Workplace well-being initiatives don’t boost employee mental health
The mental health of people who undertake mindfulness or meditation courses offered by their employer is generally no better than…
Robot avatar lets people see and feel things remotely through VR
A person wearing a VR headset and haptic feedback gloves can control the iCub 3 robot and experience being somewhere…
A common low-calorie sweetener raises the risk of blood clotting
A small study found that the sugar substitute erythritol makes blood more susceptible to clotting, which can raise the risk…
Anti-inflammatory drug extended the lifespan of mice by 20 per cent
A drug that inhibits inflammation helped mice live longer and reduced the animals’ incidence of cancer and age-related health problems
Google tool makes AI-generated writing easily detectable
Google DeepMind has been using its AI watermarking method on Gemini chatbot responses for months – and now it’s making…
Gravitational waves finally prove Stephen Hawking’s black hole theorem
An exceptionally loud collision between two black holes has been detected by the LIGO gravitational wave observatory, enabling physicists to…
JWST took a stunning picture of a star that’s about to go supernova
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken an astonishingly detailed image of a Wolf-Rayet star as it blows off its…
Apple Vision Pro won’t solve the problems with virtual reality
Apple’s Vision Pro headset announced at WWDC 2023 blends virtual and real-world experiences together. But it still has many of…
Endometriosis may be caused by bacterial infections
Bacteria that contribute to gum disease may be a cause of the gynaecological condition endometriosis, which means it could be…
Tiny backpack for bees can track their position and temperature
A sensor around a millimetre in size has been tested to monitor a honeybee flying around some flowers. It could…