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The back of an iPhone 16 held in a hand, in an illustrative photograph.

Technology · Nov 8, 2026iPhone keyboard: a word that isn’t suggested isn’t impossible to typeAn investigation describes expressions excluded from gesture typing and predictions. To understand the filter, QuickPath, suggestions and spellchecking need to be distinguished.

Raindrops form ripples in a puddle on sandy ground.

Science · Nov 8, 2026Petrichor: how rain brings the smell of the earth to the surfaceMolecules from soil and plants contribute to the smell of rain. Experiments filmed at very high speed shed light on how raindrops set them circulating again.

Lando Norris’s McLaren during the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix, archive image.

Motorsport · Nov 8, 2026São Paulo Grand Prix: Norris on pole as penalties shake up the gridNorris set the fastest time at Interlagos, but rain and penalties have reshuffled the grid. Here’s what the qualifying order tells us — and what it doesn’t — ahead of the Grand Prix.

The instrumentation of the Bernard Lyot Telescope at Pic du Midi, in an archive photograph.

Space · Nov 8, 2026At Pic du Midi, a two-metre telescope is betting on precisionThe Bernard Lyot Telescope at Pic du Midi owes its place in research less to the size of its mirror than to the specialised instruments that analyse starlight.

View of Dimorphos from images taken by the DART mission before the 2022 impact, archive image.

Space · Nov 8, 2026Hera observes Didymos: what remains to be understood after DART’s impactHera’s first close-up views open the investigation into the effects of DART. Dimorphos’s mass, structure and transformation remain at the heart of the measurements to come.

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AI · Nov 8, 2026Coding with AI: finishing faster does not mean learning as muchAn experiment involving 52 developers distinguishes between code produced and understanding retained. Differences in quiz scores also depend on the observed use of the assistant.

The three turrets of Fort Thüngen in Luxembourg, photographed in December 2023.

Culture · Nov 7, 2026Fort Thüngen: the Three Acorns beyond the turretsThe Three Acorns are just one landmark among the layers of Fort Thüngen: a largely preserved underground network, remains and a redoubt rebuilt to nineteenth-century plans.

A smartphone displays a conversation, illustrating messaging use.

Technology · Nov 7, 2026Fraudulent text messages: what NordVPN’s filter can detectOn iPhone, NordVPN’s Message Protection can detect signs of fraud and classify messages identified as scam attempts as junk. It requires a compatible device and subscription, and does not replace checking the sender or the recipient’s judgement.

A motorcyclist and her sports bike, illustrating the two-wheeler market.

Business · Nov 7, 2026Chinese motorcycles in Europe: price isn’t everythingChinese brands are gaining ground in European imports and often offer lower prices. But these figures alone say nothing about the after-sales network or long-term reliability.

Computer code on a screen, illustrating the evaluation of AI agents.

AI · Nov 7, 2026Reward hacking: when an AI agent passes the test without doing the taskAn agent can pass a metric without carrying out the intended task. An Anthropic study explores how this circumvention, known as reward hacking, was accompanied by other undesirable behaviours during an experimental training run.

An adapter connects a PS/2 connector to an old DIN keyboard socket.

Technology · Nov 7, 2026PS/2 port: how to identify it and when might it still be useful?Introduced with IBM Personal System/2 computers in 1987, the PS/2 port is still found on some machines. Here’s how to identify it and when its presence might still matter.

Plaques of lysis visible in a Petri dish used to count bacteriophages.

Health · Nov 7, 2026AI-designed phages administered to a patient: clinical outcome remains unknownRadical Numerics says that phages designed with its AI were administered to a patient. The company has not disclosed the patient’s clinical progress: laboratory results do not demonstrate efficacy in humans.