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Why AI must learn to admit ignorance and say 'I do...
The ability to admit ignorance could be a sign of truly intelligent AI, and a new quiz of unsolved o...
Over 70 per cent of students in US survey use AI f...
Many children in the US seem to be using a chatbot to help them with their work, despite the risks o...
The US Navy wants to use quantum computers for war...
The US Navy has many tasks it wants quantum devices to tackle, from setting maintenance schedules to...
The sun may spit out giant solar flares more often...
A survey of more than 56,000 sun-like stars reveals that “superflares” that could play havoc with el...
Ancient genomes reveal when modern humans and Nean...
The oldest genomes ever recovered from modern humans have helped pin down when and how the momentous...
What are the mystery drones flying over the US?
Large drones have been spotted flying over the US for weeks, and state and federal officials say the...
Magic mushrooms found in Africa are a species new ...
A fungus named Psilocybe ochraceocentrata is the closest relative of a widely cultivated psychedelic...
Global forecast for 2025 sees temperatures falling...
La Niña conditions are expected to lead to a slightly cooler average global surface temperature in 2...
Bowel cancer is rising in younger people around th...
More and more people under 50 have been diagnosed with bowel cancer in different parts of the world ...
Parker Solar Probe will soon go deeper into the su...
On 24 December, the Parker Solar Probe will be the closest human-made object ever to a star, taking ...
Another record has been set for the most entangled...
Just a few months after the previous record was set, a start-up called Quantinuum has announced that...
To fix the world's problems, we need both optimism...
Solving challenges like climate change not only requires ambitious targets, but also an honest appra...
Pigeons are misunderstood: These little-known fact...
They were loved by Charles Darwin, they build brilliantly bad nests and they even produce a kind of ...
Earth may have had its water delivered by a vast c...
Rather than getting its water from impacts, our planet may have drawn in water vapour after the sun ...
Liquid metal unlocks a way to make artificial bloo...
The unusual properties of gallium have helped scientists to create delicate moulds that can be used ...
Pre-eclampsia could be treated with mRNA technolog...
Hope for a much-needed treatment for the common pregnancy complication pre-eclampsia has been raised...
Space was for sale in 2024 as private missions led...
From the first private moon landing to the first civilian spacewalk, Elon Musk’s SpaceX helped drive...
The amazing talents of pigeons – and why we should...
Rats of the sky? Pigeons are often the target of human ire, but there's a lot to cherish – or at lea...
