Our trust in society is eroding. We need to fight back
[ad_1] A recent scandal over food hygiene ratings shows how deception destroys trust within society. We need to fight back, says Jonathan R. Goodman [ad_2]
Lake of Darkness review: This bold, experimental slice of deep-space sci-fi is just brilliant
[ad_1] Something evil may be lurking in a black hole in Adam Roberts’s new novel Liuzishan/Getty Images Lake of DarknessAdam Roberts (Gollancz) I WAS recently
We’ve taken a photo of a star in another galaxy for the first time
[ad_1] Left: An image of the star WOH G64 taken with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer in Chile. Right: An artist’s impression of the star
How to Feed the World review: Vaclav Smil’s take on future food supply has one big flaw
[ad_1] Are fish farms like this one in Greece truly becoming more efficient? Elena_Alex_Ferns/Alamy How to Feed the WorldVaclav Smil (Penguin Books) We had better
Super-bright black holes could reveal if the universe is pixelated
[ad_1] Artist’s representation of a galaxy with a brilliant quasar at its centre NASA, ESA and J. Olmsted (STScI) Space-time, the so-called fabric of physical
Nectar-loving Ethiopian wolves may be the first carnivore pollinators
[ad_1] An Ethiopian wolf licks nectar from the Ethiopian red hot poker flower Adrien Lesaffre Ethiopian wolves feed on the sweet nectar of a local
Extreme heat is now making cities unlivable. How can we survive it?
[ad_1] Humidity makes Shanghai’s heat more unbearable lukyeee1976/Getty Images “My office felt like a steamer on Monday morning,” wrote Chinese influencer Bi Dao in a
Google DeepMind AI can expertly fix errors in quantum computers
[ad_1] Quantum bits, or qubits, can be thought of as representing data on a sphere Google DeepMind Google DeepMind has developed an AI model that
IBM entangled two quantum chips to work together for the first time
[ad_1] An artist’s impression of IBM’s Eagle quantum processing unit IBM IBM has made a significant advance on the road to larger and more powerful
Planet 10 times the size of Earth is one of the youngest ever found
[ad_1] An artist’s depiction of a system showing its host star, transiting planet and misaligned protoplanetary disc NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt, K. Miller (Caltech/IPAC) A world seen