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Lyme disease is an illness caused by bacteria most commonly spread to humans from ticks. It can cause arthritis, muscle weakness and pain.

Police are investigating the incident.

Bill Self has yet another early exit, Michigan’s wingspan is crushing teams, and Cinderella stories might officially be over in March

The sci-fi space adventure movie rockets to $140.9 million (£122m) at the global box office.

According to cellular network data from Ookla, the iPhone Air is about twice as popular compared to the iPhone 16...

Closing arguments are scheduled in a landmark trial where New Mexico prosecutors are accusing social media conglomerate Meta of misleading people about the safety of its platforms for children. Meta denies violating state consumer protection laws.

Samsung is bringing AirDrop support to the Quick Share feature on Galaxy devices, starting with the S26 series.

Bishop shared a Nobel Prize with Harold Varmus for his work on cancer-causing genes called oncogenes. He later served as chancellor of UC San Francisco.

The Dog Aging Project is working to help dogs live longer, healthier lives. The research results may help humans age well, too.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed more technical, but not financial, details about his company’s plans to deploy an orbital data center constellation.

New York's LaGuardia Airport was closed early Monday following a collision between an Air Canada plane and a Port Authority vehicle.

BYD says it's fixed yet another major problem with EVs.

Apple is working on "the biggest set of iPhone revamps in the product's history," according to the latest word from Bloomberg's Mark...

Our next Xbox Partner Preview airs Thursday, March 26 - with a whole load of world premieres, game updates, and much more.

Marathon's game director Joe Ziegler has said the team at Bungie are considering some changes for future iterations for Cryo Archive, including solo options.

It seems clear that the Masters of Albion team is making a game that sounds fun to them. A game they'd want to play in their own unique styles. That's usually a good sign in game development.

Early folding phones were notorious for the internal display being vulnerable to damage. Indeed, the first Samsung Galaxy Fold saw...

Microsoft is working to address an ongoing service issue that has intermittently prevented some users from accessing their cloud-based Exchange Online mailboxes via Outlook mobile and Mac desktop clients since Thursday.

Interviewer KiwiTalkz has said on X that one of his reputable sources has claimed Grand Theft Auto 6 is destined for the Nintendo Switch 2 and he’s doubled down on this.

Pearl Abyss has detailed a rather chunky patch for Crimson Desert, after its launch last week was marred by multiple issues and AI controversies.

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AI Madness Round 1: The Heavyweight meets the Challenger in our first round of Tom's Guide AI Madness

Almost a week on, the controversy and backlash over NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 announcement are still swirling, following some mixed messaging from the company about how the tech works. A reveal trailer on Tuesday showcased multiple games like “Resident Evil Requiem,” “…

Samsung has backed away from one of its more ambitious S Pen experiments for next year’s Galaxy S27 Ultra, choosing to stick with its long-standing digitizer-based input system after testing a radically thinner alternative. According to ETNews, Samsung had be…

: 'Doze boss admits quality is down, promises smaller memory footprint and fixes for many well-known issues

The 3DFX Voodoo was not the first dedicated 3D graphics chipset by any means, but it became the favourite for gamers among the early mass-market GPUs. It would be found on a 3D-processing-only PCI …

A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Nintendo Switch eShop. These include the lowest prices ever for Blossom Tales 2, Crysis 2 and 3 Remastered, Ender Magnolia, and more. Here’s the full roundup: – Actraiser Renaissance – $11.99 (was…

When Apple initially rolled out Apple Intelligence, the company was pretty openly against the idea of creating a Siri chatbot....

On Friday, Reuters reported that Amazon is going to try to get into the smartphone game…again. The Fire Phone was perhaps Amazon’s biggest commercial misstep, and was only on the market…

About one in five people have middle-of-the-night insomnia.

From air pollution to microplastics to natural radiation, these are the environmental factors that contribute to cancer risk and what you can do to lower yours.

Scientists have uncovered a hidden “death switch” in the brain that may be driving Alzheimer’s disease—and even found a way to turn it off in mice. The culprit is a toxic pairing of two proteins that, when combined, triggers the destruction of brain cells and…

Humans are actually limited in how much protein they can metabolize for energy, meaning early humans really needed a more well-rounded diet to survive.

The body processes environmental, social, and threat data at speeds that language-based cognition can't match. But we've built a civilization that only counts intelligence if you can articulate it.

Cardiologists reveal how inconsistent sleep schedules might be the daily sleep mistake hurting your heart health.

I felt like everywhere people were judging me," Amber Dean tells PEOPLE, recalling when her symptoms were at their worst

The Rowe family dog Ralph was one of many canines with dementia who participated in a study of rapamycin. Scientists were able to gain new insight into the drug's potential as a treatment by studying his brain.

Pumpkin seeds and chia seeds are both considered superfoods and have a unique combination of nutrients, offering plant protein, dietary fiber, and healthy fats. But is one healthier than the other?

Odds are, you’ve taken pills before; it’s a statistical certainty that some of you reading this took several this morning. Whenever you do, you’re at the mercy of the manufacturer…

One of the patients was a 15-year-old boy, who will now need to do follow-up testing to ensure he is disease-free for the next six months, per his parents

“When it came out, it was pure black. It really hurt,” recalled Hollie Smith after the tampon was removed from her

New landmark studies using AI to determine thymus health and its link to major outcomes

Using medical or recreational marijuana to ease symptoms of numerous mental health conditions doesn't work, according to two new analyses of existing gold-standard research.

What appears to be a simple cluster of stone quickly reveals itself as something far more mysterious, leaving scientists searching for answers.

Utahraptor State Park is named for a famous dinosaur. But the park is more than just its fossils.

A nature photographer in Gran Canaria captured hypnotic close-up footage of blue dragon nudibranchs feasting on prey.

Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow as wildflowers bloom.

Scientists are exploring DNA-based robots, tiny molecular machines that could one day navigate the body, deliver targeted therapies, and even build nanoscale technologies.

A newly identified cellular system monitors subtle variations in genetic coding, hinting at a hidden level of control over how genes are expressed.

What if the biggest volcano on Earth looked nothing like one? Hidden far below the ocean’s surface, scientists have found a structure so immense it changes the picture entirely.

Using a 2-watt laser and a ground system built to fight atmospheric distortion, researchers report a geostationary downlink that outpaced Starlink.

We're just scratching the surface of what the innovative collaboration between human astronomers and AI can unlock.

Scientists have finally cracked how mosquitoes decide where to fly—and it’s not by following each other. Instead, each insect independently reacts to visual cues and carbon dioxide, zeroing in on humans when both signals align. Dark colors and CO2 together cr…

Contrary to what you might expect, Neanderthals did actually organize their spaces like humans, but they were less consistent.

Deep beneath a Canadian mine, researchers cracked open a fracture in the ancient rock and found water that should not exist there.

Astronomers have uncovered surprising evidence of a thick atmosphere surrounding TOI-561 b, a scorching, fast-orbiting rocky planet once thought too extreme to hold onto any gas. Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, researchers found the planet is far coo…

Life scientist Shu Xiaokun has moved to Shanghai to join Fudan University after more than two decades in the U.S., where he secured more than US$20 million in research funding.