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A blast of radio waves hit Earth after travelling ...
A huge burst of energy that has been travelling for more than half the age of the universe is powerf...
Climate change will prompt expansion of farming in...
As the world warms, vast areas of wilderness in Russia, Canada and Alaska will become more suitable ...
Hurricanes are growing stronger much faster than t...
An analysis of all tropical storms in the Atlantic between 1971 and 2020 has confirmed that hurrican...
Hundreds of chatbots could show us how to make soc...
A newsfeed algorithm designed to counteract political polarisation could be effective, according to ...
UK’s global AI summit must provide solutions rathe...
Efforts to regulate artificial intelligence are gathering steam across the world, but some key ethic...
Why free will doesn't exist, according to Robert S...
It's hard to let go of the idea that free will exists, but neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky says that ...
Strange upward lightning shoots out X-rays as it r...
Tall buildings made from electrically conductive materials can send lightning bolts up into the heav...
Is England doing enough to stop covid-19 spreading...
New figures confirm toll of the coronavirus on hospital patients during UK’s second wave, but it’s u...
Energy-guzzling data centres could work just as we...
Data centres consume a huge amount of energy, but researchers have found a simple fix - let the serv...
Bird flu now sweeping the world evolved in Europe ...
For about 25 years, bird flu viruses typically originated in Asia – but the virus that began spreadi...
Tiniest particle accelerator is so small it could ...
A particle accelerator that measures just 0.2 mm in length uses laser light to accelerate electrons ...
Edible and delicious Chinese mitten crabs are inva...
Numbers of invasive Chinese mitten crabs are believed to be growing in the UK, causing damage to riv...
How to see the Orionid meteor shower peak this wee...
The Orionids are one of the most reliably active annual meteor showers, and with clear skies, you sh...
We may finally know how cognitive reserve protects...
Why does mental effort lead to a more resilient brain that can withstand dementia and decline? We ar...
Working with robots can make humans put in less ef...
Robots that do their job reliably can cause humans who work alongside them to be less diligent becau...
Scientists prefer feedback from ChatGPT to judgeme...
Scientific research must be reviewed by other scientists before it is published, but some researcher...
Mega penguins: These are the largest penguins to h...
No penguin alive today can compare with some of the extinct giants that once roamed the planet, incl...
Hitting the snooze button on your alarm doesn't ma...
Snoozing your alarm doesn't make you sleepier, moodier or less cognitively sharp during the day than...
