The Hubble constant: a mystery that keeps getting bigger
Scientists have found a discrepancy in estimates for the rate of expansion of the universe. Why is this and what does it mean?
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Scientists have found a discrepancy in estimates for the rate of expansion of the universe. Why is this and what does it mean?
It has been the butt of jokes for years, but the online encyclopedia represents mankind at its very best
Dozens of scientists, Helen Czerski among them, are at work in the Arctic, seeking answers to questions that profoundly affect the future of everyone on the planet
The social media giant has assembled a team of experts to spot abuses and protect the company’s reputation. But what do security experts think?
Late-night research, isolation and a strict, male-dominated hierarchy are the perfect conditions for sexual harassment. With colleges struggling to enforce conduct codes, what can be done?
A new book shows how the republic’s government has adapted to the challenge of a networked age
The programmers behind data analytics have unleashed forces they could never have imagined
Google’s billion-dollar belief that it can crack the DNA code to immortality reveals a dangerous mindset
Eugenia Cheng combines home baking with higher-dimensional category theory. She talks about pudding, infinity, and why geeks are the new alphas
Tech-savvy rightwingers have been able to ‘game’ the algorithms of internet giants and create a new reality where Hitler is a good guy, Jews are evil and… Donald Trump becomes president