Environment ICYMI News Research Physicists build ‘time crystal’ that breaks Newton’s third law Researchers have used sound waves to create a new form of matter… George HopkinFebruary 9, 2026
AI ICYMI News Research AI chatbots are stuck in the past when it comes to depicting Neanderthal life If you ask an artificial intelligence model to show you a Neanderthal,… George HopkinFebruary 9, 2026
Culture Education News Research Global study reveals how culture rewires born selfish kids to cooperate Children everywhere start life motivated by self-interest, but by the time they… George HopkinFebruary 9, 2026
AI Health ICYMI News Research Simple picture test helps AI diagnose addiction with over 80% accuracy Diagnosing addiction is notoriously difficult due to stigma and denial, but scientists… George HopkinFebruary 8, 2026
Culture Media Opinion Security TikTok’s privacy panic proves that ambiguity is now seen as a threat While much of the alarming language in the app’s new terms is… Casey FieslerFebruary 6, 2026
AI Environment Opinion Policy AI’s energy hunger could rival 22% of US households by 2028 With AI’s energy consumption set to rival that of millions of households,… David CostaFebruary 6, 2026
Health ICYMI News Research Robots Tiny ‘bubble bots’ powered by body waste hunt down tumours A team of engineers has developed a new generation of “smart” microrobots… George HopkinFebruary 6, 2026
AI Health ICYMI News Research New AI model reads brain scans in seconds with 97.5% accuracy A new artificial intelligence model developed at the University of Michigan can… George HopkinFebruary 6, 2026
Culture Health ICYMI News Research Real-life Inception study uses sound to hack dreams and help solve problems It sounds like the plot of a sci-fi thriller, but scientists have… George HopkinFebruary 5, 2026
AI Culture ICYMI News Research AI performs better when acting ‘chaotic’ and allowed to be ‘rude’ and interrupt In a surprising twist for computer science, researchers have found that artificial… George HopkinFebruary 5, 2026