Women politicians judged more harshly than men, research finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When women political candidates deviate from expectations or the views of their party, they are judged…
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DeepMind and OpenAI claim gold in International Mathematical Olympiad
AIs are getting better at maths problems Andresr/ Getty Images Experimental AI models from Google DeepMind and OpenAI have achieved…
A peatland in the Amazon stopped absorbing carbon. What does it mean?
A palm swamp peatland in the Peruvian Amazon that normally absorbs more carbon than it releases each year has switched…
78,000-year-old footprints from Neanderthal man, child and toddler discovered on beach in Portugal
Just before the first COVID lockdown in March 2020, Carlos Neto de Carvalho and his wife, Yilu Zhang, were walking…
New biodegradable plastic shines in vibrant colors without dyes or pigments
These tangram puzzles are made from a new type of edible cellulose-based plastic with colors provided by tiny nanostructures within…
Cleaner air has increased the number of city heatwaves
As smog clears worldwide, heatwaves are becoming more frequent CLAUDIO REYES/AFP via Getty Images Heatwaves have become more frequent as…
‘Backward’ brain of ancient sea creature hints spider ancestors evolved in the ocean
An unusual fossil brain suggests that the ancestors of spiders and other arachnids may have once scuttled around the sea,…
Male birth control pill passes early safety test, with more trials underway
An experimental, hormone-free male birth control pill has just passed its first safety test in humans. The trial included 16…
What are the effects of trade restrictions on digital technologies?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain President Donald Trump has threatened to levy higher tariffs on more than two dozen countries and…
Biggest Trial of Four-Day Workweek Finds Workers Are Happier and Feel Just as Productive
The Biggest Trial Yet Confirms Four-Day Workweek Makes Employees Happier The largest yet study on a four-day workweek included 141…