Why we need to slow down the AI chatbot revolution
22 February 2023
Rushing the release of AI chatbots for search is a risky experiment fuelled by greed.
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Governments should use speculative fiction tools to predict the future
22 February 2023
Law-makers must act like speculative fiction authors and try to foresee how technology will change our world, says writer Ray Nayler
Was the shift to farming really the worst mistake in human history?
22 February 2023
The notion that our ancestors’ shift from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to farming was disastrous for our health is well established, but a new study should prompt a rethink, says Michael Marshall
How can you tell if a river in the UK is healthy?
21 February 2023
Pollution isn’t always easy to spot, but public data and some visual clues can give an idea of whether rivers are in a good ecological state, and help you take part in our Save Britain's Rivers campaign
Your skin microbiome may influence the wrinkles you develop with age
21 February 2023
Certain bacteria have been linked with a loss of collagen, the protein that gives youthful skin a smooth appearance. Better understanding the role of these bacteria in wrinkles and skin sagging could lead to new anti-ageing treatments
AI spots Mesopotamian archaeological sites in satellite images
21 February 2023
An artificial intelligence can identify sites of Mesopotamian remains with 80 per cent accuracy – it could help archaeologists quickly work out where to dig
Third person 'cured' of HIV after receiving stem cell cancer treatment
20 February 2023
A man has no signs of an active HIV infection after receiving stem cells from a donor who is resistant to the virus
Spine of early crawling fish was becoming more like a land animal's
20 February 2023
Scans show that the spine and ribs of Tiktaalik, one of the first fish to crawl on land, had features that are more like those of early land animals than fish
How AI chatbots in search engines will completely change the internet
17 February 2023
Moves by Google, Microsoft and Baidu to bring AI chatbots into their search engines may bring big advantages, but they could also damage many industries and change the very way we interact with the web
Green home designs put to the test in giant climate-controlled chamber
17 February 2023
Roof-mounted heat pumps and heat-harvesting showers are among the green home technologies being put through their paces in a research facility in Manchester, UK
