ELAINE KNOX If, like me, you live in the UK, you have probably noticed something: there are more and more sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and similar types of large cars on the streets. These accounted for a huge 63 per cent of new car sales in the UK last year, up from 12 per cent…
Quantum 2.0 visits the edges of our knowledge about the quantum world RICHARD KAIL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Quantum 2.0Paul Davies, Penguin (UK, out 27th November); University of Chicago Press (US, out February 2026) Physicist Paul Davies’s Quantum 2.0: The past, present and future of quantum physics ends on a beautiful note. “To be aware of the…
Credit: Kirsty Pargeter/Alamy Jelly belly. Thunder thighs. Muffin top. When it comes to our wobbly bits, we aren’t short of derogatory terminology. Many societies tend to view fat as an inert padding that keeps us warm at best, if not a simple nuisance to be rid of. But it is time to reshape that thinking.…
“Plants have neither ears nor brains, so they can’t appreciate music as we do…” Credit: Michele Cornelius/Alamy Do you play music to your plants? As a botanist obsessed with collecting houseplants, I get asked this question all the time. This New Age notion first entered popular culture back in the 1960s, complete with psychedelic “music…
Illustration of Faraday’s experiment showing how light becomes polarised by a magnetic field ENRIQUE SAHAGÚN In 1845, physicist Michael Faraday provided the first direct evidence that electromagnetism and light are related. Now, it turns out that this connection is even stronger than Faraday imagined. In his experiment, Faraday shone light through a piece of glass which…
New York City has always been a place that people flock to—to live, to work, to visit, or to play. It’s big and exciting, and there’s almost always something happening: a new play, a new exhibit, or a new restaurant opening. According to a 2024 report by venture capital firm SignalFire, NYC experienced a tech…
Engage in active play for at least 30 minutes a day, whether that be with a wand toy, laser (just make sure to reward them after their “hunt”), or whatever toy they like best. (Check out my full guide to my favorite interactive cat toys for even more recommendations.) Same as with dogs, use puzzle…
Under the hood, the system features appropriately high-end specs, including an Intel Core Ultra 9 288V CPU, 32 GB of RAM, a 1-terabyte solid state drive for storage, not to mention graphics courtesy of a mobile Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 GPU. This is one of the most decked-out laptops I’ve tested to date, and performance…
Dozens of people have been injured in an explosion during Friday prayers at a mosque inside a high school complex in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. Fifty-four people were admitted to hospital, city police chief Asep Edi Suheri told a televised news conference, with the injuries ranging from minor to serious and including burns. The suspect is…
These soft and stretchy unders are made from capilene, an insulating fabric spun from 100 percent recycled polyester. The synthetic threads perform about on par with wool. Capilene is also just about as comfortable, all while being light and quick-drying. Patagonia sells the base layers in two thicknesses: midweight and a heavier thermal weight. They…