science

The internet is typically defined by conflict. Yet a crowdsourced encyclopedia, open for anyone to edit, has transformed into one of the world’s most essential knowledge hubs Source link

A “living glue” used by barnacles to attach to underwater surfaces could also seal gut wounds caused by inflammatory bowel disease Source link

In the 13.8 billion years that our universe has been around, some moments stand out over others – for the most exciting and impactful one, we have to go back to the very beginning, says cosmology columnist Leah Crane Source link

Evidence is mounting that our body fat supports everything from our bone health to our mood, and now, research suggests it also regulates blood pressure and immunity Source link

Researchers risk fire, explosion or poisoning by allowing AI to design experiments, warn scientists. Some 19 different AI models were tested on hundreds of questions to assess their ability to spot and avoid hazards and none recognised all issues – with some doing little better than random guessing Source link

AI chatbots can take on many roles in our lives. James Muldoon’s Love Machines looks into the relationships we’re forging with them Source link

January is a good time to take stock of our lives – but where to start? David Robson finds some answers in the latest psychological research Source link

A decades-long push to identify clear biomarkers for anxiety and depression is at last achieving results Source link

An analysis of growth rings in the leg bones of 17 Tyrannosaurus rex individuals reveals that the dinosaurs matured much more slowly than previously thought, and adds to the evidence that they weren’t all one species Source link

Combining two kinds of quantum computing devices could be just the trick for taking better images of faint, faraway exoplanets Source link