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More than half of 16,000 apparently healthy adults had signs of atherosclerosis, with arterial plaques already detectable in about 1 in 13 people ages 18 to 29. Researchers say directly imaging the arteries could reveal hidden cardiovascular disease years or even decades before symptoms appear.
At some point, all people with dementia must stop driving due to the impact of cognitive impairment on skills critical for safe driving—but when is the right time, and how should this sensitive matter be best approached?
Have you ever found yourself listening to someone share their good news and felt pressure to respond with excitement, even if you didn't feel particularly enthusiastic? Does that pressure feel even greater when the person sharing the news is your boss?
TOPIC:At CERN Do you know what to do when the alarm sounds? Building 60 evacuation drill puts preparedness to the test On 28 September, staff working in CERN’s Building 60, part of the Main Building complex, took part in an unannounced evacuation drill designed to test emergency procedures under realistic conditions Written by: HSE Department — 01 October, 2026 Building occupants follow the emergency guides and gather at the designated assembly point following the evacuation. (Image: CERN) At 9.00 a.m., a small planning team comprising colleagues from the CERN Fire and Rescue Service, the HSE Fire Safety Engineering team, Departmental Safety Officers (DSOs), Territorial Safety Officers (TSOs...
Fishermen along Latin America's Pacific coast are reeling in half-empty nets as ocean warming aggravated by El Niño causes tuna, anchovies and other top catches to migrate to cooler waters.
Scientific American spoke to the Michigan Senate candidate about how his background in medicine has shaped his outlook
As the planet changes, so will this nostalgia-triggering scent
The site, located on the island of Lismore, may have been established by Saint Mo Luóc in the sixth century C.E.
In 2012, I began an interview study with two multilingual language learners, focusing on their motivations for learning languages. It eventually developed into a nine-year longitudinal study.
TOPIC:At CERN Two new members elected to the Senior Staff Consultative Committee (“The Nine”) in 2026 Elections for The Nine are held every year, ensuring an annual rotation of members Written by: Giovanna Vandoni and Thorsten Wengler — 01 October, 2026 From left to right: Jean-Paul Burnet, Benjamin Couturier (Image: CERN) Jean-Paul Burnet (Beams Department) and Benjamin Couturier (Experimental Physics Department) are the two new elected members of the Senior Staff Consultative Committee, also known as The Nine. The electronic voting process closed at midnight on Sunday, 23 August 2026. Their terms of office will run from September 2026 to August 2029, replacing the outgoing members Sophie B...
TOPIC:At CERN Upcoming events Check out this curated selection of upcoming events for the CERN community — 01 October, 2026 Please note 8 Oct 10:00 | At CERN | CERN Science Gateway Auditorium & Online | Director General | EN & FRTown Hall Oct – Nov | At CERN | CERN Restaurants | Medical Service | EN & FRCancer Awareness Events Sep 2026 – Feb 2027 | Knowledge Sharing | Esplanade des particules | Public Events | EN & FRImpact of CERN technologies: from fundamental research to our everyday lives Loading events . . . + more Show less No events No events No events for this day × When: () Where: Registration now open 12–16 Oct | Physics | Hefei, China | International Conference on Instrumentation ...
TOPIC:Computing CERN’s AI innovation recognised at the Digital@UNGA Awards 2026 The award celebrates initiatives that use emerging technologies to address global challenges and contribute to an inclusive digital future Written by: Marzena Lapka — 01 October, 2026 The runner-up certificate was presented to Luigi Serio, Principal Scientist at CAFEIN, during the UN General Assembly. (Image: ITU Pictures) CAFEIN®, CERN’s federated learning artificial intelligence (AI) platform, has been recognised as runner-up in the Digital Frontiers category at the Digital@UNGA Awards 2026. The award celebrates pioneering initiatives that responsibly use emerging technologies to address global challenges and c...
Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately affected by climate change, have lost nearly 20% of their mass in five years, experts said Thursday, with 2026 registering the second-biggest melt on record.
People with depression who dramatically cut ultra-processed foods experienced notable improvements in their symptoms in a small preliminary study. Researchers suspect healthier eating may benefit the brain partly by reducing gut damage and chronic inflammation.
In a soggy field between Amsterdam and The Hague, farmer Sander Roeleveld plows a small white combine harvester into his crops, gathering a grain never before harvested in the Netherlands: rice.
Haze from Indonesian wildfires has blanketed neighboring Malaysia and Singapore for more than a month, closing schools and sending respiratory complaints skyrocketing.
The Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 may actively damage brain blood vessels and sabotage the cellular systems that remove harmful proteins. Researchers were able to reverse some of these effects in experiments, revealing promising new targets for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other neurodegenerative diseases.
New research has found that the rate of hip fractures among astronauts after spaceflights lasting more than 90 days was higher than after shorter spaceflights or among people who were not astronauts. The findings of the study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, underscore the need for expanded assessment of astronauts' long-term skeletal health.
Due to global warming, Swiss forests are now at a tipping point where summer droughts are overwhelming trees' tolerance and resilience, scientists have shown. That bodes ill for people in the valleys because forests form their first line of defense against avalanches, rockfalls, landslides and floods.
Why can't a flight jacket be pink or purple? That was the question a 6-year-old girl asked her mother, Kellie Gerardi, an astronaut, researcher and science communicator. When Gerardi later appeared in a TV interview wearing a bright pink flight jacket, her daughter pointed to her mom on the TV screen, smiling with delight. This exchange—which appeared in a post on Gerardi's Instagram account—was a personal moment, skillfully presented through the language and visuals of social media. But it also conveys a clear message: Femininity and scientific credibility are not mutually exclusive.
Researchers have experimentally observed energy patterns that physicists have predicted for about 40 years. By arranging laser-trapped atoms into a quantum simulator, they recreated two different quantum tipping points and watched the atoms fall into the exact energy ratios predicted by theory. The technique could now be used to explore mysterious quantum systems where scientists do not already know the answer.
Every fall, monarch butterflies fuel up on nectar from Iowa's fall-blooming wildflowers before embarking on an extraordinary migration from North America to Mexico. But the pathways they take and how their travel is affected by weather and other factors have largely remained a mystery.
A common mistake during blood pressure checks could make readings appear substantially higher than they really are. Johns Hopkins researchers found that leaving the arm unsupported can raise systolic readings by about 6.5 mmHg, potentially affecting a hypertension diagnosis.
"The Traitors" has become essential viewing for millions of fans. The TV game show, in which a group of "faithfuls" try to identify a smaller number of hidden traitors, is all about truth and lies.