There may be a cosmic speed limit on how fast anything can grow
[ad_1] Have we found a new limit on the universe? kkssr/Shutterstock A newly proposed cosmic speed limit may constrain how fast anything in the universe
Striking image shows well-preserved wreck of Shackleton’s doomed ship
[ad_1] James Blake/Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust Slowly cracking through the dense pack ice of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea is hefty, ice-breaking research vessel S. A. Agulhas
How to Kill an Asteroid review: Hollywood fantasy vs the real science of saving Earth
[ad_1] A meteor burns up as it nears Earth, unlike asteroids that can hit the surface and wreak havoc James Blake/Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust How to Kill
The best new sci-fi this month from the latest Haruki Murakami and more Harlan Ellison
[ad_1] Haruki Murakami has a long-awaited new novel out in English translation this month RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images I’ve been looking forward to
Cloud-inspired material can bend light around corners
[ad_1] A new material can bend light University of Glasgow Scientists have discovered a technique whereby light can be bent around corners, inspired by the
Data centres may soon burn as much extra gas as California uses daily
[ad_1] A power substation near a data centre in Virginia Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images Silicon Valley’s scramble to build more data centres could boost
Quantum batteries could give off more energy than they store
[ad_1] Simulations suggest that when a quantum battery shares a quantum state with the device it is powering, the device can gain more charge than
How a ride in a friendly Waymo saw me fall for robotaxis
[ad_1] Waymo self driving taxi driving in downtown San Francisco Shutterstock/Iv-olga I took my first ride in a Waymo robotaxi last month, and now I’m
Lakes are losing winter ice cover at an astonishing rate
[ad_1] Around 1.1 billion people live around lakes that freeze mktotoro/iStockphoto/Getty Images Like melting sea ice and glaciers, the frozen sheets that cover lakes are
War-era sugar rationing boosted health of UK people conceived in 1940s
[ad_1] The UK was forced to ration sugar during the second world war Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Sugar rationing during and after the second world