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My mother, Barbara Hurman, who has died aged 100, was an archaeologist specialising in the identification and illustration of finds: the items disinterred during the course of excavations.
She worked on a number of sites for the Buckinghamshire County Museum, Milton Keynes Archaeological Unit, the Department of the Environment and the Museum of London, and in her late 70s completed four summer...
Regulators said the company’s lack of controls had led to the widespread use of deepfakes created with the chatbot Grok.
Ricursive Intelligence, founded by two former Google researchers and valued at $4 billion, is among several efforts to automate the creation of artificial intelligence.
Yann LeCun helped create the technology behind today’s chatbots. Now he says many tech companies are on the wrong path to creating intelligent machines.
Traditional bodybuilding advice has been to push workouts to the point of failure, and that soreness is an indicator of effectiveness. But recent studies show there’s another way
Until pretty recently, the conventional wisdom about building muscle was that it worked via a system you might think of as “tear and repair” – the idea being that working out causes microtears in the muscle...
Seven sisters constellation’s brightest members will be hidden from view for about an hour
On the night of 27 January, the moon passes in front of the Pleiades star cluster, temporarily hiding (occulting) some of its brightest members from view.
The Pleiades, also known as the seven sisters, lie about 440 light years away in the constellation Taurus, the Bull. They are one of the most...
Researchers observed the primates switching social groups and passing information on where to find the ripest fruit
Spider monkeys share tips about where to find food by changing their social groups in a “clever system for sharing insider knowledge”, research has shown.
They were observed to frequently switch subgroups of three or more individuals in a way that enabled them to share information...
Bennell-Pegg tells ceremony in Canberra she hopes to use award to inspire young people to chase their dreams
Cathy Freeman leads Australia Day 2026 honours list
As a girl, Katherine Bennell-Pegg would lie on the dry grass in her backyard, gazing up at the stars and dreaming about reaching them one day.
While she’s yet to enter space, the now-41-year-old is closer than most could ever hope for.
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The steady accumulation of snow and freezing rain and a rise in demand for electricity can cause problems long after the sky clears, energy experts said.
U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there.
Better regulation and enforcement urged before launch of oral treatments, which criminals are likely to try to exploit
Experts are warning that fake weight-loss treatments could become more prevalent as tablet forms of the medications, currently available only via injections in the UK, are launched.
They say stronger regulation and enforcement are needed to prevent fraudsters from cashing in on...
Why do some people age better than others? Five extraordinary individuals – who scientists are studying – share their tips
Lajuana Weathers is determined to be the healthiest version of herself. She starts each day with a celery juice, is always trying to increase her step count, and meditates daily. Weathers is also 89 years old. And she has no plans to slow down. “I wake up in the...
The agency says that victims of an investment offering involving Gemini Trust got their money back, though after a regulatory action brought by the New York attorney general.
The BBC’s Lily Jamali looks into why big US firms and start-ups alike are turning to Chinese tech.
Researchers found a new way to filter and destroy Pfas chemicals at 100 times the rate of current systems
New filtration technology developed by Rice University may absorb some Pfas “forever chemicals” at 100 times the rate than previously possible, which could dramatically improve pollution control and speed remediations.
Researchers also say they have also found a way to destroy Pfas, though...
“The question is not are these first couple of ads that we’re seeing from OpenAI going to be good or not? It’s whether two or three years from now, ChatGPT is being steered toward ad-friendly topics.”
US aerospace tech company reportedly held talks last year over private share sale that values business at $800bn
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly lining up four Wall Street banks to help the company list on the stock market as investors prepare for an expected rush of US tech listings.
SpaceX is considering Bank of America, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for leading roles in an...
Despite US pushback, officials in west Africa say controversial hepatitis B study on pause amid ethics concerns
US health officials insisted it was still on. African health leaders said it was cancelled. At the heart of the controversy is the west African nation of Guinea-Bissau – one of the poorest countries in the world and the proposed site of a hotly debated US-funded study on vaccines.
The...
The artificial intelligence tool generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps.
The popular short form video app has a new corporate structure in the United States, which could result in some changes for the 200 million Americans who use TikTok.
Several big companies and investment firms are part of the new American TikTok. Many have ties to one another and President Trump.