Artificially intelligent robot perpetuates racist and sexist prejudice
27 June 2022
Virtual robot run by artificial intelligence acts in a way that conforms to toxic stereotypes when asked to pick faces that belong to criminals or homemakers
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Rogue planets with weird atmospheres and no star could host life
27 June 2022
Worlds that hold onto their dense primordial atmospheres of hydrogen and helium may stay warm enough to maintain liquid water on their surfaces, even without starlight
26 US states are likely to ban abortion to the fullest extent possible
27 June 2022
After the US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade, abortion bans in states such as Louisiana and Tennessee won't include exceptions for cases of rape or incest
Glycaemic index is a poor predictor of how foods raise blood sugar
25 June 2022
A study of people with prediabetes shows that the same foods affect blood sugar levels very differently. The findings add to a growing body of evidence undermining the idea of a standard glycaemic index
Was warfare responsible for the origin of complex civilisation?
24 June 2022
An effort to track global changes in human society over the past 10,000 years concludes that warfare drove an increase in social complexity – but others are unconvinced by the work
How can the global monkeypox outbreak be controlled?
24 June 2022
With the number of confirmed cases exceeding 3500, the World Health Organization's emergency committee may declare it a public health emergency of international concern – its highest alert level – in the coming days
UK minister says EU is ‘weaponising science’ in Brexit deal row
24 June 2022
The UK is making plans to launch its own science funding programme in September, science minister George Freeman tells New Scientist, if the EU refuses access to the Horizon scheme
Amazon reviews saying candles are scentless may signal covid-19 cases
24 June 2022
A loss of smell is a key covid-19 symptom, with researchers finding a link between increasing coronavirus cases in the US and Amazon reviews complaining a scented candle is odourless
UK's largest carbon capture project will turn CO2 into baking soda
23 June 2022
Tata Chemicals Europe's plant at Northwich will eventually capture 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year for use in making sodium biocarbonate
75 per cent of the world's top websites allow bad passwords
23 June 2022
An analysis of 120 of the world's top-ranked English-language websites has found that many of them allow weak passwords, including those that can be easily guessed, such as “abc123456” and “P@$$w0rd”
