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ChatGPT chatbot on phone screen

Technology

Huge AI models can be halved in size without degrading performance

A way to cut the scale of artificial intelligence models by 60 per cent could save huge amounts of energy and make them more accessible

Cropped shot of an unrecognisable man sitting alone at home and suffering from arthritis in his hands - stock photo

Health

Vagus nerve receptors may be key to controlling inflammation

Two people, little girl playing with toy blocks, her mother is sitting next to her at home.

Mind

Children aged 5 are better at switching their attention than chimps

Observational studies suggest that puzzles may ward off dementia, but this has not been proven

Health

Lifestyle may affect your dementia risk but the extent is exaggerated

common starfish, common European seastar (Asterias rubens), at an underwater plant, view from above - Image ID: 2M0FA0C (RM)

Life

Marine heatwaves could wipe out all common sea stars by 2100

A plane landing

Technology

Will we ever see commercial plane flights without human pilots?

Slight overheating chicken eggs during their incubation makes male chicks more sociable

Life

Male chicks are more sociable if they were grown in warmer eggs

A herd of cows with GPS transmitters. Dairy cows with GPS collars - stock photo

Environment

Ranchers are using GPS-collars to herd livestock with virtual fences

Technology

ChatGPT detector could help spot cheaters using AI to write essays

Google data centre

Technology

Google has finally revealed how much water its data centres use

Google had previously kept its data centre water usage secret but it has recently revealed how many billions of litres it uses each year

Technology

Mathematical trick lets hackers shame people into fixing software bugs

Health

Spraying drugs up the nose may help heal the brain after a stroke

Life

Trilobites used trident-like horns to fight over mates like stags

Society

Journals publish disproportionate number of papers by their editors