Those diagnosed as small children typically have distinct genetic profile from those diagnosed later, study finds Autism should not be viewed as a single condition with a unified underlying cause, according to scientists who found that those diagnosed early in childhood typically have a distinct genetic profile to those diagnosed...
Prospect of life on Saturn’s moons rises after discovery of organic substances
Scientists studying water vapour plume from Enceladus find presence of complex molecules that could harbour life The likelihood that one of Saturn’s moons may harbour life has risen, experts say, after finding an array of carbon-based substances being spewed out of Enceladus. The sixth largest of Saturn’s moons, Enceladus has...
Big pharma is at war with the UK, and the government can’t back down now | Nick Dearden
The industry has always wanted the NHS to pay more for its drugs; now it is pulling research and investment out of Britain This year so far, some of the biggest pharmaceutical corporations in the world have withdrawn about £2bn in proposed investment from the UK. One has even threatened...
Will Labour’s fracking ban end practice in the UK for good?
Ed Miliband’s move to bring forward ban is gambit to stop would-be Reform voters from backing Nigel Farage’s pro-fracking party Ed Miliband announced on Wednesday that Labour was speeding up plans to bring in a “total ban” on fracking. But how will this work and could it stop a future...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour The world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91, her institute has said. The Jane Goodall Institute announced that she had died of natural causes while in California as part of...
Fraud, AI slop and huge profits: is science publishing broken? – podcast
Scientists are warning that academic publishing needs urgent reform in order to retain trust in the research system. Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay what has gone so wrong, and Dr Mark Hanson of the University of Exeter proposes some potential solutions Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by...
Early Apple M5 benchmarks reveal modest CPU jump, bigger GPU gains
According to MacRumors, the FCC recently revealed basic details about several upcoming Apple devices, including a new Vision Pro headset, an updated MacBook Pro, and six new iPad Pro models. Around the same time, Russian YouTuber Wylascom acquired one of the iPads and tested its M5 processor with a few......
A collector built the ultimate timeline of GPUs from the past 30 years
On the Nvidia side, the collection begins with the NV1, released in 1995. The card was a multimedia accelerator rather than a pure GPU, arriving in an era when 3D gaming was still in its infancy. Interestingly, the collector notes that the NV1 was the single most expensive card to......
Amazon is relaunching Luna with new social features and family-friendly gaming
Amazon Luna is a cloud gaming platform that few people are eager to spend money on, but the company believes it can successfully relaunch the service with a new social twist. The tech giant founded by Jeff Bezos has introduced the "all-new" Amazon Luna, which looks remarkably similar to the......
Energizer’s long-lasting laptop offers marathon power, but no air travel allowed
The Energizer EnergyBook Pro Ultra features a four-cell, 13,000 mAh (192 Wh) battery that is said to be good for up to 11 hours of gaming or graphic design usage or 28 hours of "intense" office use such as browsing the web or participating in a conference call. In standby......