Humans
From doomy prophecies to epic dystopias, we are suckers for end times
Despite facing real existential threats like climate change, we remain too fascinated by the end of the world, argues a new book
Culture
Earth
We are finally getting to grips with how plate tectonics started
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Environment
Dyes made by microbes could reduce the environmental impact of clothes
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Technology
How the future rise of AI lawyers could force Big Oil to pay up
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Technology
DeepSeek has burst the AI hype bubble – now all bets are off
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Environment
Is a broken jet stream causing extreme weather that lasts longer?
Features
Environment
Tomato plants are covered in tiny anti-pest booby traps
News
Space
Keeping space tidy should become a global UN goal, say researchers
News
Earth
Electric fields could mine rare earth metals with less harm
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Technology
How to fix computing’s AI energy problem: run everything backwards
Artificial intelligence wastes an extraordinary amount of energy - but running every computer calculation twice, first forwards and then backwards, could drastically curb that problem
Features
Earth
The most powerful images of the natural world from 2024
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Environment
Unified approach could improve nature, climate and health all at once
News
Earth
Supersized snowflakes: A scientific quest to make enormous snow
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Environment
After another dire year for the environment, here’s to better times
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