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A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds that more than two-thirds of Americans are concerned about the negative effects of AI and 61% believe it could threaten civilization. Experts are split on whether the dangers justify the public angst. Emma Jehle has more.

Amin Salah used to grow wheat near the banks of Iraq's Euphrates River, but persistent droughts have led him to switch to farming on new land deep in the harsh desert of Najaf.

Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan in Cental Asian ranks among one of the the largest and deepest in the world. It used to be one of the cleanest and most transparent, too. But in recent times the lake waters and its ecosystem have been plagued by a global phenomena - plastic pollution.

Having led the world's first cloning of camels in 2009, Nisar Wani is now replicating a few dozen a year at a Dubai lab - a big business in the Gulf region where camels are cherished and can earn huge sums in beauty and racing contests.

A team of scientists at ETH Zurich have been analyzing the sound of an estimated 4.6-magnitude quake on Mars to determine the structure of the crust. They say their research will help determine where to position a base for future manned-missions to the Red Planet. Olivia Chan reports.

This ChatGPT-enabled lens can apparently make you better at flirting, better at job interviews and just generally give you a better personality. Rosanna Philpott reports.

A deadly epidemic that is spreading through the Red Sea has killed off an entire species of sea urchin in the Gulf of Aqaba, imperilling the region's uniquely resilient coral reefs, an Israeli research team has found. Olivia Chan reports.

Pupils at Reddam House School in Berkshire, England, are using VR headsets to enter the metaverse for a variety of interactive lessons. Rosanna Philpott has more.

A robot-operated factory has opened for experimental operation in the Iraqi city of Basra, in a bid to produce high-quality construction products for local consumption and exports.

Rayyanah Barnawi, a scientist specializing in cancer stem-cell research, is one of the all-private crew members on SpaceX's Axiom Mission 2. She is Saudi Arabia's first woman astronaut to head to the International Space Station.

A scientist specializing in cancer stem-cell research is Saudi Arabia's first woman astronaut to head to the International Space Station.

Fabrizio Fidati, who lost his right hand in an accident 25 years ago, is taking part in trials for a new technology that allows patients to sense the temperature of objects in their missing limbs. Ilan Rubens has more.

A mini-manufacturing satellite that can return to Earth aboard a heat shield could help revolutionize the manufacture of super-materials in space, according to British startup Space Forge.

Scientists see Brazil as a likely cradle of a future pandemic. Rapid rainforest destruction has left 1.5 million square kilometers of land ripe for a bat-borne pathogen to infect humans. Blake Morrison has more.

In India, as more and more people live close to bats that can host deadly viruses, one pathogen has found an easier pathway to infect people, often with lethal consequences. Blake Morrison has more.

West Africa shows what can happen when people hunt for resources in areas rich with bats, carriers of tens of thousands of viruses. Scientists say this collision could trigger the next global pandemic. Blake Morrison has more.

A 300 square metre (984 feet) net trapped in a sewage pipe threatening Ipanema's biodiversity has been pulled out of the sea and transformed into multipurpose bags thanks to the joint work of divers, biologists, seamstresses and the creator of a project that turns rubbish into useful objects.

Sri Lanka has launched a project to electrify half a million of its tuk tuk taxis over the next five years with help of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence such as OpenAI's ChatGPT are complicating governments' efforts to agree to laws governing the use of the technology. Here are the latest steps national and international governing bodies are taking to regulate AI tools. Ilan Rubens reports.

The new all-electric powerboat race series, E1, says it has completed testing its innovative electric foiling raceboat in Northern Italy, with redesigned hydrofoils and a speed boost function to promote overtaking.

German photomedia artist Boris Eldagsen hit the headlines and brought the AI debate to the forefront when he refused to accept a Sony World Photography Award for his A.I.-generated image at a London ceremony in April. Rachel Faber produced this report.

Spain's Donana wetland has been a rich farming area for decades and a wildlife haven for centuries, but climate change is drying it out and has set regional and national authorities on a collision course over how to safeguard its future. Ilan Rubens reports.

Finland's largest daily Helsingin Sanomat is fighting back against Russian media restrictions by putting information about the war in Ukraine in the popular online video game Counter-Strike.

Scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) have developed a new machine learning algorithm CEBRA, which has the potential to reveal the hidden structure in data recorded from the brain, such as what mice see.

An Israeli food-tech company says it has 3D printed the first ever ready-to-cook fish fillet using animal cells cultivated and grown in a laboratory. Alice Rizzo has more.