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By LUKE ANDREWS U.S. SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER Taking two common painkillers may be raising your risk of suffering from a deadly bacterial infection, a study suggests. Ibuprofen, brand name Advil, and acetaminophen, brand name Tylenol, are readily-available over-the-counter drugs taken by millions every year to ease headaches, back and neck pain and fevers, among other ailments. But researchers in Australia warn …

Nobel physicist key to world’s 1st gravitational wave discovery in Eastern WA dies  Tri-City Herald Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss, influential physicist who forged new paths to understanding the universe, dies at 92  MIT News Nobel prize winner and gravitational wave pioneer Rainer Weiss dies at 92  Space Rainer Weiss, Who Gave a Nod to Einstein and the Big Bang, Dies at 92  The New …

Every season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has exactly one very silly Vulcan-focused episode. Spock (Ethan Peck) and his fiancé accidentally swap bodies after doing a mind-meld ceremony in season 1’s “Spock Amok.” Highly advanced aliens turn Spock into a human in season 2’s “Charades.” The season 3 episode “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans” instead turns four of the Enterprise’s human crew …

The powerful NSF Inouye Solar Telescope has just delivered absolutely mind-blowing observations of its first X-class solar flare. On 8 August 2024, the telescope managed to capture one of the most powerful flares our Sun is capable of producing – at a remarkable resolution of just four Earths across. This level of detail reveals some of the finest structures we’ve …

Obsidian Entertainment is renowned for its RPGs, but it has failed to top its 2010 masterpiece, Fallout: New Vegas, despite putting out some pretty awesome games over the years. However, with The Outer Worlds 2 and its massive emphasis on player choice, where every bit of your character impacts how the story unfolds, Obsidian might be nearing those golden years …

Scientists in China have unveiled a supercomputer built on brain-like architecture — specifically, that of a monkey. Called Darwin Monkey or “Wukong”, the system features over 2 billion artificial neurons and more than 100 billion synapses, putting it roughly on par with the neural structure of a macaque. The researchers hope it will serve as a simulation tool for neuroscientists …

Honor is bringing the Magic V5 — the world’s thinnest foldable phone, though only just — to Europe, where it’s available to order now following its Chinese launch last month. It’s joined by a new MagicPad 3 tablet and MagicBook Art 14 laptop. I’ve just reviewed the Magic V5, which is a whole 0.1mm thinner than either the Oppo Find …

It often takes a sequel to unlock an idea’s full potential. Just look at Assassin’s Creed 2, Mass Effect 2, or Batman: Arkham City – games which erased the imperfections of their predecessors and elevated rough diamonds to all-time-classic status. Based on a new demo I played at gamescom 2025, I’m betting The Outer Worlds 2 is about to join …

Then there’s the way the game stresses a number of early dialogue choices, telling you how your fellow agents will remember when you choose to treat them with eager support or stern rebuke at key moments. Without getting too much into early game spoilers, I’ll say that the medium-term consequences of these kinds of decisions are not always obvious; concerned …

Two doctors at the cutting edge of Parkinson’s disease have made the bombshell claim the condition may be preventable, giving hope to millions of patients and their families. Dr Ray Dorsey and Dr Michael Okun say simple changes in the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe and the lifestyles we lead can win the battle …