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AI doesn't know 'no' – and that's a huge problem f...
Many AI models fail to recognise negation words such as “no” and “not”, which means they can’t easil...
Attempt to reach expert consensus on teens and pho...
There are a range of competing views on whether smartphones and social media are harmful to adolesce...
This new book is a one-sided attempt to puncture t...
The AI Con by Emily Bender and Alex Hanna wants to expose the hype generated by large artificial int...
Capuchin monkeys are stealing howler monkey babies...
A group of white-faced capuchins on a remote island have started stealing infants from another prima...
Why honing your sense of smell could keep you shar...
A declining ability to detect scents is linked to conditions including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. ...
Cervix-on-a-chip inspires potential new treatment ...
Using human cells, researchers were able to create a novel cervix-on-a-chip model to study how the v...
Is the COP30 climate summit already in crisis, wit...
Mounting concerns about Brazil's approach to the COP30 climate summit have observers asking whether ...
US East Coast faces rising seas as crucial Atlanti...
The weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is boosting the sea level al...
Babies start showing empathy even before they can ...
When adults pretended to be in pain, children as young as 9 months old comforted them, pushing back ...
The most – and least – satisfying jobs out there, ...
Some jobs are more satisfying than others, and they're not necessarily the ones with a high income o...
Toxic waste is spilling on to beaches as rising se...
Waste from old landfill sites is spilling onto beaches as rising seas erode coastlines - and some of...
Toxic waste is spilling onto beaches as rising sea...
Waste from old landfill sites is spilling onto beaches as rising seas erode coastlines - and some of...
Could a $125 billion investment fund halt global d...
The Tropical Forests Forever Facility, an initiative spearheaded by Brazil, would raise money from i...
Risk of a star destroying the solar system is high...
Stars that pass close to the solar system could pull planets out of alignment, sending them hurtling...
An interview with Larry Niven – Ringworld author a...
The author of Ringworld, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, is quizzed on everything f...
Are entangled qubits following a quantum Moore's l...
Several recent experiments showcase a sharp increase in the number of quantum bits that can be entan...
Baby with rare disease given world-first personal ...
An infant with a severe genetic condition has shown signs of improvement after receiving a gene-edit...
Physicists reveal the secret to chopping onions wi...
Slicing an onion releases tear-inducing chemicals into the air, but the sharpness of the knife and t...
