract This paper assesses the potential of bio-binders as sustainable alternatives for pavement construction in cold regions. It specifically examines the physicochemical and rheological properties

A new clinical trial reveals that a popular weight-loss medication helps people with both obesity and alcohol use disorder reduce their frequency of heavy drinking. The results suggest that these horm

Scientists have discovered that the brain is more physically linked to the body than previously understood. In findings published April 27 in Nature Neuroscience, researchers used experiments in mice

Scientists have uncovered new clues about how crabs developed their distinctive sideways movement. A new study, released as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife, brings together the largest dataset yet on ho

When intense laser flashes strike matter, they can knock electrons out of their positions around atomic nuclei. This process creates plasma, an extremely hot state made up of charged particles known a

Astronomers have finally identified the source of unusual X-rays coming from the bright star gamma-Cas. The culprit is an unseen companion star that is pulling in material from its larger neighbor. Th

Two major fault systems along North America's West Coast, the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault, may be more closely connected than previously believed. A new study suggests that acti

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a built in process that can remove existing amyloid plaques from the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer's disease while also helping preserve

A mechanical artwork first imagined in 1775 to recreate the eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius has been brought to life for the first time, 250 years after it was conceived. The revival was made possi

A new study shows that when people describe their symptoms to an AI rather than to medical professionals, the quality of the information they provide decreases. This jeopardizes the accuracy of digita

For years, researchers have claimed that men’s friendships are shallower and less emotionally supportive than women’s, a pattern called the “gender friendship gap.” But new research challenges how uni

WASHINGTON — While leaks in a Russian section of the International Space Station have stopped, engineers still don’t understand how the cracks formed or how to deal with them for the rest of the stati

Sewage having 'alarming' impact on underwater forests along UK coast 13 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Steffan Messenger Wales environment correspondent Lewis M. Jefferies Seagrass

A microscope cross-sectional image of a mouse nose, showing the anatomical structure of the nasal epithelium. Credit: Datta Lab Olfactory receptors in the mouse nose have been mapped out in unpreceden

We propose that the excitability margin (Δ V margin ), defined as the difference between spike threshold and resting membrane potential, may function as a quantitative gating variable linking chronic

A study of young adults with backgrounds in mathematics or music found that individuals with better mathematical abilities tended to have better musical abilities as well, and vice versa. However, thi

Across four independent repeating fast radio burst sources — observed by different telescopes, reduced by different groups — the adjacent drift-rate mode ratio recurs at 2.456 ± 0.094 (cross-source sc

Thousands of trees creating habitat 'powerhouses' Just now Share Save Add as preferred on Google Evie Lake North East and Cumbria Friends of the Lake District The planting took place between November

183100022 story NASA engineers have tested a next-generation lithium-plasma electric propulsion system that reached 120 kilowatts, a new U.S. record and about 25 times the power of the electric thrust

Applications Sentinel-1D goes live: a milestone for Europe’s radar mission 01/05/2026 1243 views 27 likes The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite, launched last November, is now fully operational after

How ospreys were 'tricked' into breeding in Dorset 8 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Ros Tappenden South of England Birds of Poole Harbour Paul Morton says the ospreys are symbolic o

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Participants We ran simulations to determine the target sample size and statistical power for our study. Finance constraints allowed us to test 150 participants. And we expected the effect of the dru