Tuesday, May 12, 2026
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Warmer seas, heavier rains drove Asia floods—scientists

Bangkok, Thailand—Warmer seas and heavier rains linked to climate change, along with Indonesia and Sri Lanka's unique geographies and vulnerabilities, combined to produce deadly flooding...

New study suggests best way to stop taking antidepressants

Paris, France—The best way for people with depression to stop taking antidepressants once their condition improves is to slowly taper off the medication while also...

Japan eyes legal ban, penalties on implanting gene-edited human embryos

A Japanese government expert panel agreed Thursday to legally ban and penalize research or medical practices that genetically modify human embryos to implant into...

Scientists say most dogs have some wolf DNA—even chihuahuas

Paris, France—Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware—they probably have some wolf in them. That is the discovery announced on...

HPV vaccine cuts cervical cancer risk by 80% for girls under 16—study

An international team of researchers said Monday that receiving the human papillomavirus vaccine by age 16 reduces the risk of developing cervical cancer by...

French scientists probe mRNA’s potential to fight cancer

Orléans, France—Inside a lab in the French city of Orleans, scientists are testing out the limits of molecules in our body called messenger RNA—best known...

‘We’re already living in science fiction’: The neurotech revolution

Paris, France—From translating thoughts into words to allowing paralyzed people to walk, the field of neurotechnology has been quietly surging ahead, raising hopes of medical...

Ateneo scientists working to develop anti-ulcer vaccine

Scientists at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines are working to develop a vaccine to fight off the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, the...

Trio wins economics Nobel for work on tech-driven growth

Stockholm, Sweden—The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to American-Israeli Joel Mokyr, France's Philippe Aghion and Canada's Peter Howitt for work on technology's...

Trio wins chemistry Nobel for new form of molecular architecture

Stockholm, Sweden—Three scientists on Wednesday won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) that can be used to capture carbon dioxide and...

Trio wins physics Nobel for quantum mechanical tunnelling

Stockholm, Sweden—Briton John Clarke, Frenchman Michel Devoret and American John Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for work on quantum physics in...

US-Japanese trio win medicine Nobel for immune system research

Stockholm, Sweden—Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell of the United States and Japan's Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for research...

Study links cardio to poor sleep, weight training to better rest

Not all workouts are created equal when it comes to bedtime, with researchers suggesting that high-intensity cardio may rob you of quality sleep, whereas...

Journal retracts study linking apple cider vinegar to weight loss

Paris, France—An influential study claiming that drinking a small amount of apple cider vinegar every day helps people lose weight was retracted on Wednesday after...
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