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Is AI finally ready to replace your doctor?
Advances in artificial intelligence mean that machines can now perform certain diagnostic tasks with...
How to make the biggest splash in a pool, accordin...
Analysing footage of what happens when people jump into water, and using a robot to mimic them, has ...
The best space images from 2024
This year has delivered some awe-inspiring imagery of space, from the James Webb Space Telescope’s s...
Swarms of tiny robots coordinate to achieve ant-li...
Small robots directed by magnetic fields can cooperatively lift heavy objects, form floating rafts a...
Ultra-thin diamond wafers for electronics made usi...
Electronics made using diamond-based chips would have many advantages, but have been hard to make – ...
Ancient hominin Lucy was a lousy runner, simulatio...
Researchers have tried to work out how fast Australopithecus afarensis could run by creating a 3D di...
Are quantum computers now advanced enough to need ...
Quantum computing hardware has been progressing rapidly in recent years – and quantum software is fo...
'Artificial tongue' can detect chemical makeup of ...
Biological nanopore technology revolutionised DNA sequencing – now it has been adapted for analysing...
Unified approach could improve nature, climate and...
The biodiversity, climate, health, water and food crises need to be addressed together rather than r...
Earth had a temporary mini-moon that was a chunk o...
An asteroid orbiting near our planet that temporarily became our second moon seems to have come from...
The most encouraging climate solutions and green t...
Renewable energy continued to grow in 2024, and there were other hopeful developments in technologie...
UK plans to favour AI firms over creators with a n...
One of the biggest uncertainties in the ongoing AI revolution is whether these systems can legally b...
Earliest known sabre-toothed predator hunted 270 m...
The fossilised remains of an ancient carnivore provide intriguing hints about how early relatives of...
The best and weirdest photos of robots from 2024
A long-envisioned futuristic world of humanoid robots doing all the work has yet to arrive, but thes...
Is social media fuelling a rise in eating disorder...
Eating disorders have increased - and many are pointing the finger at sites like Instagram and TikTo...
Plastic chemicals linked to hundreds of thousands ...
A review of chemical exposures across 38 countries finds common plastic products are linked to milli...
Liquid metal particles can self-assemble into elec...
A cheap method for forming the tiny components of chips, such as transistors and diodes, harnesses s...
Saturn’s rings may be far older than we thought
The age of the rings that encircle Saturn is under dispute thanks to calculations that show they cou...
