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The UK’s technology secretary Peter Kyle has asked ChatGPT questions about UK businesses, artificial intelligence (AI) and ...

I’ve long wanted to attend the Society of Wildlife Artists’ annual Natural Eye exhibition, and a few weeks ago, I finally did ...

Dementia is the UK’s leading cause of death, and one in three people born today will develop it in their lifetime. With numbers steadily rising, the need for effective treatments and improved dementia ...

This colourful creature is no alien, but it is a long way from home. For the first time, the presence of a type of tropical sea slug has been confirmed by scientists in UK waters. Spurilla neapolitana ...

After decades of planning and construction, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to begin a 10-year survey of the southern sky. This enormous telescope has already produced stunning new images of ...