Great Lakes lose winter ice cover as temperatures rise
Great Lakes winter ice is shrinking as regional temperatures rise, with about 25% of seasonal ice lost since 1973, altering ecosystems and lake-effect weather
Month: October 2025
New discovery links peroxide and sulfide metabolism
Scientists show hydrogen sulfide fuels peroxiredoxin 6 enzymes, linking peroxide detox with sulfide metabolism in humans and Plasmodium falciparum across models
Poison glands drove the global spread of modern toads
Modern toads spread globally thanks to parotoid glands and bufadienolide toxins, with DNA tracing migration from South America to Africa and beyond across seas
Software solution corrects James Webb Telescope image blurring
The breathtaking images produced by the James Webb Space Telescope, which reveal the universe in unprecedented detail, are not captured…
Sora video app surpasses one million downloads fueling copyright debate
OpenAI’s Sora video app hits one million downloads in under five days, fueling a global copyright debate over AI training data and likeness rights now
Microsoft infuses Windows 11 with AI as Windows 10 support ends
Microsoft boosts Windows 11 with AI, featuring Copilot and Copilot Vision, as Windows 10 ends free security support and pushes upgrades amid e-waste concerns
Mobile data links commute patterns to urban-rural disease spread differences
Using anonymized KT mobile data, the Commuter Metapopulation Model maps daily commuting routes to explain urban–rural COVID-19 spread differences in South Korea
Users fail to spot racial bias in AI training data
Ordinary users largely fail to spot racial bias in AI training data, a study of 769 participants shows bias is often only detected after flawed outputs appear
Chemotherapy combination boosts survival in EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer
A combination of the targeted therapy drug osimertinib with standard chemotherapy extends life by nearly 10 months for patients with…