Space
Euclid peers through a dark cloud’s dusty veil
This shimmering view of interstellar gas and dust was captured by the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope. The nebula is part of a so-called dark cloud, named LDN 1641. It sits at about 1300 light-years from Earth, within...
Life
Britain sliding ‘into economic crisis’ over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns
Emer MoreauBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe number of sick and disabled people out of work is putting the UK at risk of an "economic inactivity crisis" that threatens the country's prosperity, according to a new report.There were 800,000 more people out...
Space
James Webb Space telescope spots ‘big red dot’ in the ancient universe: A ravenous supermassive black hole named ‘BiRD’
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a ravenous supermassive black hole that existed during a period of the cosmos called "cosmic noon" that occurred around 4 billion years after the Big Bang. The discovery could further...
Life
Android Users Can Now Make Sora AI Slop Too
If you're keeping up with generative AI, especially generative AI video models, then you've probably heard about Sora, OpenAI's short-form AI video app....
Life
A new patch could help to heal the heart
MIT engineers have developed a flexible drug-delivery patch that can be placed on the heart after a...
Environment
2 ways you can conserve the water used to make your food
As the world’s climate warms and droughts and water shortages are becoming more common, farmers are struggling to produce enough food. Farmers continue to adapt, but there are ways for you to help, too.For decades,...
Life
Vapers overtake smokers for first time in Great Britain
For the first time in Great Britain, there are more over-16s using vapes or e-cigarettes than smoking cigarettes, according to the Office for National Statistics.Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally, compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes,...
Science
Stone tool discovery suggests very first humans were inventors
Pallab GhoshScience CorrespondentDavid BraunAt around 2.75 million years ago, the region was populated by some of the very first humans, who had relatively small brains. These early humans are thought to have lived alongside their evolutionary ancestors: a pre-human...
Environment
3 Questions: How AI is helping us monitor and support vulnerable ecosystems
A recent study from Oregon State University estimated that more than 3,500 animal species are at risk of...
Life
Turning on an immune pathway in tumors could lead to their destruction
By stimulating cancer cells to produce a molecule that activates a signaling pathway in nearby immune cells,...
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The Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) and the row over Nigeria’s Benin Bronzes
Todah OpeyemiBBC Africa, Benin CityAFP/Getty ImagesAlso commanding attention is Ndidi Dike's 2016 mixed-media work National Grid, which reflects on...