AI therapy may help with mental health, but innovation should never outpace ethics
Mental health services around the world are stretched thinner than ever. Long wait times, barriers…
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Can what you eat during pregnancy and breastfeeding affect whether your child develops food allergies?
Many questions pop up when you’re growing or raising a new baby. Among them, women…
Predictive policing AI is on the rise − making it accountable to the public could curb its harmful effects
The 2002 sci-fi thriller “Minority Report” depicted a dystopian future where a specialized police unit…
Minister for the Middle East statement on Gaza
With your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on the Middle East.…
Marine fossil found in South Africa is one of a kind, thanks to unusual preservation
A fossilised creature found in a South African roadside quarry 25 years ago has finally…
African women at higher risk of pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It’s a complication characterised by high blood pressure…
AI systems are built on English – but not the kind most of the world speaks
An estimated 90% of the training data for current generative AI systems stems from English.…
NDA celebrates 20-year partnership with Site Stakeholder Groups
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) is celebrating its unique 20-year relationship with nuclear communities with…
Forensics tool ‘reanimates’ the ‘brains’ of AIs that fail in order to understand what went wrong
From drones delivering medical supplies to digital assistants performing everyday tasks, AI-powered systems are becoming…
Can a wooden spoon really stop a pot from boiling over? Here’s the science
One moment, your spaghetti is happily bubbling away in the pot. A minute later, after…