Science
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The ancient board games we finally know how to play – thanks to AI
In the 1970s, in a grave in a Bronze Age cemetery in Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran, an incredible object was unearthed…
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Believing in Santa Claus doesn’t make children act nicer at Christmas
Santa Claus alone is not enough for a happy Christmas Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Hamleys He’s making a list, he’s…
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Moving sofa problem: Mathematicians have figured out the best sofa shape for moving around
It’s harder than it looks Inna Kot/Getty Images What is the largest sofa that you can squeeze around the corner…
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The best video games of 2024
Compared to some years (I am thinking of 2023 and its wealth of offerings, from Cocoon to Viewfinder), 2024 has…
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The science of exercise: How a workout benefits your brain
“My mind is always a bit quieter after a workout than it was before” Westend61 GmbH/Alamy I have been in…
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The best science and technology documentaries of 2024, from David Attenborough to Brian Cox
The Secret Lives Of Animals Lindsay McCrae/Apple TV+ Asia (BBC iPlayer)Covering almost a third of our planet, Asia’s biodiversity and…
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Chips linked with light could train AI faster while using less energy
The prototype of an IBM optics module for connecting chips with fibre optics Ryan Lavine for IBM An optical fibre…
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AI found a new way to create quantum entanglement
AI found a new way to entangle particles of light luchschenF/Shutterstock Quantum entanglement just got easier, thanks to artificial intelligence.…
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The best science fiction TV shows of 2024, from Supacell to Fallout
Nadine Mills plays a nurse, Sabrina, in superhero series Supacell. Courtesy of Netflix Despite it feeling like there is more…
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Melting permafrost makes ‘drunken forests’ store less carbon
A drunken forest in Alaska, where trees are tilting or collapsing to the ground due to permafrost melt Global Warming…
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