Health officials are racing to limit the spread of the deadly disease.
Adventures of a Mathematician brings an unsung scientist back into the light
Polish mathematician Stanislaw Ulam helped design the H-bomb and foresaw our digital universe.
Can Nuclear Fusion Put the Brakes on Climate Change?
Amid an escalating crisis, the power source offers a dream — or a pipe dream — of limitless clean energy. From a report: Let’s say that you’ve devoted your entire adult life to developing a carbon-free way to power a household for a year on the fuel …
The first Arab mission to Mars is delivering some interesting science
“Our goal is clear: To accelerate the development of innovation.”
データ中心主義に懸念？ 米国で提唱された「AIの基盤」が波紋を呼んでいる
巨大なニューラルネットワークと膨大なデータに基づいて人工知能（AI）モデルを構築し、それを「基盤」とみなす研究が波紋を呼んでいる。このスタンフォード大学の研究者らによる取り組みには批判の声が相次いでおり、研究コミュニティを二分する議論にもつながっている。
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Blue Origin postpones William Shatner’s space flight by a day
William Shatner is heading to space on October 13th | Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicJeff Bezos’ spaceflight company Blue Origin said Sunday it will postpone the flight that is slated to fly William Shatner to space due to forecasted high wind…
Neuroscientists Claim to Have Pinpointed The Brain States Unique to ‘Team Flow’
At some point in life, you have probably enjoyed a ‘flow’ state – when you’re so intensely focused on a task or activity, you experience a strong sense of control, a reduced awareness of your environment and yourself, and a minimized sense of the passi…
Capsule of 1765 air reveals ancient histories hidden under Antarctic ice
Polar Zero exhibition in Glasgow features sculpture encasing air extracted from start of Industrial RevolutionAn ampoule of Antarctic air from the year 1765 forms the centrepiece of a new exhibition that reveals the hidden histories contained in polar …
Teen leaving the nest? Give them a taste of home with these recipes
Ease your child’s start at university with tasty low-budget recipes that are easy to makeLast week, I experienced something I’d been dreading since my daughters came into the world: my first-born leaving home for the first time. I’ve experienced such a…
Readers reply: why haven’t we invented a way to record and play back smells?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsI imagine that a couple of hundred years ago the idea of recording and playing b…