Low tide gathering on the Thames

From bobbing sandpipers to hundreds of wintering teal, an early spring walk reveals the rich and fragile birdlife along London’s tidal edge

The illusion of machine understanding

Reframing artificial intelligence as performance rather than cognition

Tackling the global chronic disease crisis

How health management programs can address the “Big 10”

Keeping humans in the equation

Designing AI systems that remain accountable, ethical, and resilient

The five stages of human brain development

Recent research identified five distinct, non-linear structural phases over a lifetime

From life in space straight to manufacturing industries

High-performance ideas from rockets and satellites can help companies operate more efficiently and with fewer defects

Understanding sudden cardiac arrest with machine learning

Predicting who is at risk has remained one of medicine’s toughest challenges

Google antigravity and the vibe check that built an app

A new era of natural-language programming powered by autonomous AI agents

How to recognize A.I. written content?

A practical guide to spotting linguistic patterns, engagement tricks, and automated writing cues online

Aging at the edge of the cosmos

From organ-on-chip avatars to epigenetic clocks, spaceflight is reshaping how we understand and control agin

Custom security awareness for strong, tailored protection

Specialized assessments take into account the unique characteristics of an organization, making prevention more reliable

The standout innovations of Web Summit 2025

Discoveries in Lisbon that reveal how AI and human-centric design are reshaping 2026

Could Earth have ‘stolen’ the Moon from Venus?

The Heist theory explained

Differences between the male and female brain

Exploring the neuroscience behind communication styles and behavioural patterns in men and women

Back to the moon, or back to ourselves?

Artemis II and the return to a journey shaped as much by memory and myth as by technology

The sunshine vitamin you can’t ignore

Why vitamin D3 is essential for strong bones, immunity, and lifelong well-being

The brain mapping revolution

From fruit flies to human consciousness

What comes after generative AI?

From perception and creation to the age of meaning

Residual stress in modern manufacturing

It can negatively affect manufactured parts’ dimensional stability or enhance durability

The microbiota-gut-brain axis role in health and disease

Digestion, immunity, metabolism, and mental health: all connected to make the body function

Drones ground flights across Belgian airports

Flying in formation, the machines were deliberately attempting to foment disruption

Expanding organ health to population health

Understanding organ system interactions could improve treatment during disease outbreaks

Can big data change the story of maternal mortality?

Exploring how innovation, equity, and accountability can help end preventable maternal deaths

Your PC is your new AI supercomputer

A new era of private and uncensored AI begins

When disaster strikes without warning

Understanding seismic risks and the critical need for preparedness in a rapidly urbanizing world

Desalination and the future of water

Across islands, deserts, and cities, desalination is rewriting humanity’s relationship with water—one drop at a time

The great AI reality check

How GPT-5 ended a decade of exponential faith and forced a reckoning with reality

US tech bosses say cyberattacks are a matter of concern

Finding a way to protect corporations in the digital era

Our little secrets in the age of the synthetic

As AI-generated realities multiply, the rare glow of human emotion and authenticity becomes our most precious truth

Is your garbage disposal a climate tool?

The hidden link between water waste, methane, and greenhouse gas idiosyncrasies

Replicative proportionality law in multicellular organisms

The rate of cellular renewal is a particular manifestation of the universal relationship between energy and matter