Your gut bacteria are at war – and force their enemies to switch sides
[ad_1] The gut microbiome is hugely diverse – and the microorganisms don’t live in harmony Shutterstock Your gut is a battleground where rival tribes of
Complex form of carbon spotted outside solar system for first time
[ad_1] Compounds called pyrenes have been detected in the Taurus molecular cloud ESO A complex form of carbon crucial for life on Earth has been
How creativity can be found in looking sideways at your goal
[ad_1] There is a tendency among how-to enthusiasts to talk about creativity as if it had fixed objectives: things you know from the start will
The Call review: Musical AI harmonises with your voice in a transcendent new exhibition
[ad_1] A chandelier evokes the rig of microphones used to capture the recordings Leon Chew, The Call, Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst with sub, Serpentine,
Carbon emissions are now growing faster than before the pandemic
[ad_1] Greenhouse gas emissions are still on the rise Weiquan Lin/Getty Images As the world emerged from the lockdowns of the covid-19 pandemic, many countries
Energy expert Vaclav Smil on how to feed the world without trashing it
[ad_1] Here is a recipe for a thought-provoking, if not wholly appetising, snack: slice up a large tomato and pour over five or six tablespoons
Google tool makes AI-generated writing easily detectable
[ad_1] The probability that one word will follow another can be used to create a watermark for AI-generated text Vikram Arun/Shutterstock Google has been using
DNA has been modified to make it store data 350 times faster
[ad_1] Using DNA for data storage just got much more efficient Erkmen Design/Alamy DNA has been used for years to store data, but encoding information
Nuclear waste tanker pilots futuristic aluminium sail
[ad_1] Adding blade-like sails to tankers could reduce their annual fuel consumption by up to 30 per cent, slashing the climate impact of the shipping
Neuroscientist finds her brain shrinks while taking birth control
[ad_1] Before now, no one had studied the brain before, during and after taking hormonal birth control Shutterstock / Krakenimages The largest brain imaging study