6 h. ago Scientists warn this common supplement could be silently harming your heart

Sleep supplement should not be taken chronically

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2 d. ago Are YOU addicted to ChatGPT? Scientists warn something strange is happening to people who use AI too often

People who use AI too often are experiencing a strange and concerning new psychological condition, experts have warned.

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3 d. ago Climate change advocates face humiliation as scientists warn saving the ozone layer will backfire?

A surprising new study has revealed how 40 years of work to repair the ozone layer may end up causing its own climate change emergency that no one saw coming.

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6 d. ago Hurricane Melissa has 'all the ingredients to be catastrophic', scientists warn

Hurricane Melissa has the potential to cause massive destruction as it makes landfall in Jamaica today, scientists have warned.

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7 d. ago The Southern Ocean is building up a colossal 'burp' that could reignite global warming, scientists warn

The ocean around Antarctica is building up a colossal 'burp' that could trigger an increase in global temperatures, experts have warned.

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1 week ago ‘Sycophantic’ AI chatbots tell users what they want to hear, study shows

Scientists warn of ‘insidious risks’ of increasingly popular technology that affirms even harmful behaviourTurning to AI chatbots for personal advice poses “insidious risks”, according to a study showing the technology consistently affirms a user’s actions and opinions even when harmful.Scientists said the findings raised urgent concerns over the power of chatbots to distort people’s self-perceptions and make them less willing to patch things up after a row. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Scientists warn of surprising link between dental health and stroke risk

Traditional risk factors for stroke like high blood pressure and diabetes are widely scrutinised but oral health remains underestimated

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1 week ago Cutting global emissions ‘only way’ to safeguard seafood, scientists warn

Researchers said that higher and higher levels of carbon are building up in continental shelf waters.

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2 w. ago Why dimming the sun isn't a bright idea: Scientists warn controversial geoengineering technique could wreak havoc on the weather

Dimming the sun is a sci-fi worthy climate intervention involving injection of particles into the atmosphere - but scientists in New York warn the 'risky' idea my not work as some hope.

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2 w. ago Paris Agreement working too slowly to prevent dangerous global heat, scientists warn

Planet may experience 57 fewer extremely hot days a year if all countries meet their current emissions targets and limit global warming to 2.6C this century

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2 w. ago Australia’s rainforests now release more carbon than they absorb, scientists warn

Tropical cyclones are further weakening ability of rainforests to absorb carbon

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2 w. ago Paris Agreement working but too slowly to prevent dangerous global heat, scientists warn

Planet may experience 57 fewer extremely hot days a year if all countries meet their current emissions targets and limit global warming to 2.6C this century

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3 w. ago Mysterious 'dent' in Earth's magnetic field explodes in size

A mysterious dent in Earth's magnetic field is growing as it continues to move west through the Atlantic Ocean. Scientists warn that the weak spot will have dire consequences.

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3 w. ago End of the world as we know it: Damning new report says Earth has reached its first climate ‘tipping point’

The milestone signals a stark new climate reality for the planet - and raises the alarm about impending catastrophic events

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3 w. ago Against ‘chat control’: we can’t eliminate child abuse by eliminating privacy

Banning online anonymity tools like Tor won’t stop crime. It will only drive people underground and normalize government control over the internetLike the “war on drugs” or the “war on terror”, a “war on child abuse” has too often been used to justify authoritarian overreach. Governments across the world are expanding surveillance, weakening encryption, and curtailing freedoms under the guise of staunching the proliferation of sexual images and videos of children – but these measures don’t actually solve the problem.In Europe, the latest proposal for a “chat control” regulation put forward by the Danish presidency would require every internet-connected device to include government spyware, as easy to activate as Alexa or Siri. It would scan not only for known child sexual abuse material (CSAM) but also, in practice, would flag artwork, fan fiction, family photos and chats, relying on unreliable AI classifiers – which scientists warn can’t be implemented safely. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago World crosses first major climate tipping point with coral reef collapse

Scientists warn coral ecosystems, on which nearly a billion people depend for food and livelihood, are tipping into irreversible decline

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3 w. ago First climate tipping point reached after coral reef diebacks, scientists warn

A group of international scientists warned that several of Earth’s systems are rapidly approaching dangerous thresholds as temperatures rise.

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3 w. ago Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warnsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe earth has reached its first catastrophic tipping point linked to greenhouse gas emissions, with warm water coral reefs now facing a long-term decline and risking the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people, according to a new report.The report from scientists and conservationists warns the world is also “on the brink” of reaching other tipping points, including the dieback of the Amazon, the collapse of major ocean currents and the loss of ice sheets.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Two major fault lines on the West Coast are in ‘sync’ and signal possible massive quake on horizon, scientists warn

The impact would be doubly as devastating as predictions for the impending ‘Big One’ and leave millions in harm’s way from California to Canada

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3 w. ago Sea level rise could plunge 100 MILLION buildings underwater, warn scientists

Rising sea levels could plunge more than 100 million buildings underwater, scientists have warned.

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