New Year, New Skin Goals
A new year means new skin goals! I’m going to be honest, it took me…
JWST gets a closer look at interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Infrared images of 3I/ATLAS captured by the James Webb Space Telescope NASA/James Webb Space Telescope The interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is one of the most carbon dioxide-rich comets ever seen, which may suggest it formed in an environment quite unlike our own solar system. Astronomers have been observing 3I/ATLAS since July, when it was discovered to…
Google Translate adds live translation and language learning
Every month, people translate around 1 trillion words across Google Translate, Search and in visual translations in Lens and Circle to Search. Now, thanks to AI, we’re making it even more effortless to overcome language barriers. Using the advanced reasoning and multimodal capabilities of Gemini models, we’re bringing two new features to Translate to help…
Climate change pushing winemakers to blend different years
Will Smale Business reporter, BBC News Cain Californian winery Cain makes a red wine that is a blend of two consecutive years In the world of wine vintage is king. If you are buying a bottle of red, white or rosé then the specific year of the grape harvest is almost always written on the…
Chatbots, APIs & AI Security Risks: Lessons from a Real Breach
What happens when a legacy application quietly slips under the radar and ends up at the center of a security incident involving AI and APIs? For one global organization, this scenario played out in real time when an unusual chatbot behavior sparked a closer look into their recruitment platform, revealing a set of compounding risks….
Scientists crack indole’s toughest bond with copper, unlocking new medicines
Indole, a molecule made up of a six-membered benzene ring fused to a five-membered ring containing nitrogen, forms the core structure of many biologically active compounds. Derivatives of indole, where hydrogen atoms are replaced by various chemical groups, are naturally produced by plants, fungi, and even the human body. Due to their properties, indoles have…
UK weather: Summer 2025 ‘almost certainly’ the hottest on record
There are a number of reasons why this summer has been so warm. High pressure has regularly been overhead, meaning long spells of dry, calm, sunny weather. The dry ground has also helped temperatures to climb. Less of the Sun’s energy has been used in evaporating moisture leaving more to heat the ground and the…
Rats walk again after breakthrough spinal cord repair with 3D printing
For the first time, a research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities demonstrated a groundbreaking process that combines 3D printing, stem cell biology, and lab-grown tissues for spinal cord injury recovery. The study was recently published in Advanced Healthcare Materials, a peer-reviewed scientific journal. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center,…
Scientists found a new way to turn sunlight into fuel
A research team from the University of Basel, Switzerland, has developed a new molecule modeled on plant photosynthesis: under the influence of light, it stores two positive and two negative charges at the same time. The aim is to convert sunlight into carbon-neutral fuels. Plants use the energy of sunlight to convert CO2 into energy-rich…
Medicare Advantage Enrollees Account for 25% of all Inpatient Hospital Days
Enrollment in Medicare Advantage has grown rapidly in recent years, with more than half of all eligible Medicare beneficiaries now receiving their coverage from a private plan. Although the pace of enrollment increases slowed in 2025, the total number of Medicare Advantage enrollees still increased and the share of Medicare beneficiaries who obtain their Medicare…
Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion expanded Medicaid coverage to nearly all adults with incomes up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level ($21,597 for an individual in 2025) and provided states with an enhanced federal matching rate (FMAP) for their expansion populations. To date, 41 states (including DC) have adopted the Medicaid expansion and…
