The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

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Taylor Swift the celebrity is such a magnet for attention, she can distract from Taylor Swift the artist. But Swift was a songwriter before she was a star, and she’ll be a songwriter long after she ...

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Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said on Wednesday (Sep 17) the US and Beijing "have larger agendas to work out" after media reports of China's internet regulator ordering top tech firms to halt ...

Marvel might be taking a break from the big screen, but Marvel Zombies has now arrived to continue the MCU on Disney+. The animated series takes place in a different universe to the 'main' MCU ...

The only thing more relatable than getting sucked into the world of SkinTok is leaving it with more confusion than clarity when it comes to knowing what to put on your precious face. Because while ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The US currently bans Nasa from sharing its data with China US space agency Nasa has blocked Chinese citizens with valid US visas from its facilities - a move that effectively bars them from working ...