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Stonehenge's altar stone probably wasn't transported by a glacier
A glacier could have carried the giant sandstone at the centre of Stonehenge southwards from north-east Scotland, but this scenario appears unlikely
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Stonehenge's altar stone probably wasn't transported by a glacier
A glacier could have carried the giant sandstone at the centre of Stonehenge southwards from north-east Scotland, but this scenario appears unlikely
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Everyone is Lying to You for Money is a must-watch exposé of crypto
Actor Ben McKenzie explores the world of crypto in an entertaining documentary that doesn't shy away from calling out those who have promoted the currency
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The looming El Niño could be bad – but much worse is to come
Global warming will amplify the impacts of El Niño events, and could also make them much stronger and more far-reaching
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Everyone is Lying to You for Money is a must-watch exposé of crypto
Actor Ben McKenzie explores the world of crypto in an entertaining documentary that doesn't shy away from calling out those who have promoted the currency
Categories: Science
The looming El Niño could be bad – but much worse is to come
Global warming will amplify the impacts of El Niño events, and could also make them much stronger and more far-reaching
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Explore the mind-bending and paradoxical art of M C. Escher
A new retrospective of the artist beloved by mathematicians opens this week. Get up close to the art with our interactive story
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Explore the mind-bending and paradoxical art of M C. Escher
A new retrospective of the artist beloved by mathematicians opens this week. Get up close to the art with our interactive story
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Escher: The paradoxical artist beloved by mathematicians
A new retrospective of M.C. Escher’s work opens this week. Explore some of his most mind-bending, mathematically inspired works here
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Escher: The paradoxical artist beloved by mathematicians
A new retrospective of M.C. Escher’s work opens this week. Explore some of his most mind-bending, mathematically inspired works here
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Superintelligent machines may well need us after all
Despite AI's dizzying improvements in mathematical ability, its successes show just how integral human mathematicians are to the scientific process
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Alice Roberts: 'We are fundamentally, at the end of the day, animals'
Why do we have big brains? Or walk on two legs? Biological anthropologist and broadcaster Alice Roberts talks human exceptionalism, evolution and her new book Humans with Michael Marshall
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Superintelligent machines may well need us after all
Despite AI's dizzying improvements in mathematical ability, its successes show just how integral human mathematicians are to the scientific process
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Alice Roberts: 'We are fundamentally, at the end of the day, animals'
Why do we have big brains? Or walk on two legs? Biological anthropologist and broadcaster Alice Roberts talks human exceptionalism, evolution and her new book Humans with Michael Marshall
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New Scientist recommends a deep dive into our organs by Giulia Enders
Giulia Enders made her name with Gut, an exploration of our intestines. Now, in the compelling follow-up Organ Speak, she’s listening to what our other organs are telling us
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New Scientist recommends a deep dive into our organs by Giulia Enders
Giulia Enders made her name with Gut, an exploration of our intestines. Now, in the compelling follow-up Organ Speak, she’s listening to what our other organs are telling us
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Earth has a mysterious triple symmetry that may influence its climate
A circle running along the 27° east and 153° west meridians divides the globe into two halves with equal reflectivity – and this may have implications for solar geoengineering schemes
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Earth has a mysterious triple symmetry that may influence its climate
A circle running along the 27° east and 153° west meridians divides the globe into two halves with equal reflectivity – and this may have implications for solar geoengineering schemes
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Ditch the niceties in AI prompts to save energy use, say researchers
A UN report warns of the rapid growth in AI energy consumption, but suggests users can improve efficiency by making prompts more concise
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Ditch the niceties in AI prompts to save energy use, say researchers
A UN report warns of the rapid growth in AI energy consumption, but suggests users can improve efficiency by making prompts more concise
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