Science

Read an extract from Bridge by Lauren Beukes

“They watched the spinning toy, around and around…” Alamy Stock Photo “Hey, Bridge?” Dom calls. Something’s off in their voice,…

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Lauren Beukes on why she tackled the multiverse in sci-fi novel Bridge

“Stories are doors into other universes…” Getty Images When you are 5 years old, you tell your mother you are…

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Making your phone screen blurry could stop people snooping on you

Thanks to the way human eyes work, a system that makes your phone screen blurry can prevent people reading it…

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Do honeyguides really help honey badgers find bees’ nests?

A greater honeyguide at the Zimanga private game reserve in South Africa Ann and Steve Toon/Alamy The following is an…

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Blood test could tell if a fever is due to infection or other diseases

Many childhood fevers are due to undiagnosed illnesses, but a blood test can identify potential causes Shutterstock/Aleksandra Suzi A blood…

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Consciousness traced to specific clusters of nerve cells in the brain

Magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brain can reveal how clusters of nerve cells may be connected to each other…

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Quantum computers: IBM has just made error correction easier

One problem with quantum computers is that they have a high error rate Connie Zhou/IBM IBM has managed to dramatically…

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First cargo ship powered by ‘green methanol’ has begun maiden voyage

Digital illustration of Maersk’s container ship powered by green methanol Maric design/Maersk The world’s first container ship powered entirely with…

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AI chatbots become more sycophantic as they get more advanced

AI models have a tendency to tell us what we want to hear Reismedia/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence chatbots tend to agree…

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