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‘This is Black hair’: technological advances are making waves in animation
For decades, afro-textured hair animation has lagged behind illustrations of straight hairstyles. Renderings of Black characters do not typically represent the plethora of Black hair styles or specific attributes of Black hair: the kink in their strands, the spring in their curls. But now, for the first time ever, researchers …
Mystery behind Viking-age treasure find in Scotland may finally have been solved
US cedes ground to China with ‘self-inflicted wound’ of USAid shutdown, analysts say
The result of the sudden 90-day suspension of USAid funding – which accounts …
Call to make tech firms report data centre energy use as AI booms
Tech companies should be required by law to report the energy and water consumption for their data centres, as the boom in AI risks causing irreparable damage to the environment, experts have said.
AI is growing at a rate unparalleled by other energy systems, bringing heightened environmental risk, a report …
Asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth in 2032 just got higher – but don’t panic!
It might not be the world-ending apocalypse foretold in the Netflix drama
, but astronomers have significantly upped the odds of a direct hit from a giant asteroidcurrently hurtling towards Earth
.According to Nasa’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (Cneos), the odds …
Green campaigners fear UK to renew subsidies to Drax power station
Green campaigners fear ministers are poised to award billions of pounds in fresh subsidies to Drax power station, despite strong concerns that burning trees to produce electricity is bad for the environment.
Drax burns wood to generate about 8% of the UK’s “green” power, and 4% of overall electricity. This …
Scientists crack what they say is the perfect way to boil an egg
Delia Smith demands one minute of simmering plus six of standing with the pan lid on. Heston Blumenthal brings his to the boil from cold. Now scientists have weighed in on the perfect way to boil an egg, and the results are egg-stremely tasty.
From a materials perspective, cooking an …
Home Office commission paid ‘incels’ to take part in study
Hundreds of men who identified as “incels” or involuntary celibates were paid by a government body to take part in a survey.
Academics working for the Home Office’s Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE), gave the men £20 or $20 each for completing a 40-minute survey as part of an effort …
Thursday briefing: The outlandish plan to turn Gaza into a ‘riviera of the Middle East’
My friend Molly Bodinetz, who has died aged 46, was an inspiring clinical psychologist committed to working with young people at risk of going into care and custody, and their families.
Time in the national and specialist adoption and fostering team at the Maudsley hospital in London in the 2000s …