A privately run college in China has come under fire for asking students who failed exams to pay as much as 79,800 yuan (US$11,000) to join a nonexistent “micro study abroad” programme to have their ...

A new study found over one trillion microplastic particles fall into Florida's Indian River Lagoon daily. Microplastics are tiny plastic bits that can build up in wildlife and humans, with unknown ...

Memory now commands market prices. Memory now commands market prices. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of ...

Large language models (LLMs)—the technology that powers popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini—repeatedly made irrational, high-risk betting decisions when placed in simulated gambling ...

A new study has shown that microplastics can alter gut microbiome, where those changes resemble patterns associated with depression and colorectal cancer. The research, conducted within microONE, a ...

New research published by JAMA Network Open finds that mailing human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling kits to patients is a cost-effective strategy for increasing cervical cancer screening ...

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Survivors of sexual assault in largely rural and remote Northwestern Ontario face systemic barriers when seeking forensic care, according to a new study led by McGill University researchers. Sexual ...

Fat-blocking microbeads made with green tea, vitamin E and seaweed could offer a new way to lose weight and a potential alternative to popular GLP-1 drugs and bariatric surgery, according to ...

A new study found that college students who leaned on takeout were loaded with microplastics, and that exposure was linked to microbiome shifts tied to health concerns. Researchers in China studied ...

At the end of May, the owner of the urban garden on the rooftop of Fidelity Bank’s new parking garage was excitedly planning for the project’s future. Leah Dannar-Garcia, 65, was about to open the ...