Space Getting to Proxima b might become an existential requirement Current starshot ventures to get to our new neighbour are too expensive to be practical, but finding out more about the planet should be a high priority News
Technology Scammer AI can tailor clickbait to you for phishing attacks Don't click on the link! Careful of that clickbait. Phishing , where cybercriminals try to trick people into clicking links to malware or sites that steal your personal information, is common on social networks like Twitter . Now a machine learning system that reads our past tweets to craft personalised traps could make clicking links … News
Humans Meet the US presidential candidate campaigning for immortality Has he got your vote? Some scientists question the value of mixing politics with science. Not so at the US Transhumanist Party . We're sick and tired of seeing career politicians - nearly half of them lawyers - control national science agendas and budgets. We want passionate pro-science politicians to determine scientific policy, spending … Opinion
Health Calcium dementia link is reminder of the dangers of supplements An increased risk of dementia in some women taking calcium warns us that supplements marketed as a quick fix for health may not be benign, says Clare Wilson News
Life 6000 people cram into one pool in China to beat the heat ROOM for one more? Six thousand people somehow crammed into this indoor pool in Suining, south-west China, last week, seeking refuge from temperatures in excess of 40 °C. The chaotic, gaudy scene unfolded at a resort called the Dead Sea. Here the water's natural concentration of salts – at around 22 per cent – gives … Regulars
Space Shadow worlds: Have we seen our first glimpse of dark forces? The identity of the invisible stuff that holds galaxies together has long been a mystery. Now it might have been unmasked – and it’s not what we expected Features
Humans We are gods of the future – but what will we do? As we hurtle towards tomorrow, will we choose algorithmic determinism or voyages into inner space? Yuval Noah Harari plays with the future in his new book Culture
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