Australia wants to ban social media for under-16s, but it won't work
Attempts to prevent Australian children from accessing social media are likely to…
Droidspeak: AI models work together faster when they speak their own language
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COP29: Satellites spot methane leaks – but ‘super-emitters’ don’t fix them
A methane plume at least 4.8 kilometres long billows into the atmosphere…
Plumes of pollution from big factories can make it snow
Factory aerosols can transform the clouds aboveGetty Images/iStockphoto Plumes of pollution from…
Mounting evidence points to air pollution as a cause of eczema
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2024 Booker prize goes to Samantha Harvey’s novel Orbital, set over 24 hours on the ISS
The International Space StationMSFC/NASA Samantha Harvey, who has won the UK’s top…
How a single gopher restored a landscape devastated by a volcano
The northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) brings unexpected ecosystem benefitsAll Canada Photos/Alamy…
AI helps robot dogs navigate the real world
Four-legged robot dogs learned to perform new tricks by practising in a…
Chimps do better at difficult tasks when they have an audience
A chimpanzee tackling a number test on a touch screenAkiho Muramatsu The…
Watch elephants use a hose to shower themselves – and prank others
Elephants are masters at using a hose – considered a complex tool…
