Conspiracy theorist tactics show it’s too easy to get around Facebook’s content policies
During the COVID pandemic, social media platforms were swarmed by far-right and anti-vaccination communities that…
Dark matter may form exploding stars – and observing the damage could help reveal what it’s made of
Dark matter is a ghostly substance that astronomers have failed to detect for decades, yet…
Prestigious journals make it hard for scientists who don’t speak English to get published. And we all lose out
For the first time in history, a single language dominates global scientific communication. But the…
Turning off TikTok is a big risk for the Democrats
Popular social media platform TikTok stands accused of holding US data in China, fostering censorship,…
AI’s excessive water consumption threatens to drown out its environmental contributions
Water is needed for development, production and consumption, yet we are overusing and polluting an…
Planet cannibalism is common, says cosmic ‘twin study’
How stable are planetary systems? Will Earth and its seven siblings always continue in their…
How a balloon-borne experiment can do the job of the Hubble space telescope
An astronomical telescope designed to complement the ageing Hubble Space Telescope lifted off from New…
Conspiracy theorists seem to favour an intuitive thinking style – here’s why that’s important
I have been researching the psychology of conspiracy beliefs for seven years now and people…
AI can help predict whether a patient will respond to specific tuberculosis treatments, paving way for personalized care
Tuberculosis is the world’s deadliest bacterial infection. It afflicted over 10 million people and took…
Chilling out rather than blowing off steam is a better way to manage anger − new review of 154 studies reveals what works
Some commonly recommended tactics for managing anger, including hitting a punching bag, jogging and cycling,…