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Neuralink Plans to Test Whether Its Brain Implant Can Control a Robotic Arm

Elon Musk’s brain implant company is launching...

What will it take to solve our planet’s plastic pollution crisis?

Countries are meeting in South Korea this...

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What will it take to solve our planet’s plastic pollution crisis?

Countries are meeting in South Korea this week to hash out the final details of a global treaty aimed at eliminating plastic pollution — here's what experts say it...

Older people may have better immunity against bird flu virus

Most people born before 1968 have antibodies against flu viruses similar to the H5N1...

How a unique puppy kindergarten lab put the science into dog training

Most dogs aren't bred to feel at ease in our homes, but scientists studying...

This start-up is removing carbon from a polluted New York City river

Projects to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by making the oceans less acidic...

Why gene editors want to treat fetuses when they are still in the womb

Gene editing in the womb could be more effective than the same treatment after...

Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

Nearly 20 million people have joined Bluesky, a social network that gives you fine-grained control over what you see and who you interact with....

A giant hornet from Asia has appeared in Europe for the first time

Four southern giant hornets have been identified in northern Spain, leading to concerns that the species could harm native insects if it becomes widespread

Wild cavefish can somehow survive with almost no sleep at all

Several populations of Mexican tetra fish that live in darkness have independently evolved to need hardly any sleep, but the reason why is a...

AI maths assistant could help solve problems that humans are stuck on

Most mathematicians have been reluctant to start working with artificial intelligence, but a new tool developed by researchers at Meta may change that

We may have solved the mystery of what froze Earth’s inner core

A supercomputer simulation of iron and carbon atoms in Earth’s inner core may explain how a molten ball at the centre of our planet...

Quantum time crystals could be used to store energy

The weird thermodynamics found in time crystals could be harnessed to store energy in a quantum battery-like device

We’re starting to understand why some people regain weight they lost

Changes to the structure of DNA within fat cells may be why it is often so hard to keep weight off after you have...

Countries are cheating their way to net zero by overrelying on forests

Leading researchers warn that relying on "passive" carbon sinks such as forests to absorb ongoing carbon emissions will doom the world to continued warming

Vital Atlantic Ocean current is already weakening due to melting ice

A study modelling the impact of melting ice suggests scientists have underestimated the risk that an important ocean current will shut down and cause...

Evidence is growing that microbes in your mouth contribute to cancer

The oral microbiome is increasingly being linked to head and neck cancer, but we don't yet understand its exact role

Australia wants to ban social media for under-16s, but it won’t work

Attempts to prevent Australian children from accessing social media are likely to fail, and could do more harm than good

AI models work together faster when they speak their own language

Letting AI models communicate with each other in their internal mathematical language, rather than translating back and forth to English, could accelerate their task-solving...

Satellites spot methane leaks – but ‘super-emitters’ don’t fix them

Governments and companies almost never take action when satellites alert them about large methane leaks coming from oil and gas infrastructure

A 200-year-old mystery about newts has finally been solved

A genetic flaw dooms half of all crested newts to die before they hatch – now we know how this baffling evolutionary quirk came...
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