Fictional female robots have a long history, and it’s often quite dark
Alex Garland’s 2015 film Ex Machina and Sierra Greer’s Annie Bot (pictured below) follow a long tradition of female robots…
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Record marine heat waves in 2023 covered 96% of oceans, lasted four times longer than average
Across warming seas, record-breaking marine heat waves in 2023 underscored the growing vulnerability of ecosystems and human livelihoods. These events…
Negative social ties, like frenemies, could be ageing you
The company we keep could affect our health Rob Wilkinson/Alamy Many of us have people in our lives who bring…
Science news this week: Wolves help restore trees in Yellowstone and the largest interstellar object ever seen
In this week’s science news, we learned that the interstellar object hurtling through our solar system is the largest of…
Planting bush basil near green beans naturally repels certain pests
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the middle of summer, garden vegetables like green beans are proliferating, but so are pests…
Solar drone with wingspan wider than jumbo jet could fly for months
The Skydweller drone Skydweller A solar-powered surveillance drone with a wingspan larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet could fly…
Scientists create an artificial cell capable of navigating its environment using chemistry alone
Schematics of the minimal cell. Credit: Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia…
We are undergoing unprecedented loss of freshwater across the planet
Water is being depleted at sites around the world Intensive groundwater pumping, evaporation and melting due to rising global temperatures…
New global study shows freshwater is disappearing at alarming rates
Earth’s continents have experienced unprecedented freshwater loss since 2002, driven by climate change, unsustainable groundwater use and extreme droughts. A…
Neanderthals were probably maggot-munchers, not hyper-carnivores
Maggots in rotting meat could have been an important part of ancient diets Chronicle/Alamy Neanderthals may not have been the…