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Once again we are told AI may be conscious – I study consciousness, and I have my doubts

Despite Anthropic’s claims, Claude is no more likely to achieve sentience than a simulation of a weather system is likely to generate a real hurricane, says Anil Seth, professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience at the University of Sussex

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How Elephants Use Memory, Recognition, and Recall to Remember Humans They Met Decades Earlier

The Reunion That Started the QuestionsIn 1999, two Asian elephants named Shirley and Jenny were placed in the same enclosure at The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee. They had not seen each other in 22 years. Within minutes, they were touching faces through the bars, vocalizing, and refusing to be…

Times Life

Collecting pollen can be as exhausting for bees as flight take-off, study shows

‘Floral buzzing’, the vibrations bees use to shake pollen loose from flowers, takes more energy than previously thought

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University wins High Court challenge over record £585,000 freedom of speech fine

The University of Sussex took legal action against the Office for Students (OfS) last year over the watchdog’s decision in March 2025

The Independent UK

‘Unlawful’ OfS ruling against University of Sussex should be quashed, court told

Judicial review begins in high court over watchdog’s freedom of speech ruling that resulted in £585,000 fine

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The hidden military pressures behind the new push for small nuclear reactors

Donald Trump’s recent visit to the UK saw a so-called “landmark partnership” on nuclear energy. London and Washington announced plans to build 20 small modular reactors and also develop microreactor technology – despite the fact no such plants have yet been built commercially anywhere in the world.

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Academic axed from Labour conference panel for criticising energy policy

Sustainability expert was told panellists discussing North Sea oil and gas were meant to ‘agree entirely’ with each other

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64 Bizarre Cat Hacks Owners Discovered That Actually Work

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Research reveals that cats prefer predictability over surprises, unlike other species

Despite a reputation for curiosity, a new study suggests they aren’t always so inquisitive

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Universities ‘on notice’ they could face penalties over free speech – minister

Baroness Jacqui Smith said the Government will ‘not tolerate the silencing of academics or students who voice legitimate views’.

The Independent UK

The life of microplastic: how fragments move through plants, insects, animals – and you

Microplastics have been found in the placentas of unborn babies, the depths of the Mariana Trench, the summit of Everest and the organs of Antarctic penguins. But how do they travel through the world, and what do they do to the creatures that carry them? Here is the story of…

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‘Could become a death spiral’: scientists discover what’s driving record die-offs of US honeybees

Experts scrambling to understand losses in hives across the country are finally identifying the culprits. And the damage to farmed bees is a sign of trouble for wild bees too

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Can you see circles or rectangles? And does the answer depend on where you grew up?

We may believe we see the world exactly as it is – but as studies of optical illusions show, it’s far more complex than that, says cognitive and computational neuroscience professor Anil Seth

The Guardian - UK

UK universities have failed to protect gender-critical academics, report finds

Report’s author raises ‘stark concerns about barriers to academic freedom’

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Scientists fear Britain’s entire food chain is contaminated as study finds microplastics in bugs

Researchers say study of insects in Sussex first to find plastics ‘consistently turning up across an entire community of land invertebrates’

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Dogs can eavesdrop on humans, according to new research

Your pup might understand more than they’re letting on…

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University of Sussex’s record fine sparks confusion over freedom of speech rules

Vice-chancellors urge Office for Students to provide more clarity to protect students and academics from abuse

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JK Rowling says suspension of toddler from nursery for 'transphobia or homophobia' is 'totalitarian insanity'

The child, aged either three or four, was suspended from a state school for ‘abuse against sexual orientation and gender identity’

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Sussex University must ‘move on’ from free speech row after fine, academic says

Professor Kathleen Stock claims many ‘dim-witted’ and claustrophobic trans policies are still in place at universities.

The Independent UK

Sussex University to mount legal challenge to free speech fine

The uni was fined a record £585k over its handling of protests against Professor Kathleen Stock

Evening Standard

Universities may face fines higher than £585k over free speech, watchdog warns

The Office for Students issued a record high fine to the University of Sussex after an investigation found it had failed to uphold freedom of speech.

The Guardian - UK

University of Sussex fined £585,000 for failing to uphold freedom of speech

Regulator accused of ‘perpetuating culture wars’ after case of Kathleen Stock, who faced protests for views on gender

Evening Standard

University fined £585,000 following free speech investigation

The Office for Students found the University of Sussex had failed to uphold freedom of speech.

The Independent UK

University fined £585,000 for failing to uphold free speech

The Office for Students found the University of Sussex had failed to uphold freedom of speech

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‘The two of us book a karaoke room for an hour. It’s like tiramisu for the soul’ What’s on your dopamine menu?

From a ‘starter’ of dishing out compliments to a ‘dessert’ of smashing laptops in rage rooms, scientists and authors share 15 portion-sized ideas for a positivity boost

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