News Environment ICYMI 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
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
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
Culture Health ICYMI News Research Babes to the rhythm: Newborns enter the world ready for beats but deaf to tunes Humans enter the world with an innate ability to predict rhythmic patterns… George HopkinFebruary 5, 2026
Culture Environment ICYMI News Research Bonobo tea parties reveal apes share human capacity for imagination A 43-year-old great ape named Kanzi has shattered the long-held belief that… George HopkinFebruary 5, 2026
Culture ICYMI News Research Black and Latino teens outperform white peers at spotting online lies Adolescents from minoritised backgrounds possess significantly stronger digital literacy skills than their… George HopkinFebruary 4, 2026
Culture Health ICYMI News Research Once called a ‘demonic brain disease,’ nostalgia is actually a key to happiness If you typically skip school reunions or avoid dwelling on the past,… George HopkinFebruary 4, 2026
News AI Health ICYMI Research Medical AI fails in real-world clinics due to ‘contextual errors’ Despite the massive hype surrounding artificial intelligence in healthcare, a vast gap… George HopkinFebruary 3, 2026
AI Environment ICYMI News Research Digital twin of Earth to simulate future climate extremes with AI The European Commission has greenlit the third phase of “Destination Earth” (DestinE),… George HopkinFebruary 3, 2026
News Environment ICYMI Industry Research ‘Useless’ desert sand turned into concrete with plant-based additives Scientists have found a way to turn fine-grained desert sand — long… George HopkinFebruary 3, 2026