How a studio in Barcelona is using artificial intelligence to create ‘synthetic memories’ where no visual records exist.
Will AI transform education for the better, or will it come at the cost of human connection and critical thinking?
New pontiff sets out vision, pledging to continue ‘precious legacy’ of predecessor Pope Francis.
The EU is expected to lure US researchers looking to relocate in the wake of Trump’s attacks on universities.
A study gives clues to cosmic origin of gold and heavy elements, and they were created earlier than we thought.
Skype, once a leading video-calling platform, is set to shut down on May 5. How well do you know its history?
Pollution has cut the amphibian’s numbers by 99.5 percent, but scientists believe Mexico’s cultural icon could return.
![An axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) swims in an aquarium at the new Axolotl Museum and Amphibians Conservation Centre, which is to promote the protection and study of this endangered species, at Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City, Mexico. [File: Henry Romero/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2023-01-26T160127Z_145070581_RC2SXY9KSEXN_RTRMADP_3_MEXICO-AXOLOTL-1746093221.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Described as a ‘deeply saturated teal’ colour, humans can only see it with the help of laser technology.
The humanoid robots were no match for human rivals as they made their half-marathon debut in the Chinese capital.
![A robot and its engineers run in a marathon in Beijing, China, 19 April 2025. [Jessica Lee/EPA-EFE/]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/12978990-1745042566.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Near a planet far, far away astronomers have found traces of chemicals that on Earth are only produced by living beings.
A space tourism rocket carried an all-female crew of six to the edge of space and back.
![A Blue Origin space tourism rocket carried an all-female crew of six to the edge of space and back in a flight that lasted just over ten minutes. [Screenshot via Blue Origin]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/blue_origin_new_shepard_rocket_female_crew_space-1744641187.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
How should we think about the AI race?
Their DNA is very close to that of the grey wolf. Here is all we know about Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi, the pups.
US scientists say they’ve used fossilised remains to “de-extinct” a species of wolf that died out 10,000 years ago.
