Fiji ant plant builds tiny condos that stop ant wars

Odd plants from a remote Pacific island reveal new insights into an important ecological question: how unrelated and antagonistic partners can form long-term mutualistic relationships with the same host. Scientists studying ant plants in Fiji have discovered one way that a host plant can keep the peace among residents that might otherwise kill each other….

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Traditional diagnostic decision support systems outperform generative AI for diagnosing disease

Medical professionals have been using artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline diagnoses for decades, using what are called diagnostic decision support systems (DDSSs). Computer scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system first developed MGH’s own DDSS called DXplain in 1984, which relies on thousands of disease profiles,…

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Labour guts welfare legislation in Starmer U-turn

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer’s government has gutted its welfare reform legislation hours before a crunch vote, in a U-turn that means the package is likely to make close to zero savings. The Labour government made the…

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Callum Wilson leaves Newcastle as a free agent

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Former England striker Callum Wilson has confirmed his departure from Newcastle after his contract expired at the end of the season. “It’s time to say goodbye after an unbelievable few years in the Toon,” the 33-year-old Wilson, who is a free agent, said in a statement. Advertisement The striker, who also…

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Trump has opened a Pandora’s box 

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world They say with Donald Trump that accusation is confession. Having warned during the 2024 campaign that Joe Biden, then Kamala Harris, would trigger “world war three”, Trump is now offering a perilous test…

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Faith Kipyegon Sets New World Best In The Mile

Kipyegon of Kenya reacts after the “Breaking4” event, at Stade Charlety, Paris, France, June 26, … More 2025. Triple Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya fell well short in her bid to become the first woman to run a sub-four minute mile here on Thursday. (Photo by Gao Jing/Xinhua via Getty Images) Xinhua News Agency…

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