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Data centres guzzle massive electricity. Can we make them more efficient?

Some predictions estimate 8-10 per cent of the planet's electricity production will be needed to sustain the relentless growth in data centres

Scrolling on toilet increases your risk of haemorrhoids, new study shows

Prolonged sitting on a toilet seat is believed to increase pressure inside the pelvic floor and lead to blood pooling in the vascular cushions of the anus, making haemorrhoids more likely to develop

YouTube AI experiment shows how reality can be manipulated without consent

Research has found disclosing AI use consistently reduces trust in the relevant person or organisation, although not as much as if they are discovered to have used AI without disclosure.

How Sweden's 'secondhand only' shopping mall is changing retail trends

ReTuna was established in 2015 as part of Eskilstuna's climate and waste reduction strategy

Donald Trump's war on numbers: Can US economic data still be trusted?

The US jobs report, a key index of economic health, came in weak this month. Hours later, President Trump dismissed the figures as "phony" and fired agency head Erika McEntarfer

Extreme heat has cut tropical bird populations by 38% in 70 years: Study

Birds in tropical regions are now experiencing dangerously hot days about ten times more often than they did in the past

Ozempic, other weight-loss drugs tied to rare, serious eye issue: Study

Non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy, or NAION, is a rare but devastating eye condition that occurs when blood flow to the optic nerve is suddenly reduced or blocked

Netanyahu's Gaza takeover push fuels crisis for Israel's global image

Notwithstanding US support, the Jewish state faces a crisis of international credibility, from which it may not be able to recover for a long time

The contagion scale: From measles to TB which disease spread fastest?

The R0 measure indicates how an infection will spread in a population. If it's greater than one (as seen above), the outcome is disease spread

AI agents are here: What they are capable of and where things can go wrong

ChatGPT launched the chatbot era in November 2022, but despite its huge popularity the conversational interface limited what could be done with the technology

Long-Covid, viruses: New research looks for links to chronic fatigue

Medically the symptoms are known as myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The World Health Organization classifies this as a post viral fatigue syndrome

Is ChatGPT making us less critical, more dependent on AI, and less skilled?

Generative AI goes beyond retrieving data-it creates, analyses, and summarises, marking a major shift as it may be the first tech capable of replacing human thought and creativity

World has only 3 years left to avert worst impact of climate change: Study

As more countries develop their climate plans, it's time for leaders across the globe to face the hard truths of climate science

CERN discovery could hint at why universe is made of matter, not antimatter

Cosmological models say the Big Bang produced equal matter and antimatter, which destroy each other on contact-so it's a mystery why the universe isn't just energy left from that annihilation

Is AI as good as humans at detecting emotion, sarcasm in conversations?

what happens if an artificial intelligence (AI) system is at the other end, rather than a person? Can AI understand the latent meaning in our text?

Pets can also get sunburned. How you can protect them during summers

Pets with light-coloured hair, pale, pink skin or those with fine or thin coats such as the sphynx cat or the xoloitzcuintle dog that lack natural protection are more prone to sunburns

Study links muscle weakness in cancer survivors to treatable vessel issues

Muscle loss in cancer patients is a major health problem, but the exact causes of how precisely tumors affect muscles remain an active area of research

Truth behind MIT researchers' claim that using ChatGPT can rot your brain

According to a recent study by scientists from MIT, using ChatGPT to help write essays can lead to 'cognitive debt' and a 'likely decrease in learning skills'

What is rejection sensitive dysphoria in ADHD and how can you manage it?

Intense emotional reactions to real or imagined rejection are part of rejection sensitive dysphoria. The term isn't a formal diagnosis, but it's gaining traction in both research and clinical work

Mind diet boosts brain health: What foods should you put on your plate

The Mind diet follows many of the core tenets of both diets but places greater emphasis on consuming more foods that contain nutrients which promote brain health and prevent cognitive decline