Wikipedia’s ‘neutrality’ has always been complicated. New rules will make questioning it harder
Last month, the American non-profit organisation behind Wikipedia issued draft guidelines for researchers studying how…
As the status quo shifts, we’re becoming more forgiving when algorithms mess up
New inventions — like the printing press, magnetic compasses, steam engines, calculators and the internet…
It’s challenging to predict extreme thunderstorms — improving this will help reduce their deadly and costly impacts
Our ability to predict extreme weather from thunderstorms, like the recent catastrophic flash floods in…
Ukraine’s drone air war has given Zelensky additional bargaining power with Putin – new research
Donald Trump appears to be making another attempt to organise a three-way summit with Vladimir…
Today’s humanoid robots look remarkable, but there’s a design flaw holding them back
Watch Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot doing training routines, or the latest humanoids from Figure loading…
this is what happens to your body when it’s deprived of food
Hunger exists on a spectrum. On the one end is food insecurity, where people are…
Philadelphia is using AI-driven cameras to keep bus lanes clear – transparency can help build trust in the system
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority piloted a new enforcement tool in Philadelphia in 2023: AI-powered…
Transgender, nonbinary and disabled people more likely to view AI negatively, study shows
AI seems to be well on its way to becoming pervasive. You hear rumbles of…
This stone tool is over 1 million years old. How did its maker get to Sulawesi without a boat?
Stone tools dating to at least 1.04 million years ago have been found on the…
Move over Mercury – Chiron is in retrograde. What even is Chiron?
You might have seen an interesting phrase popping up in your social media feeds lately:…