Facebook’s algorithms fueled massive foreign disinformation campaigns during the 2020 US election – here’s how algorithms can manipulate you.
These atomic-sized black holes were formed in the first moments of the Big Bang and may even comprise the totality of the dark matter of the universe.
Psychologists are worried that AI systems will suffer from addiction in the same way that humans do.
New research suggests migratory birds dramatically change their flight altitude between day and night.
The Eurasian beaver had vanished from Europe, but its recent comeback bodes well for the UK’s green spaces.
DNA found in Indonesia provides clues to our pre-Neolithic ancestors.
The vocal patterns of bats provide some clue to human early-stage development.
A new mouse experiment challenges conventional scientific theories of reward and learning.
Fly pollination shapes the types – and colours- of flowers we can find in nature.
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