Cryptic crossword #89: Refined oil is not sugar (8)
4 August 2022
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Pink Sauce provokes social media savaging
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Feedback investigates the powerful reach of a proprietary condiment, while also looking into the chess robot that broke its opponent’s finger - and a disturbing update to the latest Sims video game
How to make a delicious chilli hot sauce by harnessing fermentation
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It might sound daunting, but fermentation can be used to make hot sauces packed with flavourful compounds, says Sam Wong
Untangling life's molecular mysteries using AI is a welcome advance
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Artificial intelligence has turned its power on deciphering the complex structures of proteins, the substances behind many vital processes in cells. It is a great boost for biology and, ultimately, wider society
This week’s new questions
3 August 2022
Is jet lag worse if you go east rather than west? And why do humans have pubic hair, when other ‘hairless’ mammals like pigs and elephants manage without it
How do crocodiles maintain their power despite being mostly still?
3 August 2022
Crocodiles get their explosive power from a type of fibre in their muscles, and are well adapted to a sedentary life, say our readers
How could an infinite universe arise from a finite initial state?
3 August 2022
Our readers debate how, if the universe might be infinite in size, it is logically possible to attain an infinite size from a finite starting point
Puzzle #179: How many people should be in the first Mars cohort?
3 August 2022
Can you solve this week’s arithmetical puzzle, Martian food? Plus the answer to puzzle #178
Astonishing photos of potential new species from the Pacific seabed
3 August 2022
An expedition recovered 55 specimens of marine megafauna from the seabed of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific Ocean, 39 of which may be species new to science
Explorer review: The amazing story of adventurer Ranulph Fiennes
3 August 2022
An intriguing documentary about the life and adventures of Ranulph Fiennes, one of the last hero-explorers of our time, packs an altogether different punch at the end, discovers Simon Ings
