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“A world organized along completely different lines from Earth”…Alien Clay Science Photo Library/Alamy “Hard” science fiction exists to push the limits of imagination in a very specific way. So it’s a thought experiment that starts with what’s known and what’s possible and then tweaks everything up to 11 to see what the world might look
Keir Starmer this week unveiled a 50-point plan to make Britain a world leader in artificial intelligence and boost the economy by up to £47bn a…
If TikTok disappears from the United States, its 170 million American users won’t be the only ones who lose out. British TikTokers and executives told the…
VExtreme weather events have been at the top of the news agenda in recent weeks, with scientists and fact-based news organizations blaming their increasing severity on…
Based on a highly reliable survey by YouGov in 2023, it was found that almost half of men believe they can successfully land a plane in…
Released on December 19, 2013, ESA's star mapping satellite “Gaia” We are now nearing the sky, but this does not mean the mission is complete. Technical…
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — Blue Origin successfully launched a massive new rocket on its inaugural test flight on Thursday, sending a prototype satellite into orbit thousands…
SpaceX conducted the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday but lost contact with the rocket’s upper stage as it continued into space.The company’s…
SpaceX announced Thursday that its Starship spacecraft was damaged during a flight meant to test the capabilities of its giant rocket. The upper stage of the…
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory has been recording atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations since 1958.Fred Espenak/Science Photo Library Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels measured by Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory…
In May of last year, an unidentified individual on a forum leaked information about the upcoming game in the Like a Dragon series, known for its…
Climate change could increase the frequency and severity of droughtsZhang Yu/VCG via Getty Images Severe, perennial droughts have become hotter, drier, and more extensive since the…
Ccute cats Fit check. Travel video blog. Luigi Mangione's latte art. Americans who downloaded RedNote saw it all this week, as it fled to the Chinese…
“Oh my god, this arm is a part of me,” said Scott Imbree, who was able to use it to feel objects. Charles M. Greenspon, University…
satellites orbit around the planetShutterstock / Andrei Armiagov Over the past few years, undersea cables from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean have been severed…
homo erectusan early member of the genus homoA new study shows that a new study shows that the astronauts were able to successfully navigate longer, harsher…
As individuals age, their brains may experience difficulties in learning and decision-making due to a decrease in brain cells and cognitive function. However, neuroscientists have found…
Spider silk is the strongest known fiber and has more strength for its weight than high-strength steel or Kevlar. Ruskin Photography/Alamy One thing that children of…
Artist’s thoughts CarinodensScientists suspect the remains of a mosasaur may have been processed and classified as a new species henry sharp The remains of a strange…
Ofcom has announced new measures in the UK to prevent children from accessing online pornography, including requiring users to have their faces scanned. Enforcement guidelines issued…
play your cards right As readers in the Northern Hemisphere face long, dark nights and cold weather for many weeks to come, what could be better…
Nintendo has officially unveiled the Nintendo Switch 2, the highly anticipated successor to the popular Switch console that has sold 150 million units. The release date…
Will abstaining from alcohol affect your social life? Ian Dagnall/Alamy With so many holidays, many of us opted for a dry January. One reader said she…
BT has decided to abandon its plans to convert roadside green cabinets into electric car chargers following a successful trial run. The telecommunications company had been…
New ways to understand and treat depression are urgently neededFotografiaBasica/Getty Images chemically unbalancedJoanna Moncrief (Flint Books) Joanna Moncrieff was a “precocious 14-year-old” when she went through…
HHow much does it cost to make a video game? The development costs for blockbuster games are closely guarded trade secrets, but they’re rising year by…
Humanoid robot waltzes with the help of AI trained on human motion capture recordings Xuxin Cheng and Mazeyu Ji AI that helps humanoid robots mirror human…
President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing the possibility of lifting the TikTok ban in the United States through an executive order once he assumes office on…
new glen explodes blue origin Blue Origin's reusable New Glenn rocket successfully launched and reached orbit, but engineers were unable to safely land the first stage…
The Biden administration is taking final steps to strengthen U.S. cyber defenses against increasing threats from China and Russia. They will address vulnerabilities across various sectors,…
Fog consists of water vapor molecules that float as tiny water droplets in the air but remain near the ground. Essentially, fog is a cloud touching…
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments from TikTok and ByteDance, its China-based owner, on Friday. ByteDance is seeking an injunction against a bill…
Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket successfully launches from Florida on its inaugural space mission. This marks a significant milestone for Jeff Bezos’ space company as…
Holly is a staff writer for BBC Science Focus, responsible for the popular Q&A section. She has an MSc (Special Award) in Earth Sciences (Space and…
When it comes to spicy food, the effect can vary depending on the type of pepper and the individual. For most people, capsaicin, the active compound…
Paleoanthropologists have characterized the properties of rough stone materials selected and used by early Pleistocene tool makers at Acheulean sites on the Ethiopian plateau between 16…
WASP-132 is a unique multiplanet system in that both the inner rocky planet and the newly discovered outer giant planet are in a system that includes…
A stone tablet with a sun motif discovered on the Danish island of BornholmAntiquity Publications/John Lee, National Museum of Denmark Hundreds of mysterious carved “sun stones”…
Controlling octopus motion is a very complex issue. Each of its eight arms is a muscular hydrostat, a soft-bodied structure without a rigid skeleton that moves…
Researchers have identified numerous instances of snow leopards dispersing from the Tibetan Plateau.
of snow leopard (panthera uncia) It is a large cat endemic to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and surrounding areas. How this apex predator gradually adapted to its…