Animals
New crow discovery amazes the world
Birds use their unique skills to predict where there will be kills like Nostradamus Crows in Yellowstone National Park have far more impressive skills than scientists previously thought. The new...
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When Algorithms Are Called Friends: Rethinking the Human-AI Relationship Beyond Fear and Anthropomorphism
Recent coverage of AI emotional dependency personifies algorithms as predators, obscuring the real issue: misaligned design, regulatory gaps, and inaccessible human care. This article deconstructs anxious, anthropomorphizing rhetoric and proposes…
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Madrid Animal-Testing Case Tests EU Resolve
Summary: A criminal trial in Madrid over alleged animal mistreatment at the Vivotecnia testing laboratory has revived a wider European question: how quickly can the EU move from promises on...
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Are parents sharing too much online? The hidden risks for children
The internet is now woven into everyday family life, shaping how children learn, play and connect with others from an early age. But alongside these opportunities, new risks are emerging,...
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From Bali to Brussels: remote work is reshaping Europe’s regions
Mandy Fransz was working a nine‑to‑five office job in Dublin for a big American tech firm when she made a life‑changing switch. In 2018, the Dutch tech worker quit her...
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Reconnecting body and brain: Europe’s breakthrough in reversing paralysis
Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains one of the most devastating neurological conditions, severing communication between the brain and the body and leaving millions worldwide with permanent paralysis.Despite decades of research,...
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AI joins the quest to find new treatments for rare diseases
Belgian AI company Kantify was doing business as usual until a cancer diagnosis forced the team to rethink their direction. “We built algorithms for sectors like marketing or transport,” said Ségolène Martin,...
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Mammoth bones reveal secrets of Ice Age hunters
Shortly before the peak of the last Ice Age, herds of woolly mammoths roamed across Central Europe, following seasonal routes through a vast, frigid landscape of grassland and tundra. Across the...
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Every last drop: the race to secure Africa’s water future
In Ranerou, north-east Senegal, locals and environmental experts are working side by side to improve livelihoods and farming conditions, and protect the region’s biodiversity. They are planting and managing trees...
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Elephant trunk inspires the universal robot gripper
Lucia Beccai, an expert in soft robotics at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa, had an idea while watching a documentary about elephants. She was amazed by the versatility...