Satellite observations show the ice sheets are melting faster than expected, and slowing sea level rise to a manageable rate would require lowering the global temperature below the current level ​Satellite observations show the ice sheets are melting faster than expected, and slowing sea level rise to a manageable rate would require lowering the global …

Sea level will rise fast even if we limit global warming to 1.5°C Read More »

Many AI models fail to recognise negation words such as “no” and “not”, which means they can’t easily distinguish between medical images labelled as showing a disease and images labelled as not showing the disease ​Many AI models fail to recognise negation words such as “no” and “not”, which means they can’t easily distinguish between …

AI doesn’t know ‘no’ – and that’s a huge problem for medical bots Read More »

There are a range of competing views on whether smartphones and social media are harmful to adolescents, and an attempt to settle the debate has instead sparked more disagreement ​There are a range of competing views on whether smartphones and social media are harmful to adolescents, and an attempt to settle the debate has instead …

Attempt to reach expert consensus on teens and phones ends in argument Read More »

A group of white-faced capuchins on a remote island have started stealing infants from another primate species, and researchers don’t know why ​A group of white-faced capuchins on a remote island have started stealing infants from another primate species, and researchers don’t know why A group of white-faced capuchins on a remote island have started stealing …

Capuchin monkeys are stealing howler monkey babies in weird fad Read More »

Using human cells, researchers were able to create a novel cervix-on-a-chip model to study how the vaginal microbiome affects pregnancy ​Using human cells, researchers were able to create a novel cervix-on-a-chip model to study how the vaginal microbiome affects pregnancy Using human cells, researchers were able to create a novel cervix-on-a-chip model to study how the …

Cervix-on-a-chip inspires potential new treatment for preterm birth Read More »

Mounting concerns about Brazil’s approach to the COP30 climate summit have observers asking whether the meeting will be able to tackle the difficult choices involved in curbing emissions ​Mounting concerns about Brazil’s approach to the COP30 climate summit have observers asking whether the meeting will be able to tackle the difficult choices involved in curbing …

Is the COP30 climate summit already in crisis, with six months to go? Read More »

Dark matter is thought to only interact through gravity, which is why it is so difficult to spot, but now evidence is growing for a type of dark matter that can also stick to itself ​Dark matter is thought to only interact through gravity, which is why it is so difficult to spot, but now …

Strange ‘sticky’ dark matter could be lurking in a distant galaxy Read More »