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‘Insect-eye’ compass can navigate by the sun even ...
By mimicking how some insects use polarised light to navigate, a light-detecting compass can tell wh...
Long covid: What we now know about its causes and ...
Almost four years after the first cases emerged, we are accumulating evidence about the physiology b...
The Future of Language review: Powerful tech will ...
AI and a raft of revolutionary technologies are poised to transform how we communicate, says a new b...
AI can figure out sewing patterns from a single ph...
Creating a sewing pattern from an existing garment can be a time-consuming task, but now an artifici...
It's easier to chat at parties if you don't know t...
Background music is less distracting at parties if you're unfamiliar with the songs being played, ac...
It is easier to chat at parties if you don't know ...
Background music is less distracting at parties if you are unfamiliar with the songs being played, a...
AIs can trick each other into doing things they ar...
Many artificial intelligence models available to the public are designed to refuse harmful or illega...
Strange way black holes lose energy could help sol...
The spin of black holes may be harnessed by their magnetic fields, which release hundreds of million...
People feel more creative after using cannabis – t...
There is no strong evidence that taking cannabis improves our ingenuity, although it does make users...
Cyborg jellyfish have a swimming cap and electric ...
Equipping jellyfish with artificial aids can boost their speed and could allow them to carry ocean s...
Abandoned coal mines could store wind energy
Surplus wind power can be used to heat up water in flooded mines – a test of the idea is being plann...
A mysterious, incredibly energetic cosmic ray has ...
A cosmic ray dubbed Amaterasu is the second most powerful one we have ever seen, beaten only by the ...
Did Homo naledi bury its dead? Debate rages over h...
Studies earlier this year claimed that the extinct hominin Homo naledi buried its dead and produced ...
Pneumonia in China: Everything we know so far abou...
Unexplained pneumonia cases among children in China may be a result of common respiratory infections...
AI cleaning robot can tidy up clothes in a messy b...
Cameras and a grasping arm help this robot pick up a pile of discarded clothes and put them in a lau...
Not sleeping enough before surgery may increase pa...
Mice that were deprived of sleep before surgery experienced more pain and inflammation afterwards th...
Mercury has salt glaciers that could provide the c...
Mercury may have deep underground salt glaciers that encircle the whole planet and could possibly cr...
What is ‘loss and damage’ and why is it a central ...
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai could see countries agree on key details of a long-awaited fund to...
