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Justice for slain American marine biologist sought by scientists

Justice for slain American marine biologist sought by scientists

TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — Justice for American marine biologist Dr. Kent Carpenter, who was shot dead during a home invasion in Sibulan, Negros Oriental, on Sunday night, July 12, has been called by a Philippine organization of…

Experimental Alzheimer's drug targeting new brain protein shows promise

Experimental Alzheimer's drug targeting new brain protein shows promise

WASHINGTON — An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different way than today’s treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday. Tau is one part of a toxic…

Straits Times

Spain confirms 12 foreigners among 13 wildfire victims

The blaze ripped through forests and scrubland made tinderbox dry by extreme high temperatures.

Straits Times

T-rex fossil ‘Gus’ sells for record $50.1 million at Sotheby’s

Times of India

T-rex fossil ‘Gus’ sells for record $50.1 million at Sotheby’s

A 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil nicknamed "Gus" has become the world's most expensive dinosaur fossil after selling for a record $50.1 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York. The sale surpassed the previous record held…

Times of India

T. rex nicknamed Gus sells at auction for record $50 million US

CBC

T. rex nicknamed Gus sells at auction for record $50 million US

Sotheby's says 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil, which includes 'exceptionally preserved' skull containing a gaping jaw of powerful teeth, is now the most expensive set of dinosaur bones ever auctioned.

CBC

Gus the T. rex fetches record US$50.1 mn at US auction

Gus the T. rex fetches record US$50.1 mn at US auction

The sale of the 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton broke the record for the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold.

Gus the T rex fetches record US$50.1 million at US auction

Gus the T rex fetches record US$50.1 million at US auction

The sale of the 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton broke the record for the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold.

Boko Haram exploited US and Chinese AI chatbots for attacks, Cambridge study finds

South China Morning Post

Boko Haram exploited US and Chinese AI chatbots for attacks, Cambridge study finds

Huddled in a room around a big screen, dozens of Boko Haram members listened intently as external consultants, whom they called “the white guys”, coached them on how to use leading artificial intelligence chatbots with laptops…

South China Morning Post

Morning Mail: what worries young people most, PM unveils AI plan, Spain into World Cup final

The Guardian

Morning Mail: what worries young people most, PM unveils AI plan, Spain into World Cup final

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Morning everyone. Young Australians are even more worried about being able to afford a home than…

The Guardian

Teen says she was 'terrified' after heatwave wildfire forced family to evacuate home

BBC

Teen says she was 'terrified' after heatwave wildfire forced family to evacuate home

Elvie Drinkwater, 16, described the "devastation" her family witnessed after returning home on Tuesday.

BBC

Al Jazeera

Are countries prepared to cope with extreme weather?

Severe weather conditions are likely to get worse due to climate change.

Al Jazeera

Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record US$50 million

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