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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Shocking footage appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs punching and kicking his former girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, in a hotel hallway in 2016. The footage, captured from multiple angles … Read more
The ocean waters surrounding the German island of Helgoland provide an ideal setting to study spring algae blooms, a focus of research at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology since 2009. In a previous study, the Max Planck scientists observed a group of bacteria called SAR11 to grow particularly fast during these blooms. However, … Read more
Credit: Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s11783-024-1825-2 Environmental data science and machine learning (ML) are increasingly vital for addressing ecological challenges. However, these technologies can inadvertently perpetuate biases present in their training data, leading to socioecological inequities. The field faces issues such as data integrity, algorithmic bias, and model overfitting, which necessitate … Read more
Scottie Scheffler pleads for help after being detained by police Scottie Scheffler’s hopes of winning the PGA Championship were thrown into chaos on Friday morning when The Masters champion was arrested outside Valhalla Golf Club. The American had been attempting to make his way to the course ahead of the start of the second round, … Read more
Large language model-based chatbots have the potential to promote healthy changes in behavior. But researchers from the ACTION Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have found that the artificial intelligence tools don’t effectively recognize certain motivational states of users and therefore don’t provide them with appropriate information. Michelle Bak, a doctoral student in information … Read more
Coral around the world is in the grip of a bleaching event. Jakkapat Yodnil calls out to visitors at a diving expo in Bangkok, eager to share details of his shop’s expeditions to the azure waters around the Thai island of Koh Tao. But behind the friendly sales pitch, the 25-year-old fears that bleaching affecting … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A woman who was brutally raped has spoken out about a catalogue of “catastrophic” police failures which led to a six-year wait before her attacker was convicted. Amanda, … Read more
Water shortages are expanding across the Earth. This is particularly acute in desert areas of the Middle East that are subject to both drought and extreme conditions such as flooding. As a result of these uncertainties, there is an increasing reliance on shallow aquifers to mitigate these shortages. However, the characteristics of these aquifers remain … Read more
Relationship between indirect and direct reproductive costs. Credit: Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adk6772 A new study published in Science and led by Monash University biologists reveals that the energy cost of reproduction is far greater than previously believed. The research, led by Dr. Samuel C Ginther from the School of Biological Sciences challenges long-held assumptions about … Read more
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A teacher accused of having sex with two teenage pupils has been found guilty. Rebecca Joynes, 30, was already suspended from her high school job and on bail … Read more
