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US congressional speeches are getting less evidence-based over time

An AI analysis finds that since the 1970s, speeches by US Congress members have shifted to favour language such as “fake news” and “mislead” over words such as “science” and “statistics”

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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

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (15184551q) Thousands demonstrate for science and research funding, two areas that have been hit particularly hard by the Trump administration and Elon Musk's cuts via the Department of Government Efficiency, in Washington, on March 7, 2025. The demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial featured scientists, members of Congress, and music performers, among others. Thousands attend pro-science demonstration in Washington, DC, United States - 07 Mar 2025

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What politicians so often get wrong about science

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Technology

DOGE ditching tape storage could put data at risk, say experts

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Are Trump's cuts to science the end of the endless frontier?

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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)

Environment

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

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Space

NASA may have to cancel major space missions due to budget cuts

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Technology

Revealed: How the UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice

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Society

Thousands join 'Stand Up for Science' rallies across the US

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We need a global environmental court – and we need it now

Environment

We need a global environmental court – and we need it now

Our current justice system won't save small island nations like mine. We need a court with the authority to properly address climate change, says Anthony Carmona, a former president of Trinidad and Tobago

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Humans

From doomy prophecies to epic dystopias, we are suckers for end times

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Health

USAID funding freeze devastates reproductive healthcare worldwide

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Technology

Why quantum computers are being held back by geopolitical tussles

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Why an increasing belief in alien visitations is a real-world problem

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