Worms navigate narrow paths faster than wide ones – these findings could inform robot design
You might naturally expect a wide, open path to be faster and easier to navigate…
What would you see if you had one eye on the back of your head and the other in the front?
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3D scans of Tasmanian tiger’s skull reveal it had crocodile-style snapping jaws
Some 90 years after the death of the last documented thylacine – better known as…
AI is eating website traffic, websites are blocking AI – and reliable information is getting harder to find
For 30 years, the world wide web has run on a surprisingly profound social contract:…
I’m part of the team writing the next bible of psychiatry – for the first time, the DSM will use biology to understand mental disorders
The “bible” of clinical psychiatry – the DSM, short for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual…
How AI-powered policing is endangering the public’s trust in police
Since the release of ChatGPT in 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated the cultural landscape.…
how ancient Greeks and Romans tried to treat sick birds
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A black fungus is thriving in the midst of Ireland’s whiskey boom – we need to know more about it
Irish whiskey is one of Ireland’s great export success stories. Exports were worth over €930…
Changes to Facebook and Instagram are key part of Meta’s $17B settlement with the states over harm to teens
Meta has agreed to pay up to US$17 billion over 10 years to settle claims…
South Africa produces enough food, yet millions face hunger. Better cold storage could help change that
South Africa can produce enough food for its population, according to official statistics. But millions…