Science & technology
Science & technology
Should you take collagen?
There are simpler ways to get smoother skin and stronger joints
Science & technology
Scientists want to sequence all animals, fungi and plants on Earth
But international regulation and precarious funding threaten their efforts
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How to build a ship for interstellar travel
Winners of a design competition include conjoined Ferris wheels and a 58km-long cylinder
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China has top-flight AI models. But it is struggling to run them
Trump’s U-turn on chip-export controls could be a boon
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Even the sight of an infection can trigger an immune response
The phenomenon could be harnessed to boost immunotherapy
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Inside the top-secret labs that build America’s nuclear weapons
To maintain the bombs, and build new ones, scientists are pushing the frontiers of physics
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Fragmentary Latin inscriptions can be completed with AI
A new model is finding connections spanning the Roman world
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What does it take to make a nuclear weapon?
Introducing “The Bomb”, our new four-part podcast series on the past, present and future of America’s nuclear stockpile
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Why do people sleep? A new study points to the brain
Experiments on fruit flies suggest tiredness could be caused by damaged neurons
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Will AI make you stupid?
Creativity and critical thinking might take a hit. But there are ways to soften the blow