Underground nuclear tests are hard to detect. A new method can spot them 99% of the time
Since the first detonation of an atomic bomb in 1945, more than 2,000 nuclear weapons…
The brain is the most complicated object in the universe. This is the story of scientists’ quest to decode it – and read people’s minds
In the middle of 2023, a study conducted by the HuthLab at the University of…
What Americans like and dislike about getting news on social media
Social media plays a crucial role in Americans’ news consumption. Half of all U.S. adults…
Using AI to monitor the internet for terror content is inescapable – but also fraught with pitfalls
Every minute, millions of social media posts, photos and videos flood the internet. On average,…
Synthetic human embryos let researchers study early development while sidestepping ethical and logistical hurdles
Embryonic development, also known as embryogenesis, is a cornerstone in understanding the origins of life.…
DOJ funding pipeline subsidizes questionable big data surveillance technologies
Predictive policing has been shown to be an ineffective and biased policing tool. Yet, the…
A 380-million-year old predatory fish from Central Australia is finally named after decades of digging
More than 380 million years ago, a sleek, air-breathing predatory fish patrolled the rivers of…
How we used large language models to identify guests on popular podcasts
Our recent report on podcast guests involved a fairly daunting research challenge: identifying all the…
Venture capitalists are backing a ‘steroid Olympics’ to find out what happens when athletes are doped to the gills
For many, elite sport is the quintessential human endeavour. It drives ferocious competition, captures unconditional…
How long did Neanderthals and modern humans co-exist in Europe? Evidence is growing it may have been at least 10,000 years
The idea that two different human species, Homo sapiens (us) and Neanderthals, co-existed in western…