Science
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Cryptography trick could make AI algorithms more efficient
Concepts from cryptography can be applied to speeding up algorithms Imago/Alamy Adding a dash of encryption to key algorithms used…
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US military wants to grow giant biological structures in space
DARPA envisions growing structures hundreds of metres long Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo The US military is brainstorming…
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Struggling with envy? Here are some science-backed ways to help
“I just can’t help feeling bitter about what they’ve achieved” David Litschel/Alamy It is all too human to feel a…
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Sci-fi thriller Dissolution smartly interweaves time travel and memory
Time travel stories often trap characters in loops for our enjoyment Virgilio Ferreira/Millennium Images, UK Dissolution(Nicholas Binge (Harper Collins (UK,…
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The best new sci-fi this month featuring John Scalzi, Silvia Park and Ai Jang
The moon has turned to cheese in John Scalzi’s new sci-fi novel Madeleine Steinbach / Alamy Stock Photo My only…
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Firefly’s Blue Ghost spacecraft makes second ever commercial landing on the moon
Blue Ghost took a photo of its shadow on the lunar surface, with Earth in the sky above Firefly Aerospace…
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The alarming rise of colorectal cancer diagnoses in people under 50
Shortly after my 54th birthday, I received a package. The enclosed instructions told me that next time I emptied my…
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Does milk and other dairy really reduce the risk of colorectal cancer?
Genetic evidence suggests milk may be particularly beneficial Hafiez Razali/EyeEm Mobile GmbH/Getty Images Need an excuse to tuck into a…
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Ancient ancestor of the plague discovered in Bronze Age sheep
Yersinia pestis bacteria viewed with an electron microscope Connect Images/Alamy An ancient ancestor of the pathogen that would later cause…
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Electronic tongue could let you taste cake in virtual reality
Hydrogels with a taste are administered into the mouth via a small tube Shulin Chen An electronic tongue that can…
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