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Escher: The paradoxical artist beloved by mathematicians
A new retrospective of M.C. Escher’s work opens this week. Explore some of his most mind-bending, mathematically inspired works here
New Scientist recommends a deep dive into our organs by Giulia Enders
Giulia Enders made her name with Gut, an exploration of our intestines. Now, in the compelling follow-up Organ Speak, she’s listening to what our other organs are telling us
An encyclopedia formed from AI hallucinations – what could go wrong?
Feedback discovers Halupedia, an online encyclopedia that is 100 per cent generated by AI, offering such delights as the 19nd century and The Society for the Prevention of Unnecessary Tuesdays
Scientists just built a powerful AI computer worm that learns as it spreads This prototype could help the world prepare for AI malware threats, according to t…
In American politics, cursing and "four-letter words" are no longer confined to hot mics or hidden behind closed doors. Politicians and pundits are increasingl…
Mark Thomson has taken the reins at CERN just as particle physics confronts some of its deepest unknowns – and faces hard choices about what comes next
A circle running along the 27° east and 153° west meridians divides the globe into two halves with equal reflectivity – and this may have implications for sola…
June's night sky delivers several must-see events, starting with a close encounter between Venus and Jupiter after sunset. Mercury joins the pair to form a rar…
The focus of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released on May 29, 2026, is an active spiral galaxy on a journey lasting hundreds of millions of years…
A hailstorm can undo a season's work in minutes. It can strike quickly and unevenly, shredding wheat, bruising fruit, flattening crops—while also leaving neigh…
An arthritis drug reduces the amount of RSV in human respiratory cells, but experts say it's too early to say if it will actually treat the common infection.
Landmark pancreatic cancer treatment paves way for targeting other tricky tumors Unprecedented results against a stubbornly hard-to-treat cancer are boosting …
Ultrafast lasers emit pulses lasting only a few hundred femtoseconds (quadrillionths of a second). These flashes of light power applications from precision mic…
A UN report warns of the rapid growth in AI energy consumption, but suggests users can improve efficiency by making prompts more concise
