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A fusion of public and private investment appears to herald a new push towards developing the ultimate clean, limitless energy source.
The newest OpenAI text-generator is a marked improvement over its predecessor – but it still has its pitfalls.
Many digital services currently hosted on social media platforms are critical to democracy. Governments must build alternative infrastructures that allow citizens to control their own data.
The human Y chromosome could disappear over time, putting our species in jeopardy. But some rodents have managed just fine without it – and we now know how.
Hundreds of thousands of antennas across the Western Australian outback will transform our view of the Universe.
The European Space Agency has recruited the world’s first-ever disabled astronaut. But we’re still a long way from space being accessible to all.
Sunscreen is one of the most important ways to protect yourself from skin cancer – but to be reliable, it has to be tested on brave volunteers.
The stars, planets and Milky Way we see at night are part of a wilderness shared across the globe and across centuries. But does BlueWalker 3 herald a night sky polluted with bright satellites?
Individuals, businesses and organisations around the world have felt the ripples – sometimes waves – from the FTX crash. Kim Jong-un is likely feeling them too.
When a black hole tears apart a star, it feeds on the debris and launches a powerful jet.
The story of Meta’s latest AI model shows the pitfalls of machine learning – and a disregard for potential risks.
Commercial tests often provide inconsistent results. Here are six questions to ask yourself before you pay for one.
Drones have great potential for carrying out important tasks that are just too hard for humans; delivering fast food isn’t one of them.
The biotech sector uses climate change as an urgent argument for more funding and fewer regulatory hurdles. But the urgency of climate change raises the risk of superficial claims and actions.
Could tectonic processes in the early Earth have contributed to the rise of oxygen?
Inspiring our children to value and connect with science is key to improving society – and there are ways to do this safely in the classroom.
Rhesus monkeys respond to fearful body language in members of their own species, as well as humans and cats.
What’s the connection between #EatWithMe videos and mukbang? And what are we to make of claims they could help people overcome a fear of eating?
The AI leans on a particular tactic for its success. If you knew what it was, beating it would get drastically easier.
A psychological mechanism called ‘motivated reasoning’ helps us justify the ethical burden away.
Our relationship with money is complex – but when it comes time to indulge or resist the sales, a few tricks can help your spending.
The Java quake was so devastating in part because it occurred so close to the surface.
From space to the outback, meteorite-tracking tools are building the knowledge we need to prepare for a future asteroid impact.
With the World Cup under way (bringing in more traffic) and more than 1,000 employees having reportedly resigned, concerns for the platform’s future are warranted.