The mountain section whose collapse triggered deadly floods in Nepal and China on August 26 experienced exceptionally high temperatures in the days before the disaster, according to meteorological data reconstructed and analysed
A single mistake that was in a Grade 6 English textbook has ignited a huge firestorm in Sri Lanka. What should have been a straightforward quality control issue has instead become a
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A new study led by researchers at Imperial College London has found that same-sex sexual behaviour is a recurring feature of primate life, challenging the long-held notion that sex among animals is
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The UK government and regulators have launched an international row over Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, hosted on his social media platform X, after users were able to manipulate images to strip
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As mpox continues to trigger localized outbreaks in Africa and sporadic cases elsewhere, scientists warn that the virus is evolving in ways that could set the stage for another global surge. A
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A groundbreaking study mapping immune cells in more than 400 Chinese adults has uncovered critical differences in immune function between populations, offering new insights for personalized medicine and drug development. Published in
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As artificial intelligence continues its rapid evolution, 2026 promises to be a pivotal year, with Chinese AI models gaining unprecedented influence in Silicon Valley and regulatory tensions escalating in the United States.
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Ethiopia has launched construction of a $12.5 billion airport that officials say will be the largest aviation infrastructure project in Africa, marking a major expansion of the country’s ambitions as a continental
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Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has limited the image generation functionality of its Grok chatbot on social media platform X to paying subscribers, following a surge of criticism over the tool’s use
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Europe’s largest technology companies are set to avoid heavy-handed regulation under a major overhaul of the European Union’s digital rules, despite lobbying from telecoms firms for stricter oversight, according to people with
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A Dutch couple who believed they were legally married for more than a year have discovered that their union is invalid after a court ruled that their wedding ceremony failed to meet
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