Environment
How lab-grown lichen could help us to build habitations on Mars
Scientists cultivating partnerships of fungi and algae believe their invention has far-out implications for how we create the buildings of the future
Features
Mathematics
We’ve finally cracked how to make truly random numbers
Features
Technology
How worried should you be about spending too much time on your phone?
News
Health
A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases
Features
Technology
Grace Chan: ‘How to stay in love after uploading into virtual reality’
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Technology
Imagining a future where smart glasses allow ‘AI slop’ to be avoided
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Health
Cars are getting bigger. This is a problem for us and for the planet
Comment
Technology
The 19 best Christmas gifts for science lovers (and nerds)
Culture
Society
Is the future of education outside universities?
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Technology
AI power use forecast finds the industry far off track to net zero
Several large tech firms that are active in AI have set goals to hit net zero by 2030, but a new forecast of the energy and water required to run large data centres shows they’re unlikely to meet those targets
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Technology
Has life today been enshittified? Cory Doctorow’s new book explores
Culture
Technology
‘Most of it is good’: Tim Berners-Lee on the state of the web now
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Society
Could a self-monitoring system for criminals replace prisons one day?
Comment
Health
Chilling book exposes true cost of tech bros’ immortality dreams
Culture