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Mathematics

Why do mathematicians keep proving things they already know?

What exactly is a mathematical proof? Columnist Jacob Aron breaks down how mathematicians plot a course to answer open questions, and how finding several solutions to the same problem is an important part of the whole endeavour of maths

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Technology

People are vibe coding copyrighted apps with AI – will tech firms sue?

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Humans

Why are Homo sapiens the only human species left?

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Environment

UK’s rewards for North Sea drilling will be droughts, floods and fires

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Technology

The roots of AI fear in the West are cultural, not technological

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Space

Why the Drake equation is still important 65 years after its creation

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Mind

Can a positive mindset protect us from the sniffles?

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Health

4 of the most memorable biotech moments in modern scientific history

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Technology

Self-replicating AIs are a great digital horror story – here’s the reality

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Health

Should we keep children away from sugar for their first 1000 days?

The list of age-related conditions we can avoid by limiting sugar is shockingly long. But does that mean we should stop our children eating any sugar at all? Columnist Alice Klein takes a look at the evidence for cutting out sugar from conception to age 2

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Physics

Carlo Rovelli: New ways of thinking about reality

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Mathematics

Hannah Fry: How OpenAI has caused an existential crisis in mathematics

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Physics

Will we observe dark matter as a particle or a wave?

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Humans

The Monte Verde controversy is back: who first lived in the Americas?

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