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2SA3JYH Various Artificial Intelligence mobile apps, DeepSeek open-source large language models app on January 28, 2025 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Technology

DeepSeek has burst the AI hype bubble 鈥� now all bets are off

The Chinese firm threatens the dominance of Silicon Valley鈥檚 AI elite, and its innovations show the technology could be more affordable and less costly to the environment

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Space

These interstellar spaceship designs are wildly impractical

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F7WX9A Adult Eurasian Lynx / Eurasischer Luchs ( Lynx lynx ) rests on a pretty thin branch, looks alert.

Environment

Rewild the UK with lynx soon? Not a cat in hell鈥檚 chance, sadly

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 29: Pro Affirmative Action supporters and and counter protestors shout at each outside of the Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday, June 29, 2023 in Washington, DC. In a 6-3 vote, Supreme Court Justices ruled that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional, setting precedent for affirmative action in other universities and colleges. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Society

Building a true meritocracy means removing barriers, not ignoring them

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GJ9N8T DARK NEBULA

Physics

Why we should talk about invisible matter, not dark matter

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Mind

The human sense of smell is quite good, and matters more than you know

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Health

Wake up to the bigger picture on how to get a better night鈥檚 sleep

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2RTXJED A common garden spider (Araneus diadematus) spins an circular orb web in the back garden of a south London home, on 15th September 2023, in London, England.

Technology

Could spider silk be the answer to sustainable fashion?

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Health

What’s next in the fight against malaria?

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2GNHAFF Plakat: SOS. Am 24. September 2021 versammelten sich in Munchen 29.000 Menschen beim Globalen Klimastreik vor der Bundestagswahl, um ein deutliches Zeichen fur Klimaschutz & Umweltschutz, die Einhaltung des Pariser Abkommens und das 1,5 Grad Ziel und um Druck auf die Wahler*innen sowie die Parteien auszuuben. * On September 24, 2021 29,000 people joined the global climate strike two days before the German Parliamentary Elections in Munich, Germany. They protested to show a clear message for climate and environmental protection, for the Paris Agreement & the 1.5 degree goal, and to make pre

Environment

Are we entering a dangerous new phase of climate change?

A series of events, from the California wildfires to evidence we passed 1.5 degrees last year, suggests wild weather will become even more common

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Humans

Ancient humans understood the future and the past pretty much as we do

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Technology

Children are being overlooked in conversations about AI

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Technology

A healthy dose of AI can improve medical care and save lives

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Health

How the covid-19 pandemic distorted our experience of time

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