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Using AI for creative pursuits? Moderation is key

An experiment showed AI users had the most creative ideas when they used it in moderation – not too much and not too little. Columnist David Robson puts the finding to the test, and explores what we lose when we over-rely on AI

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Spectators shield themselves from the heat with a leaflet ahead of the 2026 World Cup football tournament round of 16 match between Paraguay and France at Philadelphia Stadium in Philadelphia on July 4, 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

It is vital we understand heat and humidity’s differing effects on us

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Physics

Do we owe our existence to weird ‘virtual’ particles?

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Humans

How humans evolved to be twice as big as our ancestors

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Mathematics

The sneaky maths trick for solving problems without answering them

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Physics

Does time come from the entire universe running computations?

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Health

5 things to know about sunscreen, according to a skin cancer expert

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Health

Beetroot juice is trending – its benefits go beyond the hype

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Life

Synthetic biology may finally be ready to solve life’s biggest mystery

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A person shields their face from the heat of the sun with a fan, in central London on June 25, 2026, during a heatwave. The UK recorded its hottest ever June temperature on June 24 with the mercury rising to 36.1C in southern England, breaking the previous record of 35.6C set in 1976. (Photo by Brook Mitchell / AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

Can climate change stay in the news agenda after Europe’s heatwave?

Climate scientists constantly warn us about the need to prepare for extreme weather, but people rarely pay attention when the heat fades. That needs to change

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Health

I have a 100 per cent chance of getting cancer due to a rare gene

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Technology

Can video games help us better understand quantum mechanics?

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Life

Screwworm could be the first species targeted by an ‘extinction drive’

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Mind

Neuroscience can’t tell us the way to govern people’s brains

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