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A cave mural

Technology

AI wades into the debate on age of ancient Chinese cave murals

The dates of some murals in the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas in China have long been debated, so researchers are using AI to help settle the row

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black hole simulation

Space

What it's like to be sucked into a black hole – without dying

Regulars

Liquid Crystal Display: a beautifully broken exhibition

Earth

Liquid Crystal Display: a beautifully broken exhibition

Culture

crystal sculptures

Physics

Dawns, Mine, Crystal review – art with a crafty message for science

Culture

Humans

Art: an impressive new festival ushers in the End Times

Culture

The eye of a Metapocyrtus subquadrulifer beetle

Life

Nikon Small World photo competition reveals nature in minuscule detail

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Spider-inspired art

Environment

Art: Why Tomás Saraceno is floating on air

Culture

Don't Miss: missing green, a doomed sub, and a giant fatberg

Life

Don't Miss: missing green, a doomed sub, and a giant fatberg

Culture

Life is Strange

Space

Don't miss: A digital sidekick, culture of crystals and bits of bear

Culture

Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt review – a joyful peek under the hood

Technology

Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt review – a joyful peek under the hood

Even when we fail spectacularly at them, computer games are crafted to be a medium of delights, as an exhibition at London's Victoria & Albert Museum reveals

Culture

Humans

Don’t Miss: Outlandish shrinks, deadly weapons and automated lies

Culture

Space

The Martians have landed in London, and they're hogging the camera

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Humans

Ceramic art is a clever foil for a collector's science teaching aids

Culture

Space

Don't miss: Apes get ideas, hole becomes art, games lose boundaries

Culture