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AUGMENTED INTELLIGENCE: A BETTER TYPE OF AI?

Why are we working so hard to make computers that compute better, when we could be using computers to help us think and act better?

IT'S TIME TO GET EXCITED ABOUT THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE

NASA’s most ambitious project yet will peer deep into space looking for clues about the birth of planets, stars and the evolution of the Universe itself

RUNNING CIRCLES AROUND DEPRESSION

Lacing up your trainers can help reduce your chances of developing depression

WHAT LIES BENEATH

The European Space Agency’s JUICE mission aims to peer beneath the icy surfaces of Jupiter’s moons to determine whether something could be living in the waters below

O&A OF THE YEAR

THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN PONDERING IN 2021

HOW TO TACKLE ZOOM FATIGUE

After nearly two years of working from home, the novelty of video conferencing has rather worn off…

COULD YOU COOK A TURKEY BY DROPPING IT FROM SPACE?

OVEN DECIDED TO BREAK ON CHRISTMAS EVE? DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES

COLOURFUL CROSSINGS: WILL THEY MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER FOR ALL?

UK councils are upgrading pedestrian crossings to encourage more people to walk safely across the road. But the science isn’t black and white…

Are we living in a simulation?

Don your black leather and a pair of shades, it’s time to take a trip into the Matrix

ARE SPIDERS GETTING BIGGER?

AS SPIDERS GAME INDOORS THIS AUTUMN, SOCIAL MEDIA WAS CONVINCED THE UK'S ARACHNIDS HAD GROWN IN SIZE

Are Asian Hornets Invading the UK and Europe?

Watch out, honeybees

A Dangerous Relationship?

Any of us can build a following online, but a large band of followers can make it tricky to navigate the turbulent waters of the digital world

Elephants: Why Are These Iconic African Animals Losing Their Tusks?

A genetic analysis suggests that African elephants are evolving to be tuskless, and it seems that poaching could be to blame

Forever Young

A slower pace of life is behind the longevity of the world’s oldest ever animal: a humble clam

Fungi Fascination

The mushrooms in our autumn woodlands are not only strange and intriguing, they and other fungi are vital to life on Earth. James Fair finds out more from biologist and author Merlin Sheldrake

YOUR MYSTERIOUS BRAIN

Science has mapped the surface of Mars and translated the code for life. By comparison, we know next to nothing about what’s between our ears. Over the next few pages, we ask leading scientists to answer some of the most important questions about our brains…

Volcanoes may have given dinosaur evolution a helping hand

The rise of the dinosaurs seems to be connected to a period of violent volcanic activity more than 230 million years ago

THE FIRST BLACK HOLES

Since just after the Big Bang, ancient black holes may have been shaping the Universe as we know it. Now, scientists are tantalisingly close to glimpsing these mysterious objects

Stone Age humans hatched and raised cassowary chicks in New Guinea

Thousands of years before the domestication of the chicken, humans were collecting cassowary eggs before they hatched

Celebrities : Why Do They Love Bizarre Fads?

Why are famous stars so drawn to the allure of questionable health products and trends?

OCTOPUSES ON PARADE

WITH THREE HEARTS, BLUE BLOOD, EIGHT BENDY ARMS AND INTELLIGENCE THAT OUTSMARTS OTHER SPINELESS ANIMALS, THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE AN OCTOPUS. JOIN US ON A DIVE INTO THEIR WEIRD WORLD...

IN THE BEGINNING…

Brian Cox’s new show, Universe, is a scientific creation story. He tells Sara Rigby why the series doesn’t shy away from the unknown, why he sees the stars as gods, and why he wants to launch Boris Johnson into space.

Mega Spaceship: Is It Possible for China To build a Kilometre-Long Spacecraft?

Buoyed on by its successful Moon missions, China has launched a five-year study to investigate the possibility of building the biggest-ever spacecraft

THE NET IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR FOLK WISDOM

Every culture on Earth, and even some groups of animals, have traditions and rituals for sharing knowledge vital for survival

More Me, Now: Is Narcissism On The Rise?

Are we becoming more narcissistic? And is social media behind the seemingly growing me crowd?

Improve Your Mental Health With Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean diet will increase flatulence, but it has benefits for you and the planet

Is Regeneration Possible?

Doctor Who makes it look so easy. Is there hope for the rest of us?

New Search For Alien Life

Astronomers have long asked whether or not we are alone, and now we’ve entered an exciting new era

NASA's Perseverance Rover Takes Its Own Wheel For Mars Drives

Auto-navigation on the Red Planet: “It’s a rover driver’s paradise”

“[THE RESEARCH IS] AKIN TO FINDING A WAY TO TALK WITH AN ASTRONAUT WHO IS ON ANOTHER WORLD”

By now the researchers had broken exciting new ground, successfully achieving two-way communication with participants while they were dreaming.