Washing your clothing on high temperature cycles may not completely disinfect it, researchers have found, because washing machines don’t necessarily sustain high enough temperatures ​Washing your clothing on high temperature cycles may not completely disinfect it, researchers have found, because washing machines don’t necessarily sustain high enough temperatures Washing your clothing on high temperature cycles may …

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Research aiming to answer the great mystery of how consciousness arises is continuing to spark debate, with arguments over whether one leading idea – integrated information theory – even counts as science ​Research aiming to answer the great mystery of how consciousness arises is continuing to spark debate, with arguments over whether one leading idea …

Bitter argument breaks out over controversial theory of consciousness Read More »

A global survey of microplastics in oceans reveals that tiny particles of plastic are prevalent throughout the water column, which could harm marine ecosystems and affect carbon storage in the deep sea ​A global survey of microplastics in oceans reveals that tiny particles of plastic are prevalent throughout the water column, which could harm marine …

Microplastics could be hampering the ocean’s ability to capture carbon Read More »

AI-powered deepfake videos with altered facial expressions can display realistic heartbeats through skin colour changes, which may hinder one deepfake detection method ​AI-powered deepfake videos with altered facial expressions can display realistic heartbeats through skin colour changes, which may hinder one deepfake detection method AI-powered deepfake videos with altered facial expressions can display realistic heartbeats through …

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Human wounds take almost three times as long to heal as those of other primates, which may come down to our lack of fur ​Human wounds take almost three times as long to heal as those of other primates, which may come down to our lack of fur Human wounds take almost three times as long …

Our wounds heal slower than the cuts and scrapes of other primates Read More »

The Trump administration has dismissed all of the researchers working on the next installment of the National Climate Assessment, a crucial report on how climate change is affecting the country ​The Trump administration has dismissed all of the researchers working on the next installment of the National Climate Assessment, a crucial report on how climate …

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One of the most famous findings in physics could be wrong – the double-slit experiment was long thought to confirm that light can be a wave, but its results can be fully explained using only quantum particles ​One of the most famous findings in physics could be wrong – the double-slit experiment was long thought …

‘Dark photon’ theory of light aims to tear up a century of physics Read More »

Users of the r/ChangeMyView subreddit have expressed outrage at the revelation that researchers at the University of Zurich were secretly using the site for an AI-powered experiment in persuasion ​Users of the r/ChangeMyView subreddit have expressed outrage at the revelation that researchers at the University of Zurich were secretly using the site for an AI-powered …

Reddit users were subjected to AI-powered experiment without consent Read More »