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Drexel study reveals how people use AI for mental health support — and where they see risks

As more people turn to artificial intelligence chatbots for emotional and mental health support, a new study from Drexel University suggests tha…

Thunderstorms don’t just appear out of thin air - scientists' key finding to improve forecasting

People may be frustrated by the lack of detail when weather forecasters say “there will be thunderstorms popping up, but we don’t know where”. N…

Climate change pushes tropical insects to their heat limit

Up to half of the insects in the Amazon region could be exposed to life-threatening heat levels due to progressive, anthropogenic global warming…

Understanding how mutations affect diseases

The human genetic code is fully mapped out, providing scientists with a blueprint of the DNA to identify genomic regions and their variations re…