Child obesity is now more common than undernutrition – what do we do?
Childhood obesity rates have surpassed those of undernutrition for the first time, suggesting efforts to combat malnutrition will have to…
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AI demand could drive up US electricity bills – even if it fizzles
A rush to build more energy infrastructure is driven in part by inflated estimates of US data centre growth. That…
Queen ant makes males of another species for daughters to mate with
Bizarrely, Iberian harvester ant queens lay eggs that turn into male builder harvester ants, and some of her offspring are…
Edible gel prevents and treats alcohol intoxication in mice
Mice given unlimited access to alcohol recovered faster after consuming a gel based on a milk protein, with the same…
NASA and IBM built an AI to predict solar flares before they hit Earth
An AI model trained on years of data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory can predict the sun’s future appearance and…
Australia places A$1 billion bet on quantum computing firm PsiQuantum
A joint investment by the Australian federal government and the government of Queensland makes PsiQuantum one of the largest dedicated…
Smartphone notifications may be distracting you more than you think
A social media notification popping up on your phone can be quite distracting, even if you don't engage with it
The biggest science news stories of 2023 as chosen by New Scientist
AI chatbots and a weight-loss drug swept the world, temperature records tumbled and India landed on the moon in a…
China is readying a mission to two rocky bodies in our solar system
China's ambitious Tianwen-2 mission will soon be heading to two extremely different space rocks, and should provide vital data to…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman lands new job at Microsoft after surprise firing
The head of one of the world's leading AI companies was fired for not being 'candid' with the board, then…