Guava’s secret molecule could fight liver cancer

You may not be aware that most of the medicines that have been approved for treatment are rooted in nature. For example, the bark of willow trees has been called nature’s aspirin because it contains a chemical called salicin. The human body converts salicin into salicylic acid, which relieves pain and fights fevers. New research…

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Dior names Yannick Alléno as new chef at 30 Montaigne

Published September 15, 2025 Dior has appointed the famed French chef Yannick Alléno to be the culinary king of the Monsieur Dior restaurant at 30 Montaigne, the brand’s outrageously luxe Paris flagship. Yannick Alléno, the world’s most Michelin-starred chef in 2025, has been appointed to lead the Monsieur Dior restaurant at 30 Montaigne, Dior’s Paris…

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Google AI helps Indian farmers predict start of monsoon season

This summer, 38 million farmers in India received AI-powered forecasts of the start of the monsoon season, helping them make more informed decisions about when to plant their crops for the season. These forecasts were powered in part by NeuralGCM, a Google Research model, which combines traditional physics-based modeling with machine learning for improved simulation…

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Scientists are closing in on Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA

For over five centuries, Leonardo Da Vinci has been celebrated as a visionary artist, scientist, and inventor, known for his extraordinary talent and groundbreaking experiments. Today, an international collaboration known as the Leonardo DNA Project is closer than ever to uncovering the biological secrets of the greatest genius of the Renaissance. In their new book…

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