Docker is a widely used developer tool that first simplifies the assembly of an application stack (docker build), then allows for the rapid distribution of the resulting executabl ...

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Officials with Zoo Knoxville said Dolly, the giant reticulated python, got a comprehensive health evaluation for the first time in five years. Dolly got a full physical assessment, ...

In a bid to treat blindness, Life Biosciences will try out potent cellular reprogramming technology on volunteers. When Elon Musk was at Davos last week, an interviewer asked him if he thought aging ...

She needed a moo-sage. Utilizing implements isn’t limited to primates and brainiac birds. A brown cow named Veronika was documented using tools with impressive skill for the first time ever, ...

Veronika, a cow living in an idyllic mountain village in the Austrian countryside, has spent years perfecting the art of scratching herself with sticks, rakes, and deck brushes. Now that scientists ...

First Lady Melania Trump advanced her mission to improve America’s children’s understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) today. Her goal to empower the next generation with AI and education reached ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it takes for cells to behave in desired ways—for example, getting them to produce ...

Kshitij Rai and Ronan O’Connell, co-first authors on the study, worked on the project during their time as doctoral students in Caleb Bashor's laboratory at Rice University. HOUSTON – (Jan. 14, 2026) ...

British lender Lloyds Banking Group is claiming bragging rights for completing the first U.K. gilt purchase using tokenized deposits, or blockchain representations of fiat currency bank deposits.

The native just-in-time compiler in Python 3.15 can speed up code by as much as 20% or more, although it’s still experimental. JITing, or “just-in-time” compilation, can make relatively slow ...