Robot performs realistic surgery ‘with 100% accuracy’ The robot operated with the expertise of a skilled human surgeon, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers in the US. Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2025
Trump's "brutal politics" breed violence The targeting of Democratic lawmakers is a reminder that inflammatory rhetoric can inspire violent extremism Salon · Jun 19, 2025
Tired? Here’s five tips for a good night’s sleep One in three Americans don’t get enough sleep. That can leave them at risk for negative health outcomes — so Julia Musto asked the experts for their best tips for quality snoozing The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2025
Measles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic in counties across the US Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
Misinformation Casts Shadow On US-China Trade Truce From false claims of Americans panic-buying Chinese goods to bot-driven attacks on US brands, a tide of misinformation is casting a shadow over a temporary trade truce between Washington and Beijing. International Business Times · May 26, 2025
Hip-hop can document life in America more reliably than history books Describing my 2017 appointment as a faculty member, the University of Virginia dubbed me the school’s “first” hip-hop professor. Even if the job title and the historic nature of the appointment might have merited it, the word was misleading. The Conversation · Apr 7, 2025
What was the first alphabet in the world? New discoveries challenge old ideas about the earliest alphabets. LiveScience · Apr 6, 2025
NASA terminating $420 million in contracts not aligned with its new priorities Space agency reportedly being pushed to focus on Mars, a priority of commercial partner SpaceX founder Elon Musk The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025
How Trump’s tariffs could tank the U.S. economy Steve Hanke of Johns Hopkins University puts it bluntly: “You can’t win a trade war,” he says. Fortune · Mar 15, 2025
MAGA superfan Jesse Watters once again laments DOGE cuts that impact him Johns Hopkins University announced staff layoffs as a result of massive funding cuts to federal aid programs – where Watters’s sister works The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025
Johns Hopkins University Cuts Over 2,000 Jobs After Loss of $800M USAID Grants Most of the layoffs will impact international employees, with 1,975 positions eliminated across 44 countries, along with 247 jobs in the U.S. International Business Times · Mar 14, 2025
Johns Hopkins to lose 2,000 jobs after Trump’s $800m cut in USAid funding University says cut in funding ‘forcing us to wind down critical work’ as academics rally against job losses The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2025
FDA pick may differ from HHS head RFK Jr. in some key areas - Roll Call Martin Makary, an author and surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, has appeared frequently on Fox News to talk about health issues. Roll Call · Mar 5, 2025
The next giant leap? How jumping could help astronauts train for trips to the moon and Mars Scientists suggest adding jumping exercises to astronauts' training regimens, to minimize the health effects of long space missions, such as moon and Mars trips. Space · Feb 19, 2025
Space · Dec 19, 2024 Puffy white dwarfs could shed light on mysterious dark matter. Here's how. Astronomers just took a big step toward a better understanding of white dwarfs, a discovery that could shed light on mysterious dark matter.
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024 Billion-dollar donation from Netflix's Reed Hastings leads 2024's list of biggest gifts Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg made the largest contributions in 2024, and financial aid, especially for medical students, got most of the money
Space · Dec 9, 2024 'Our understanding of the universe may be incomplete': James Webb Space Telescope data suggests we need a 'new cosmic feature' to explain it all 'Hubble was right!' The largest cosmic survey from the James Webb Space Telescope indicates scientists may need another ingredient in their cosmic recipe.
LiveScience · Dec 9, 2024 James Webb telescope confirms we have no idea why the universe is growing the way it is A dense cluster of bright stars, each with six large and two small diffraction spikes, due to the telescope’s optics.
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2024 AI-powered robot performs surgery with skill of human doctor A robot trained by watching videos of surgeons has learned how to carry out procedures as skillfully as human doctors, according to findings led by Johns Hopkins University researchers.
Fortune · Oct 31, 2024 ‘No longer the only woman in the room’: MBA gender gap closing at top business schools Women make up 42% of MBA students, and top schools like Northwestern, Duke, and WashU reached gender parity this year.
Advnture · Sep 3, 2024 Labor Day leaves Colorado river polluted with painkillers and cocaine Revellers flock to the rivers for some tubing fun, but some sneaky peeing in the water reveals what they’ve been ingesting
LiveScience · Aug 29, 2024 James Webb telescope spots 6 enormous 'rogue planets' tumbling through space without a star The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered six "rogue planets" careening through space without a star. The objects are believed to have formed directly from gas collapse, blurring the lines between planets and stars.
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 29, 2024 DNA tech stores data equivalent to thousands of SSDs — all that data tucked away safely in an area the size of a fingernail A research team from North Carolina State University and Johns Hopkins University built a 'primordial DNA store and compute engine.'
The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2024 ‘I wasn’t sure I’d make it’: how a new mother’s brush with TB could mean better treatment for pregnant women Fewer that 1.5% of drugs trials between 1960 and 2013 included expectant women. Now, campaigners and doctors are aiming to change that
Space · Aug 27, 2024 James Webb Space Telescope finds 6 wandering 'rogue' planets that formed just like stars NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered half a dozen rogue planets, one of which apparently hosts a newly forming moon system.