Antarctic midge survives extreme cold with unique dormancy strategies
Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native to Antarctica, that somehow survives the extreme climate. How the Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) copes with freezing temperatures could hold clues for humans about subjects like cryopreservation…Suppressing APOE4-induced neural pathologies by targeting the VHL–HIF axis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 5, February 2025. SignificanceAPOE4encodes a human lipoprotein variant implicated in cholesterol trafficking and metabolism. APOE4 is a major genetic risk factor for age-related Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and all-cause mortality in humans, highlighting the importance of …
Bangladesh rights group exposes 12 deaths in detention since protests ousted PM Sheikh Hasina
A leading rights organisation reported 12 deaths of people in detention since last year’s student-led protests, alleging torture and extrajudicial killings by security forces…
LangChain shows AI agents aren’t human-level yet because they’re overwhelmed by tools
LangChain evaluated a single AI agent to see if its performance degrades when given more context and tools, essentially overwhelming it…OpenAI’s DeepResearch can complete 26% of ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’ — a benchmark for the frontier of human knowledge
OpenAI’s o1 and DeepSeek’s R1 models, which previously sat atop the leaderboard, could only get through roughly 9% of the exam…
New model shows dogs could have domesticated themselves
They may have been drawn to the discarded remains from ancient human meals, and a new model shows tame wolves could have become dogs in as little as 8,000 years.5 Ways to Navigate Leadership in the Age of AI
By balancing technology and humanity, leaders can best harness AI’s power…
Fecal Transplant Doesn’t Help Systemic Sclerosis GI Symptoms
TOPLINE: Fecal microbiota transplantation with anaerobic cultivated human intestinal microbiome (ACHIM) was well tolerated in patients with systemic sclerosis but showed no significant improvement over placebo in relieving gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. METHODOLOGY: This phase 2 clinical trial studied the effects of repeated upper intestinal infusions of ACHIM vs placebo in adult patients...
Dual-Arm HyQReal Puts Powerful Telepresence Anywhere
In theory, one of the main applications for robots should be operating in environments that (for whatever reason) are too dangerous for humans. I say “in theory” because in practice it’s difficult to get robots to do useful stuff in semi-structured or unstructured environments without direct human supervision…