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Simulation of a black hole

Space

What does it mean to “look” at a black hole?

General relativity teaches us that observing a black hole is all a question of perspective – and technique, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Technology

Fast forward to the fluffy revolution, when robot pets win our hearts

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F6M33H RELEASE DATE: Dec 18, 2007. ORIGINAL MOVIE TITLE: Blade Runner: The Final Cut. STUDIO: World Artists. PLOT: Twenty-five years after the initial release of BLADE RUNNER, director Ridley Scott uses archival footage to re-create his original vision for the sci-fi classic. Based on a story by Philip K. Dick, the film is set in Los Angeles in 2019. Earth has become a polluted and miserable dystopia, and many people have fled to live 'Off World' on other planets. This dreary vision of the future features replicants: lifelike robots built as slaves for human use. When a replicant escapes his owner, a

Society

Why we need to fight back against sexy Asian lady robots

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Environment

How genetically modified crops could feed us and help safeguard nature

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Physics

We physicists could learn a lot by stepping beyond our specialisms

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Technology

How Star Trek-style replicators could lead to a food revolution

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Technology

We need transparency from the companies disseminating misinformation

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Health

Never mind the health benefits, there are green reasons to stop vaping

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Chandra X-ray Observatory

Space

Why we need to save the Chandra space telescope

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If we could talk to whales, what might they say?

Life

If we could talk to whales, what might they say?

This week, we journey to the early 2030s, when machine learning first allowed us to communicate with sperm whales. Rowan Hooper tells us what they have to say

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Life

The best livestream so far this year? A corpse flower slowly blooming

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Society

Voters everywhere back green policies. Politicians should take note

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Space

What happens at a black hole's edge? It depends on your perspective

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Mind

Could we share dreams by synchronising REM sleep?

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