Category: 9. Sci/Tech

A new trend is emerging in psychiatric hospitals. People in crisis are arriving with false, sometimes dangerous beliefs, grandiose delusions, and paranoid thoughts. A common thread connects them: marathon conversations with AI chatbots.

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Persistent Covid-19 lasting in a patient for more than two years has led to the novel…

the Earth you walk on today might not be the same planet that was born 4.5 billion years ago. Many scientists believe that in its infancy, Earth collided with another world the size of Mars, and that instead of being destroyed, it was…

Wild chimps could be consuming the equivalent of up to two standard alcoholic…

A groundbreaking new clinical trial has found that taking a low dose of the common fever…

Chimpanzees consume the equivalent of at least one alcoholic drink per day as they eat ripe, fermenting fruit, says a study out Wednesday that addresses one possible reason why humans are drawn to booze.

The study, carried out in the wilds of…

Taking vitamin D2 supplements could actually reduce the levels of vitamin D3 in your body, according to a surprising new study published in Nutrition Reviews.

The finding comes just as much of the Northern Hemisphere heads into autumn – the…

An eye-opening experiment on cephalopods reinforces why it is so important for us not to underestimate animal intelligence.