Can AIs suffer?
As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient.
The life of plastic
Microplastics have been found in the placentas of unborn babies, the depths of the Mariana Trench, the summit of Everest, and the organs of Antarctic penguins. Here is the story of how plastic contaminates entire ecosystems – and even the food we eat.
Mars once wetter than thought
Thousands of miles of ancient riverbeds have been discovered in the heavily cratered southern highlands of Mars, suggesting the red planet was once a far wetter world than scientists thought.
How humanity is losing the night sky
Losing the dark isn’t just about the stars. It has dire consequence for human health as well as the natural world.