Generative AI has changed mathematics forever. Where to from here?
AI-powered breakthroughs are raising big questions about how to do mathematics – and why we do it in the first place.
09/08/2026 The Conversation
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Calls to tax billionaires are growing. Is there a better way to tax the rich?
Here’s why billionaires can face lower tax rates than people whose income primarily comes from wages.
09/08/2026 The Conversation
Move over longevity: Healthspan is what we should be chasing
Research has moved past the question of whether we can live longer. The new question is whether we’re willing to invest — seriously, equitably and early — in the things that will help us live better.
09/08/2026 The Conversation
Award-winning architect’s one-of-a-kind ‘Lumiere’ home hits the market: ‘He fell in love’
See the ‘soaring’ interior: An offer for the ‘one-of-a-kind’ home, listed for $899,000, was accepted within a month on the market
09/08/2026 The Independent
Ghana’s cashew apples get a second life
Sunyani, Ghana – At harvest time in Ghana’s cashew-growing communities, the ground beneath the trees tells a familiar story. While farmers carefully collect the nuts that will be sold to buyers, the fleshy cashew apples attached to them are often…
09/08/2026 Al Jazeera
In defense of going to the office in August: ‘There are no bosses and nobody interrupts me’
With no meetings and more flexible schedules, more workers are choosing to travel during the off-season: this month at the office is too good to pass up
09/08/2026 El País
Cape Verde, the African archipelago where turtles return and young people leave
The tourism boom coexists with mass emigration, fragile families, high teenage pregnancy rates, as well as the environmental challenges of a territory that has very scarce resources
09/08/2026 El País
University opens government-funded lab to help train biomedical scientists
The £2.5 million facility at the University of Essex, which includes a dedicated cancer diagnostics laboratory, was funded by the Office for Students.
09/08/2026 The Independent
Solar eclipse to occur next week. Here is what to know
People throughout Europe and parts of the U.S. will be treated to a chance to see a solar eclipse on Wednesday. People in Iceland, Greenland, northern Russia, Spain, and a part of Portugal will see a total eclipse, according to astronomers.
09/08/2026 NPR
K-pop's global wave inspires Chile's next pop stars
K-pop conquered the world — now Chile's young creatives are remixing the movement and making it their own.
08/08/2026 NPR
Here Are the First Images of the Crater Left on the Moon by SpaceX’s Rocket
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute shared images that show the gash on the surface. It’s pretty small.
08/08/2026 Wired
‘Fearless and quietly astonishing’: the dragonfly that migrates further than any other insect
All hail the wandering glider, a citizen of the globe, an insect for all of us. Whenever we see a dragonfly zipping through the airspace and devouring tiny insects with aplomb, we can appreciate they are so timelessly effective that they have…
08/08/2026 The Guardian
Met Office reveals best UK locations to view Wednesday’s solar eclipse
The Royal Greenwich Observatory warned the public that regular sunglasses are not a safe enough method to view the cosmic phenomenon.
08/08/2026 The Independent
Why are we (almost all) right‑handed? Two million years of evolutionary mystery
There is not a single cause but several interwoven ones. The hypothesis with the most weight points to the development of our brain and the origin of language: gestures
08/08/2026 El País
Before meat came fruit: The human brain evolved millions of years ago thanks to sugar
07/08/2026 El País
‘Poop pills’ transplant might be the answer in curing food allergies, scientists find
07/08/2026 The Independent
Welcome to the plastisphere, the realm of plastic microbes: ‘It’s a new ecosystem on the planet’
07/08/2026 El País
Avoid a hefty repair bill by taking these steps to stop your car from overheating
07/08/2026 The Independent
Guinness maker wants to brew even more pints – and sell you cocktails in a can
07/08/2026 The Independent