They are found in cosmetics and cleaning products, apples and chicken nuggets, breast milk – and our brains. From the bottom of the Mariana Trench 10,000 metres (32,800 feet) below the ocean’s surface to the top of Mount Everest, microplastics are everywhere. These plastic particles that are less than 5mm in size are broken down … Read more
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Who doesn’t love McDonald’s? It is the world’s largest food chain, with over 40,000 stores worldwide. However, the popular food chain’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers have caused concern in the United States after one person died and several others became ill due to E. coli infections in 10 states, the US Centres for Disease Control and … Read more
In today’s competitive world, obtaining higher education has become essential for building a successful career. However, selecting the right educational institution is crucial to achieving this goal. For both national and international students, the US remains one of the top destinations for higher education, home to some of the world’s best-performing universities, including University of … Read more
The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025 have been released, providing a comprehensive evaluation of research-intensive universities across the globe. These rankings are based on five key areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, international outlook, and industry income. A total of 18 performance indicators are used, including metrics like teaching reputation, staff-to-student ratio, … Read more
Traces of Mexican and Chinese cultures are evident in every corner of the Salinas family’s California home. In the living room, Chinese history books, paintings and dolls share space with family photos and school diplomas. The family calls this area the “Chinese room”, says Jesse, a first-generation Mexican-American, and this is where his wife Lisa, … Read more
When Neelam Daswani was studying to be a health coach in 2020, she learned about the health risks of consuming too much sugar and started cutting down on the sweet stuff. Having a diabetic father also concerned her – she had a sweet tooth and did not want to develop diabetes herself. “I learned that … Read more
Three of the four top 10-ranked Chinese LLMs were from the Tongyi Qianwen series, also known as Qwen, developed by e-commerce and cloud computing giant Alibaba, according to AI and machine-learning developer platform Hugging Face, which released its updated leaderboard with new metrics on Wednesday. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. Hangzhou-based Alibaba’s Qwen-72B-Instruct … Read more
At least two Chinese developers involved in building Sora, the newly released text-to-video generator from ChatGPT creator OpenAI, have received acclaim on the mainland for their efforts, showing how the advanced generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology has ignited interest across the country where the Microsoft-backed start-up’s services are not officially available. Unveiled by OpenAI on … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO: Women suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems in middle age, a new study has said. PCOS is a hormonal disorder that is defined by irregular menstruation and elevated levels of a hormone called androgen. Other symptoms may include excess hair growth, acne, infertility … Read more
