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Posted on June 11, 2025

Disney and Universal lawsuit may be killing blow in AI copyright wars

Two huge movie studios are suing Midjourney, claiming the firm’s AI has been trained on their copyrighted material – the entrance of the Hollywood giants into this legal fight could be a watershed moment for AI and copyright
Posted on June 11, 2025

The discovery that cancer hacks nerves could lead to fairer treatments

With rising cancer rates, we need more good news, and the latest finding that cancer interacts with the nervous system means cheap and readily available drugs could help
Posted on June 11, 2025

A compelling book asks if we are killing off the idea of private life

How did we lose the sense that some parts of life should be off-limits rather than open to commodification? Tiffany Jenkins's thoughtful new book Strangers and Intimates explores
Posted on June 11, 2025

Trump’s proposed science cuts will have huge consequences

The universe will still be there to marvel at, despite brutal cuts set to hit NASA and the National Science Foundation's budgets. But the damage to future research will be long-lasting, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Posted on June 11, 2025

Physicist Frank Close’s new book is a welcome rework of the atomic age

The story of the birth and growth of nuclear science is rebalanced in Destroyer of Worlds, which gives due prominence to the role of women
Posted on June 11, 2025

Does this new tent repel both water and the laws of physics?

Feedback is tickled by a marketing email touting a new range of tents, which promises revolutionary waterproofing technology
Posted on June 11, 2025

Inside Europe’s largest jellyfish farm

Images from a jellyfish-breeding facility in Germany showcase the luminous invertebrates' environmental challenges and medical promise
Posted on June 11, 2025

A woman’s body is a man’s world. Just ask an anatomist…

From Fallopian tubes to the G-spot, long-dead men have left their mark on women's anatomy. It's time to turf them out, says Adam Taor
Posted on June 11, 2025

Fabulous time travel novel is part-thriller and part-romance

In Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time, a young woman must help a naval commander snatched from death in 1847 adapt to the 21st century. Time travel thriller meets romance in this excellent novel
Posted on June 11, 2025

How to use psychology to feel better about how you look in a swimsuit

Recent research delves into our issues with "seasonal body image dissatisfaction", says David Robson, who has advice on how to combat it during the summer months

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