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What happens to microplastics when swallowed? In earthworms, they do not leave the digestive tract
Globally, humanity now produces a staggering 450 million tonnes of plastic every year. From food…
Why the US government shut down Anthropic’s latest Claude AI model
On June 12, artificial intelligence (AI) lab Anthropic suspended access to its latest Claude models,…
Criminal fly-tipping gangs are costing governments millions – AI and drones can help track waste dumpers
Illegal waste dumping in the UK is no longer a marginal nuisance. It is increasingly…
HIV enters the brain and doesn’t leave – paradoxically, drugs intended to reduce brain inflammation increase virus levels
HIV can damage the brain and cause memory and cognitive problems. And once HIV enters…
how fear traps young men
Forced labour in cybercrime might call to mind scam compounds in south-east Asia. A growing…
A 5.3 million-year-old whale graveyard has been found on the floor of the Indian Ocean
When a whale dies, a very special natural phenomenon can come alive. The carcass might…
Killing cancer requires immune cells to infiltrate tumors’ hostile microenvironment – sugar shields can help them break in
You might think of cancer as a mass of rogue cells that grow uncontrollably. But…