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Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies

Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.

BBC News · 10 d ago

Things are changing behind the scenes, so you must decide: do you want human civil servants or AI bots? | The civil servant

Rapidly expanding AI use within the government is numbing departments to its profound threats. And try arguing with a faceless digital bureaucrat Another day, another apocalyptic warning about the likelihood that rampantly uncontrollable artificial intelligenc

Science | The Guardian · 10 d ago

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Warning more homes will be uninsurable due to flood risk

Aviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future.

BBC News · 11 d ago

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Did you solve it? Isaac Newton’s tower drop puzzle

The solution to the seventeenth century stumper Earlier today I set you a puzzle that Isaac Newton posed in 1679 in a latter to Robert Hooke. I mentioned that the answer is counter-intuitive, and also gave you the hint that it might have something to do with f

Science | The Guardian · 12 d ago

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Can you solve it? Isaac Newton’s tower drop puzzle

The problem that changed the world UPDATE: Solution is now up Today’s puzzle played a pivotal role in the birth of classical physics. The tower drop slightly to the west slightly to the east exactly at the bottom Continue reading...

Science | The Guardian · 12 d ago

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The treasured 'eternal snow' on this tropical island is about to disappear forever

Climate change is transforming Papua's snowy peaks, which hold scientific value and spiritual significance.

BBC News · 15 d ago

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The Guardian view on AI v mathematicians: humans are still vital to the field, but tech firms refuse to see that | Editorial

OpenAI claims its agents have solved the Navier-Stokes problem. But questions remain about how useful and independent its work really is On 8 September, OpenAI claimed that its AI agents had solved the Navier-Stokes problem, one of the most famous and difficul

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Take good care of your tailbone. I didn’t – and my derriere has never been the same since | Adrian Chiles

My coccyx still hurts from an extreme cycling challenge almost two decades ago. Is there anything it’s good for? ‘Welcome to middle age.” This is what my GP said to me 10 years ago when I asked her why I needed this pill or that. Being then just shy of 50, tha

Science | The Guardian · 23 d ago

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Did you solve it? Do you have the brain of an engineer?

The answers to today’s puzzles Earlier today I set four engineering puzzles. Here they are again with solutions. (Do check out the hundreds of great comments posted below the line in the original story.) The cranberries Continue reading...

Science | The Guardian · 26 d ago

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Can you solve it? Do you have the brain of an engineer?

Hacks from the hidden world of test engineering UPDATE: Read the answers here Today’s puzzles test your engineering smarts. The cranberries Continue reading...

Science | The Guardian · 26 d ago