Science
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UK plans to favour AI over creators with a new copyright regime
Many AI models are trained on copyrighted material Metamorworks/Getty Images The UK government has announced plans to allow artificial intelligence…
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The best and weirdest photos of robots from 2024
A 2D facial robot covered with living skin Takeuchi et al. This bizarre smiling face is made from living human…
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Is social media fuelling a rise in eating disorders?
Images and videos of airbrushed bodies come thick and fast on social media martin-dm/Getty Images On many social media sites,…
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The wild physics that could actually be used to build a time machine
The bartender says: “We don’t serve time travellers in here.” A time traveller walks into a bar. OK, yes, I…
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Liquid metal particles can self-assemble into electronics
A crosshatch pattern of wires created by self-assembling liquid metal particles Julia Chang / North Carolina State University Self-assembling electronics…
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Plastic chemicals linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide
Plastic food packaging can expose people to chemicals such as bisphenol A (BPA) Shutterstock/Trong Nguyen Hundreds of thousands of deaths…
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A festival of stunning animal pictures from 2024
A fluffy longhorn beetle James Tweed On a camping trip in Queensland, Australia, insect researcher James Tweed snapped a shot…
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Saturn’s rings may be far older than we thought
Saturn and its rings, as imaged by the Cassini spacecraft in 2016 NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute The rings of Saturn could…
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The surprising maths that explains why coincidences are so common
Eerie events often have mundane explanations Luciano De Polo Stokkete/Alamy I had a strange experience in a cafe recently. When…
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From Tesla to Trump, Elon Musk had a very busy 2024
How this moment for AI will change society forever (and how it won’t) There is no doubt that the latest…
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