Some of our favourite songs make us sad, which may be why we like them
Our favourite sad songs seem to become less enjoyable when we try to take the emotion out of them
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Could lacing food with fat-trapping microbeads help us lose weight?
Edible microbeads made of vitamin E and seaweed helped rats lose weight by absorbing excess fat in their guts
We must move faster to understand and regulate AI, says Rishi Sunak
Speaking at the end of the UK’s AI Safety Summit, prime minister Rishi Sunak said that we don’t yet understand enough about AI models to regulate them
World’s farmers won’t be able to keep up with climate change
Even if agricultural practices adapt in response to higher temperatures, five of the world’s six main staple crops will suffer severe losses due to cl
Humans have improved at Go since AIs became best in the world
The world’s best Go-playing AIs can beat the best humans at the game, but their introduction has also helped human players improve their skills
Ex-UK cyber chief says asking Apple to break encryption was ‘naive’
Ciaran Martin, the former head of cyber security at GCHQ, says the UK government was “naive” to expect a request for Apple to weaken its encryption se
Saturn’s rings may be far older than we thought
The age of the rings that encircle Saturn is under dispute thanks to calculations that show they could have been formed billions – rather than million
Gaza’s phone and internet services have completely collapsed
Palestinian telecommunications companies say that Israeli military bombardment of Gaza has cut off nearly all mobile phone and internet communications
Our cells may boost their health by eating bacteria-killing viruses
Viruses that infect bacteria – called phages – are abundant in our bodies, and they seem to have beneficial effects when our cells engulf them