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Corporate and political actors know more about how our minds work than we do. The right to free thought can no longer be our ‘forgotten freedom’
Animals that hibernate live longer, so could hold clues on how to slow down ageing.
It turns out Uranus actually changes colour throughout the year.
AI tools are intended to expand access to the law, but they could open up new divides.
An expert on why spiders are misunderstood and their fascinating survival strategies.
Self-driving cars still perceive what’s going on very differently to how humans do.
Plants aren’t always as good at photosynthesis as you might think. Our research project wants to help them.
AI could take us beyond the concept of smart cities, telling us how and why things happen in urban settings.
Microsoft Copilot can summarise meetings and even formulate arguments. But as good as that sounds, we shouldn’t blindly trust its accuracy.
The Peregrine and Nova-C landers are due to carry out valuable science at two diverse lunar locations.
People who are suspicious of science often assume they are understand it well – and that others agree with them.
Moons and asteroids will be visited by spacecraft from Earth next year.
The 24-hour system was independently invented multiple times.
Not all animals retreat to their shelters in cold weather.
George Lucas named Luke Skywalker’s home planet after a Tunisian town and meteorite.
There hasn’t been a lot of research into adult cat play, but a new study shows it’s not just dogs who like to play fetch.
Scientists have long been baffled by how seabirds decide where to go on their long journeys. Our study of wandering albatrosses offers new clues.
Our mammal ancestors evolved to compete with dinosaurs but may have lost something in the process.
Women are catching up with men’s drug use.
Recent studies have shown fraud is an even bigger problem than people realise.
Impress your niece or nephew with these T rex facts.
Neuromorphic computers aim to one day replicate the amazing efficiency of the brain.
H.B. Tristram was a Victorian clergyman and ornithologist who categorised a list of birds he’d found in Palestine.
While the current version of Gemini isn’t mind blowing, later iterations are likely to be much more powerful.