Science
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Chatbots can hide secret messages in seemingly normal conversations
Encrypted messages could be hidden within a normal-looking conversation on social media Tero Vesalainen/iStockphoto/Getty Images Secret messages can be hidden…
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Hackers could ‘vandalise’ quantum computers without people noticing
Sharing a quantum computer could put you at risk of hacking BlackJack3D/Getty Images Hackers may be able to “vandalise” other…
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First ever ‘black hole bomb’ created in the lab
Feed a black hole enough energy and you could create an explosion Art Furnace/Shutterstock Physicists have built the first ever…
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Photography contest spotlights the beauty of science in vivid detail
Optical fibre connected to a dilution refrigerator Harsh Rathee/Department of Physics Photographs accompanying most scientific papers might politely be called…
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Ancient camp shows how humans adapted to extreme cold in Europe
Reindeer fur would have helped ancient humans endure the climate of the last glacial maximum Esteban De Armas/Shutterstock An open-air…
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Are ordinary people fighting a losing battle to go green?
Corporations and governments are playing fast and loose with environmental protections. Are there still ways we can make a difference…
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‘Bone collector’ caterpillar wears dead insect body parts as disguise
Bone collector caterpillars from the Waianae mountain range in Oahu, Hawaii Daniel Rubinoff et al. 2025 The newly described “bone…
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Reading for pleasure has plummeted over the past 20 years
People aren’t getting lost in a book like they used to Westend61 GmbH/Alamy The proportion of those in the US…
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Oldest ant fossil ever found shows how these insects took over the world
A 110-million-year-old fossil of the hell ant Vulcanidris cratensis Anderson Lepeco At more than 110 million years old, a fossil…
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Signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b may just be statistical noise
Illustration of the exoplanet K2-18b NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Apparent signs of alien life on the exoplanet…
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