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The spread of a mosquito-borne illness has surged in France this summer, calling for immediate action by local authorities to attack the problem at its source. What’s happening? According to Connexion France, this summer, there have been over 300 native cases of people affected by tropical mosquito-borne diseases. The most recent surge in illnesses involves 52 cases of chikungunya in …

In 2006, a study published in the journal Biology Letters described a fossil unlike any ever seen before. It captured a prehistoric reptile that lived around 125 million years ago. That, in itself, wasn’t terribly surprising, but the fact that it had two heads really, really was. Bicephalism describes a quirk in animal development that results in an individual with …

A chance configuration of objects arrayed across deep space has just revealed the hiding place of a giant glob of dark matter. Configurations like these, known as Einstein crosses, typically consist of four distinct points of light. This particular example, named HerS-3, has a feature never seen before. At the center of the cross appears a fifth blob of light. …

From the brain of creator and star Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” has been showing us the highs and lows of the public education system for going on five seasons now. What makes “Abbott” so special is how it takes the typical elements of the sitcom and the workplace comedy and blends them with a message: Teachers put up with a …

A 17-year-old girl from France with an unusually rich, detailed, and accurate memory can mentally travel both forwards and backwards in time, according to the authors of a new case report.  The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content. Described as a successful high-school student, the youngster exhibits a …

AMD’s FSR 4 upscaling technology is infused with several capabilities, but gamers might ignore one downside: the computational cost associated with using it. AMD’s FSR 4 Is a Resource-Intensive Upscaling Tech, Mainly Due To AI-Focused Implementations For those unaware, AMD just expanded its FidelityFX suite, with the newer 2.0 update, which will now allow developers to easily integrate the FSR tech …

The red-headed wood pigeon, found only on Japan’s remote Ogasawara Islands, has staged an incredible recovery from the early 2000s, when the bird’s numbers fell to fewer than 80 individuals. The turning point came when conservationists removed feral cats, which, since being introduced to the islands, had been preying on the red-headed wood pigeons (Columba janthina nitens). The population rebounded …

Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was caught with the HR of his company at a Coldplay concert in Boston. Astronomer CEO Andy Byron who was allegedly caught cheating with his colleague Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert in Boston showered praises on Cabot when she was hired the company in November 2024. The duo were seen vibing at the concert in …