Botanists have announced the discovery of a species of lipstick vine completely new to science, from the depths of the Philippine rainforest

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AI-generated slop is quietly conquering the internet. Is it a threat to journalism or a problem that will fix itself?

Men more willing than women to accept robot care in old age, Oxford study finds

Ethiopian wolves reported to feed on nectar

Politically conservative users tend to share misinformation at a greater volume than politically liberal users — This could explain why conservatives were suspended more frequently by platforms: Nature paper

American adults aged 33 to 46 have significantly worse health compared to their British peers, especially in markers of cardiovascular health and higher levels of obesity, along with greater disparities in health by socioeconomic factors

New study shows improved mood after just 15 minutes of video game play

Instead of nurturing their sick young, ant queens eat their infected offspring at the first sign of illness then ‘recycle’ them into producing new eggs

96% of climate policy since 1998 failed

Robust memory of a previous event shown to prevent new flexible memories from being formed, this due to a newly discovered (in mice) neuronal mechanism in the hippocampus

Serotonin not the "happy chemical", but the "not-so-bad chemical" - New Research

Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed

Solar energy breakthrough could reduce need for solar farms

New Lancet review reveals Long COVID affects 1 in 50 in UK, persists for years, and highlights urgent need for research into treatments.

Viagra improves brain blood flow and could help to prevent dementia

People with poor metabolic health are more likely to have memory and thinking problems and worse brain health

Rhodes Must Fall: The Legacy of Cecil Rhodes in the University of Oxford

First use of weather forecasts to show human impact on extreme weather is ‘transformational’

Internet use associated with higher wellbeing, finds new global Oxford study

First proof that "plunging regions" exist around black holes in space

Scientists have developed a new heart disease calculator (QR4) that functions as a tool allowing doctors to use an individual’s health data to estimate their likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease over the next 10 years…

More social birds are more adventurous feeders, study finds

Risk factors for faster aging in the brain -that leads to dementia- revealed in new study: diabetes, traffic-related air pollution and alcohol intake are the most harmful out of 15 modifiable risk factors

AI-generated food images look tastier than real ones

Prostate cancer includes two different evotypes

New study links hospital privatisation to worse patient care

A new study used the fossil record to better understand what factors make animals more vulnerable to extinction from climate change

Eradicating animals on the basis that they are not native in order to protect plant species, can be a flawed practice costing millions of dollars, and resulting in the slaughter of millions of healthy wild animals.

Kan Extensions for Program Optimisation (2012)

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