BBC/Curious Films/Rory Langdon The chances are that you think about artificial intelligence far more today than you did five years ago. Since ChatGPT was launched in November 2022, we have become accustomed to interacting with AIs in most spheres of life, from chatbots and smart home tech to banking and healthcare. But such rapid change…
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People with prolonged grief disorder have increased activity in areas of the brain involved in memory and emotion processing when they see death-related images, like a graveyard Paul Mansfield/Getty Images For most people, the intense sting of grief eases with time. For some, however, persistent and painful grief remains, developing into prolonged grief disorder. A…
Golden eagles in Nevada are dying at an alarming rate, and no one can pinpoint the cause. Their carcasses litter the landscape in Dry Lake Valley, a bone-white stretch of parched earth north of Las Vegas that was a breeding ground for golden eagles, the largest bird of prey in North America. But now, new…
February 18, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm How warm weather helped cause the Lake Tahoe avalanche Record warmth followed by a huge snowfall led to the recent avalanche that killed at least eight skiers By Tom Metcalfe edited by Andrea Thompson Motorists are warned of dangerous driving conditions on a road…
Paediatricians do more than just treat children’s ailments – or dress up as princesses. A team of 10 in China had their blood screened to help develop treatments for common childhood illnesses MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images In the fight against common childhood illnesses, scientists have turned to an unusual source: the blood of paediatricians….
In the 2012 movie The Amazing Spider-Man, a key character regrows his missing arm by imbibing reptilian DNA — but then turns into a monster lizard that Spider-Man must foil. While humans outside the Marvel Cinematic Universe can’t regrow limbs, a new study has uncovered a shared genetic and cellular toolkit for regenerating appendages in fish…
February 18, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Elusive sleeper shark seen off Antarctica in a first Scientists have captured footage of a sleeper shark farther south than ever before, suggesting this Antarctic ocean is not shark-free By Jeanna Bryner edited by Claire Cameron Researchers at the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre watch…
Pekingese (left) and Japanese chin (right) dogs have a high risk of breathing problems Michael Schultze, KATAMOUNT/Alamy Dog owners are being warned to be cautious of a much broader range of breeds when purchasing puppies, following research showing serious breathing disorders are more prevalent than previously thought. Dogs with a shorter snout and flatter face…
Many people find their flattened faces cute, but among dogs bred with a squished visage, 11 percent or less of some breeds can breathe easily. The findings, published February 18 in PLOS One, evaluate a major health cost of breeding dogs with shortened “brachycephalic” skulls: chronically obstructed airways. In the United Kingdom, some brachycephalic breeds…
