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Members of SafeStreetRebel, a group of anonymous anti-car activists, place a cone on a self-driving robotaxi to disable it in San Francisco, California on July 11, 2023. Members of SafeStreetRebel, a group of anonymous anti-car activists, have been actively calling for participants to help protest the spread of robotaxis for malfunctioning and blocking traffic. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Technology

Our priorities are all wrong when it comes to new technologies

We can't get life-saving drugs, but we can get dubious self-driving taxis, says Annalee Newitz

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RDMM8C Corporate data management system or DMS as a business user privacy concept and social media connection in a 3D illustration style.

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It is more vital now than ever that we reclaim our digital privacy

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A fantasy alien planet

Space

Aliens on low-oxygen worlds may never discover fire

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Environment

Will sinking tonnes of wood into the ocean help tackle climate change?

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Extremely thin lightweight lenses take amazing images of the universe

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Shirt woven with metal could help medical implants communicate

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Jars used for milling the powder

Chemistry

Widely used chemicals can now be made without using toxic gas

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Protons can be used to kill cancer cells

Technology

Plastic wedge makes it much easier to make protons for cancer therapy

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2NMX51D This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows a tropical storm east of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, at 7:50am EST, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. The National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, where forecasters expected the potential cyclone to strengthen Tuesday into the sixth named storm, Fred, of the Atlantic hurricane season. (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES via AP)

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The Universe in a Box review: Why all cosmic quests start on laptops

Culture

A bee with the sensor attached

Technology

Tiny backpack for bees can track their position and temperature

A sensor around a millimetre in size has been tested to monitor a honeybee flying around some flowers. It could also work for medical monitoring inside a person's body

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Life

How talking to your future self can improve your health and happiness

Features

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Hunterian Museum puts anatomical curiosities back on display

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What is the AI alignment problem and how can it be solved?

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Technology

Sci fi author Lavie Tidhar: Using Midjourney to explore ethics of AI

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