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How scientists are cracking historical codes to reveal lost secrets

Deciphering encrypted messages from centuries past is a painstaking process. But linguists and computer scientists are starting to automate it, with some sensational results

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Disinformation wars: The fight against fake news in the age of AI

Society

Disinformation wars: The fight against fake news in the age of AI

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Technology

Electrically charged mist could help capture carbon from power plants

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Members of SafeStreetRebel, a group of anonymous anti-car activists, place a cone on a self-driving robotaxi to disable it in San Francisco, California on July 11, 2023. Members of SafeStreetRebel, a group of anonymous anti-car activists, have been actively calling for participants to help protest the spread of robotaxis for malfunctioning and blocking traffic. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

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Our priorities are all wrong when it comes to new technologies

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RDMM8C Corporate data management system or DMS as a business user privacy concept and social media connection in a 3D illustration style.

Technology

It is more vital now than ever that we reclaim our digital privacy

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A fantasy alien planet

Space

Aliens on low-oxygen worlds may never discover fire

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Environment

Will sinking tonnes of wood into the ocean help tackle climate change?

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Extremely thin lightweight lenses take amazing images of the universe

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Technology

Shirt woven with metal could help medical implants communicate

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Chemistry

Widely used chemicals can now be made without using toxic gas

Chemicals containing fluorine that are used in pharmaceuticals, fertilisers and batteries can now be made without the release of toxic hydrogen fluoride gas as part of the process

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Technology

Plastic wedge makes it much easier to make protons for cancer therapy

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The Universe in a Box review: Why all cosmic quests start on laptops

Culture

Technology

Tiny backpack for bees can track their position and temperature

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Life

How talking to your future self can improve your health and happiness

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