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The new AILIS machine tests for breast cancer detection during a clinical trial in Krakow, Poland, on December 30, 2024. AILIS is an innovative approach to breast cancer detection, developed by Michal Matuszewski. It uses Parametric Dynamic Imaging (PDI) and artificial intelligence to distinguish areas of increased activity from normal tissue, enabling the identification of cancerous lesions. Clinical trials currently take place in collaboration with the National Oncology Institute in Krakow. Upon successful results, the technology is expected to enter the Polish market first, followed by expansion into Europe. Poland has the highest breast cancer mortality rate in the EU, with early-stage detection standing at only 41%. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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A political take on cancer provides a tough but much-needed analysis

Nafis Hasan's Metastasis is a deep dive into the economics and politics of cancer treatment. This makes for a dense and difficult read, but one that is well worth the effort

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Complete terracotta prismoid, in octagonal form, eight columns of inscription, historical inscription of Tiglathpileser I, describing his campaigns and buildings. ? The Trustees of the British Museum

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Gripping story reveals race to crack world's oldest script, cuneiform

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Rereading the best sci-fi writers of all time: Larry Niven

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Robert Pattinson shines in clunky sci-fi adaptation Mickey 17

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YARUMAL, - AUGUST 18 - Alirio sits in his living room with his son Alexis, 6, snuggles in and his wife Marta. Alirio, 42, is a coffee farmer who is also a participant in the University of Antioquia study who lives near Yarumal. The study, lead by Dr. Francisco Lopera, a behavioural neurologist at Medellin's University of Antioquia, researches a local family tree with a genetic mutation that causes early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The Colombian family's genetic curse may be the world's best hope for an Alzheimer's cure. In that family tree researchers have the perfect group to study the disease and have now begin a clinical trial to see if they have a medication that might be able to delay onset. in Medellin. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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A moving story reveals hidden human cost of drug trials

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Our drive for adventure and challenge has ancient origins

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Our drive for adventure and challenge has ancient origins

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The best new science fiction books of April 2025

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The best new science fiction books of April 2025

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 08: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using a remote camera) Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of Team United States crosses the finish line to win the gold medal with new World Record after competing in the Women's 400m Hurdles Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

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A controversial book about human diversity shows how biology unites us

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TOPSHOT - A boy rides past as smoke billows from a burning garbage dump, in Lahore on November 1, 2024. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP) (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Mike Berners-Lee's solution for the polycrisis may be just too hard

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Stunning new animated series tells the story of a cure-all mushroom

A naturalist finds a hallucinogenic mushroom with the power to cure all ailments in the animated series Common Side Effects. Big Pharma is hot on his trail in this beautifully made show, says Bethan Ackerley

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New Scientist recommends DeepMind documentary The Thinking Game

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New Scientist recommends Weather Girl, an electrifying one-woman show

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Brilliant sci-fi novel shows robots coming to grips with emancipation

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What happened when one woman set out to improve her personality

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