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Astronomers discovered a faint, cold gas giant planet orbiting the young star Beta Pictoris after 11 years of observation. Two independent teams using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope and NASA's Webb Space Telescope confirmed the dimmest directly imaged exoplanet, which is 100 times fainter than previously known planets and offers insights into planetary system formation.

World Sailing is conducting its first life cycle assessment of Olympic sailing equipment to measure environmental impact and inform sustainable changes. The initiative, led by sustainability director Alexandra Rickham, involves data collection from boat builders and athletes to identify reduction strategies, such as reusable materials and recycling, with support from partners like Marine Futures and 11th Hour Racing.

World Sailing is conducting its first life cycle assessment of Olympic sailing equipment to evaluate environmental impacts from production to disposal. The initiative, led by sustainability director Alexandra Rickham, aims to inform future changes by analyzing materials like carbon fiber and recycling practices, with data collected from boat builders and athletes to guide interventions.

World Sailing is conducting a first-time life cycle assessment of Olympic sailing equipment to reduce its environmental impact. The project, led by sustainability director Alexandra Rickham, involves data collection from builders and athletes to inform decisions on materials, design, and reuse. Collaborators include Marine Futures and 11th Hour Racing, aiming to embed sustainability into the sport's future.

Scientists from the University of Edinburgh suggest that endometriosis could be diagnosed using a blood test, as people with the condition exhibit a distinct pattern of hormones.

Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell by scientists at the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh, was born on July 5, 1996. On the same date in 1687, Isaac Newton first published his Principia Mathematica.

People in the UK with hypermobility conditions are waiting up to 21 years for a diagnosis while experiencing symptoms like chronic pain and partially dislocated joints. A study by the University of Edinburgh, the largest of its kind in the UK, found low awareness of hypermobility spectrum disorders and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome among British healthcare professionals.

The AI industry is using techniques similar to those used by tobacco and oil companies to influence government policy and regulation, according to a study by researchers at several universities. The study found patterns of corporate capture, where regulations and public bodies act in the interest of the industry rather than citizens. The researchers analyzed news stories and identified mechanisms such as narrative capture and elusion of law.

A study claiming ChatGPT positively impacts student learning has been retracted due to discrepancies in analysis and lack of confidence in conclusions. The study was published nearly a year ago and had gained hundreds of citations. The retraction was made by journal publisher Springer Nature.