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Phone breathalyser can detect when your body switches to burning fat
A handheld breathalyser picks up on a molecule called acetone, revealing that your body is using fat for energy
China is trying to regulate relationships with AI – can it work?
China is the first country to enact substantial legislation on AI relationships in an effort to protect people from the worst aspects of digital companions
Magic rituals took place in an Australian cave for 25,000 years
Preserved plant cells show that grasses were brought into Cloggs cave in Australia and burnt over many millennia, revealing the ancient origins of rituals practised …
The ancient Silk Road city that has a lesson for Silicon Valley
On a trip along the Silk Road, columnist Annalee Newitz discovers that ancient technology can offer us a framework for our own advances. The most …
How to unlock unlimited geothermal energy, anywhere we want
Earth contains more than enough heat to power humanity many times over, but so far only a few lucky places have been able to exploit …
Effort to solve biggest controversy in mathematics has made no progress
For more than a decade, mathematicians have been unable to settle the question of whether the ABC conjecture has been solved. Fresh attempts to settle …
Tom Hiddleston’s new Pompeii show is unabashedly cheesy – but it works
The Loki actor is the unlikely host for a three-episode docu-series about the Roman city. It's occasionally a little silly, but it's also entertaining and …
Everything from cells to stars to particles exists on the edge of …
Complex systems, be they living beings or fundamental particles, need to have enough structure to hang together along with unpredictability that can allow for change. …
Inhaling high-dose CO2 clears Alzheimer’s proteins from the brain
Intermittently inhaling a high dose of carbon dioxide seems to remove the proteins amyloid and tau, which are implicated in Alzheimer's disease, from the brain …
AI’s solution to 87-year-old riddle takes mathematicians by surprise
Mathematicians have been trying to prove the Jacobian conjecture for nearly a century, but now the Claude Fable 5 AI has apparently found a counterexample …
How to maximise the mental health benefits of your vacation
Don’t just hit the beach. Research is revealing how to have a holiday that leaves you mentally restored and refreshed – with long-lasting effect
Strange paraparticles could be reality’s missing ingredient
Neither matter nor force, paraparticles would be something else entirely. Fresh hints that they exist are raising hopes that they could explain reality at its …
Cloudy skies have slowed global warming – but that may be changing
Low cloud cover has been expanding since 1979, reflecting more sunlight into space, but scientists expect that trend to reverse and accelerate global warming
Hunter-gatherers introduced fish to a mountain lake 7000 years ago
Many centuries before the advent of agriculture in Norway, ancient people transported fish into mountain lakes to create a source of food, then built wooden …
Using AI for creative pursuits? Moderation is key
An experiment showed AI users had the most creative ideas when they used it in moderation – not too much and not too little. Columnist …
Supplement that binds to microplastics may remove them from our body
A supplement comprised of dead bacteria seems to remove microplastics, and prevent their absorption into cells, by attracting them to the bacteria's rough surfaces
Why a Ukrainian cruise missile is flying with hobby drone hardware
An open-source flight-control system found in consumer drones has been installed in Ukraine’s latest cruise missile, showing how cheap technology is making military hardware accessible …
Why the upcoming eclipse is still vital in the age of solar …
Experiments will take advantage of the solar eclipse in August to learn more about the sun and Earth at a relatively low cost
Ancient Egyptian princesses buried with weapons may have been fighters
The mummified daughters of pharaohs who lived thousands of years ago have bone changes that suggest they fought with bows and daggers
Restoring ability to remove zombie cells may keep us sharp as we …
Zombie, or senescent, cells accumulate in our body with age, when we become less able to clear them. But a study in mice suggests that …
Neurostimulation restores feeling in paralysed hand for months after
Keith Thomas, 48, has paralysis, but brain stimulation gave him some feeling and movement in his hands – and this was maintained even when the …
We’ve found a rocky, temperate planet’s atmosphere for the first time
Astronomers have only previously found atmospheres around exoplanets that are very large or incredibly hot – but now they have found one adorning a world …
Next-generation Alzheimer’s drug reduces risk of serious brain bleeds
A new kind of antibody drug that more efficiently enters the brain could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease with a much lower risk of …
Stealth drone spins so fast that it disappears
A drone that spins 25 times a second can avoid being spotted by becoming nothing more than a vague blur – though the creators admit …
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