The US federal government faced one of the most severe losses of scientific expertise in its modern history in 2025, when more than 10,000 STEM PhD scientists left federal agencies in a single year. An analysis published by Science, based on workforce data from the US Office of Personnel Management, found that 10,109 doctoral-level scientists have…
A new study shows that women suffer significant loss of grey matter in the brain after menopause, which may explain why they are more likely to suffer from dementia than men. Researchers looked at 124,780 women to investigate the effects of menopause on the brain and whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can prevent cognitive decline….
A mother, who is among a group of British parents suing TikTok following the deaths of five children, described the US hearing as “extremely painful.” Ellen Roome, 49, from Gloucestershire, is campaigning after her 14-year-old son Jules Sweeney died at home in Cheltenham in 2022. She had gone to Delaware to attend the hearing of…
Grok, which is being used to generate. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has said Elon Musk’s ex must urgently deal with its built-in artificial intelligence, Grok, which is being used to generate “absolutely appalling” fake erotic images. Ofcom expressed “serious concerns” on Monday. With the social media platform’s AI tools, it can be used to create…
