More people are considering AI lovers, and we shouldn’t judge
People are falling in love with their chatbots. There are now dozens of apps that…
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Communities near South Africa’s Kruger National Park prefer wildlife-friendly ways to earn a living over killing animals
Kruger National Park is a flagship South African conservation area home to lions, elephants, rhinos,…
modern early warning systems prevent the catastrophic death tolls of the past
The earthquake in Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula on July 30 2025 may have been one of…
Brand Scotland Goes To Germany
Young Scottish musicians will be centre stage in Germany this week as part of Scottish…
Your dog can read your mind – sort of
Your dog tilts its head when you cry, paces when you’re stressed, and somehow appears…
The Soviet Union’s secret tsunami
On July 30, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the Kamchatka peninsula,…
Light pollution is encroaching on observatories around the globe – making it harder for astronomers to study the cosmos
Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help people see in the dark of…
Major law change to criminalise small boat smuggler ads
In a blow to the people smugglers’ business model, the government has outlined new measures…
AI agents are here. Here’s what to know about what they can do – and how they can go wrong
We are entering the third phase of generative AI. First came the chatbots, followed by…
The contagion scale: which diseases spread fastest?
When the COVID pandemic hit, many people turned to the eerily prescient film Contagion (2011)…