Artificial intelligence is growing up fast: what’s next for thinking machines?
Our lives are already enhanced by AI – or at least an AI in its…
Robots can go all the way to Mars, but they can’t pick up the groceries
In the popular imagination, robots have been portrayed alternatively as friendly companions or existential threat.…
Illuminating the hidden kingdom of the truffle
Truffles are one of the world’s most expensive ingredients, and also one of the most…
Scientists discover the secrets behind the cuttlefish’s 3D invisibility cloak
An international team of scientists has identified the neural circuits that enable cuttlefish to change…
Free ebook: 55 Ways to Have Fun With Google
55 Ways to Have Fun With Google A cabinet of search engine curiosities, riddles, games,…
Calf’s foot jelly and a tankard of ale? Welcome to the 18th century Starbucks
Researchers have published details of the largest collection of artefacts from an early English coffeehouse…
Birds learn from each other’s ‘disgust’, enabling insects to evolve bright colours
A new study of TV-watching great tits reveals how they learn through observation. Social interactions…
Political instability and weak governance lead to loss of species, study finds
Big data study of global biodiversity shows ineffective national governance is a better indicator of…
Ancient faeces reveal parasites described in earliest Greek medical texts
Earliest archaeological evidence of intestinal parasitic worms infecting the ancient inhabitants of Greece confirms descriptions…
Could cryptocurrency help the ‘bottom billion’?
Many of the world’s poorest poor don’t have access to a bank account and yet…
