Science & Space

Can people be persuaded not to believe disinformation?

AI chatbots and critical thinking courses might help

Why don’t seals drown?

They can time their dives to match their blood oxygen

Rumours on social media could cause sick people to feel...

They are powerful triggers of an inverse placebo effect

Can Musk put people on Mars?

Whether successful or not, his attempt to do so will reshape America’s space pro...

How harmful are electronic cigarettes?

The risks of vaping may be worth the benefits

Climate change may make it harder to spot submarines

The sound of their engines will not travel as far

Mitochondria transplants could cure diseases and length...

A technique that may create a new field of medicine

Is red meat unhealthy?

Overdoing it could give you heart disease or cancer

How Daylight Saving Time affects your sleep and diet

This annual time shift has long-lasting effects on health

Motors in the wheels take EVs further

Simpler to build, lighter and extra range

What does space miso taste like?

It should make the diets of astronauts more interesting

The tricky task of calculating AI’s energy use

Making models less thirsty may not lessen their environmental impact

AI models can help generate cleaner power

Energy companies are using them to increase efficiency and spot problems

Researchers lift the lid on how reasoning models actual...

They plan sentences far in advance. They also bullshit themselves when reasoning...

Could data centres ever be built in orbit?

A startup called Starcloud has plans to do just that

Electric vehicles also cause air pollution

Though fume-free, their brake pads and tyres disintegrate over time

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