Our 20 favourite pieces of the year When a US businessman took over a beloved garden a decade ago, he decided on a radical new approach, all in the name of sustainability. But angry critics claim it’s just plain neglect Continue reading… Our 20 favourite pieces of the year When a US businessman took over …
The man in red’s distinct visage emerges by algorithm, proving not any old bearded man looks like him Santa impersonators watch out. Scientists have created a Santa-detection machine and used it to prove what children have been telling adults for generations – that Santa has a unique face which clearly distinguishes him from other elderly …
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Amid all the hysteria about ChatGPT and co, one thing is being missed: how energy-intensive the technology is What to do when surrounded by people who are losing their minds about the Newest New Thing? Answer: reach for the Gartner Hype Cycle, an ingenious diagram that maps the progress of an emerging technology through five …
From insight into our human ancestry and breakthroughs on the moon to a flourishing of AI and terrifying new developments in the climate, it was a year of scientific drama While western billionaires were busy sending rockets to space only for them to crash and burn, scientists in India were quietly doing something no one …
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Despite being more like a refrigerator than a gas boiler, this home heating technology could slash Britain’s emissions, and bills Only 1% of British homes have a heat pump, but to hit the government’s climate goals, an estimated 80% of homes should be heated by one in the next 25 years. Whereas gas boilers burn …
A fridge but in reverse? The fascinating science of heat pumps – visualised Read More »
Inventor defends economic policies of Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss that sent economy crashing Sir James Dyson has criticised the government for not “going for growth” after the latest official figures revealed an increasing likelihood of a recession in the UK. The inventor said wealth generation and growth had become “dirty words” while praising the …
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The competitors at the GeoGuessr World Cup can do just that. The clues are in brick houses, distinctive trousers and unusual telegraph poles Picture a specific image from Google Street View. You’re going to try to guess exactly where in the world the photo was taken. The cloudless sky and desert landscape indicate somewhere hot. …
It was an easy decision for the Vancouver dentist to convert his wintry photograph to black and white “It rarely snows in the city,” Ivor Levin says of Vancouver, where he lives. “When it does, it really declutters the urban landscape – something I find most favourable for creating minimalist urban photography.” Levin – a …
Sales surge as cities and states look to cut pollution from cars and improve options for Americans to get around After several years of false starts, electric bikes are finally entering the American mainstream, amid booming sales of a multiplying number of models on offer and as more states offer incentives for people to ditch …
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Arion Kurtaj, who has acute autism, hacked Rockstar Games using just an Amazon Firestick, mobile phone and hotel TV A teenager who stole 90 clips of the unreleased Grand Theft Auto 6 game as part of a hacking spree has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order. Arion Kurtaj, 18, who is autistic, was on …
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