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Walthamstow Wetlands park in London Shutterstock Environmental groups have criticised the UK government for not signing up to a United Nations-backed river and wetland restoration project, despite many other nations joining the scheme. On 23 March at the UN Water…
GPT-4 can perform a range of tasks Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Microsoft researchers have claimed that OpenAI’s GPT-4 is capable of such a wide variety of tasks, in some cases exceeding human ability, that the artificial intelligence model is…
Hunger cues may increase after weight loss Shutterstock/Okrasiuk Researchers have identified a brain pathway in mice that may explain why people tend to regain lost weight. Future therapies targeting this pathway could help with weight maintenance after dieting. Nearly half…
GPS tags can monitor the wearer’s location 24 hours a day Bruce Adams/Daily Mail/Shutterstock Hundreds of children who have committed serious crimes are being given GPS ankle tags each year, allowing the UK’s Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to track their…
Each year, thousands of newly minted U.S. Ph.D. recipients complete the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED), providing information about their race, gender, disability status, educational background, postgraduate plans, and more. The long-running census is critical for understanding which groups are…
The moon, Venus (right) and Jupiter (top) seen from Fechy, Switzerland Alistair Scott / Alamy Stock Photo Wherever you are in the world, the moon and Venus will appear close together in the night sky on 24 March. They will…
A small-billed ground finch on Española Island Krystyna Szulecka/Alamy Finches found only in the Galapagos Islands are under attack from bloodsucking fly larvae, but those that live in cities may have an edge compared with their countryside counterparts: they lose…
Even a fisher’s yarn would sell a whale shark short. These fish—the biggest on the planet—stretch up to 18 meters long and weigh as much as two elephants. The superlatives don’t end there: Whale sharks also have one of the…
Zebrafish appear to have numerical abilities at a very early age blickwinkel / Alamy Stock Photo Zebrafish larvae may possess some primitive counting ability just days after hatching. Several animals, including honeybees and salamanders, have been shown to have some…
The South African daisy uses mimicry to lure flies imageBROKER/Alamy An orange-hued daisy in South Africa has an unusual lure to attract pollinators: a little structure on its petals that resembles a female fly. Male flies descend on the petals…
