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��˾þ�s inside a science base in the Moon conduct a variety of humorous experiments. We see a cat chasing after a giant laser beam; a scientist being eaten by a venus fly trap, a star falling through a Christmas tree as a scientist tries and fails to put it on top, a scientist going to a 'moonshine' bar, robots attending a seminar, a scientist trapping a human brain in a forcefield, and scientists stepping through portals. In the sky above the spaceship, Santa is being abducted by aliens.

Physics

Inside the wild experiments physicists would do with zero limits

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run in a world powered purely by imagination

Features

voters in the United States

Technology

AI can influence voters' minds. What does that mean for democracy?

Analysis

Robotic machine manufacturing semiconductor chip

Technology

Why is AI making computers and games consoles more expensive?

News

A futuristic depiction of a woman wearing neon light-up augmented reality glasses. The glasses emit blue and red lights, creating a cyberpunk atmosphere. The young Black woman is captured in a dark environment with dynamic light streaks, emphasizing the high-tech and futuristic theme.

Technology

Imagining a future where smart glasses allow 'AI slop' to be avoided

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Mathematics

Mathematicians say Google's AI tools are supercharging their research

News

AI may blunt our thinking skills – here’s what you can do about it

Technology

AI may blunt our thinking skills – here’s what you can do about it

Features

Technology

AI power use forecast finds the industry far off track to net zero

News

Technology

AI scientist claimed to do six months of research in just a few hours

News

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Society

Could a self-monitoring system for criminals replace prisons one day?

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An illustration of a scroll being unfurled by two hands, surrounded by Roman columns and wisps of smoke, with a Roman figure in a toga at the centre

Humans

We’re finally reading the secrets of Herculaneum’s lost library

A whole library’s worth of papyri owned by Julius Caesar’s father-in-law were turned to charcoal by the eruption of Vesuvius. Nearly 2000 years later, we can at last read these lost treasures

Features

Technology

Chatbots work best when you speak to them with formal language

News

Technology

Should we worry AI will create deadly bioweapons? Not yet, but one day

Analysis

Technology

Is Neuromancer's cyberpunk dystopia still thrilling in 2025?

Culture

Technology

I'm a cyclist. Will the arrival of robotaxis make my journeys safer?

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