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Cyberattacks are in the top five global risks, behind extreme weather events and natural disasters. But global cooperation remains deeply problematic.
Strangely behaving galaxies force scientists to rethink whether the universe really is uniform.
New research shows that people with depression use words such as ‘always’, ‘nothing’ or ‘completely’ more often than others.
Modern humans could have left Africa shortly after evolving, making it to India in tens of thousands of years.
Researchers funded by VW, Daimler and BMW are accused of testing diesel fumes on monkeys and humans.
Revelations about the fitness app have turned up the heat on the privacy and security risks of wearables.
By surrendering to technology are humans sleepwalking into a future where free will is less and less of an option?
An animal behaviour expert gives his view on finding that a killer whale can copy the sound ‘hello’.
But despite the UK’s alarmist tone on the incoming NIS directive, it’s not just about the hefty £17m fines.
Studying lunar eclipse could help us work out what’s happening on exoplanets.
The shipping industry can learn from oil spills – if it wants to.
Countries affected by prolonged periods of cyber warfare need peacekeeping assistance to recover.
A new study raises concerns about raw meat based dog food, but not for the reasons you think.
As it moves to two minutes to midnight, the Doomsday Clock must be stopped.
Forcing people to separate science and religion can lead to damaging denials of science.
From blindingly bright and burning hot to pleasantly ‘candle-lit’, the first years of the universe would have been spectacular to see.
There are many examples of hierarchies in the animal world. Bees, for example, send males off to die after breeding season.
A new method of analysing underwater sound waves has led to the creation of a faster, more informative tsunami early warning system.
A new study has found a way to predict eruptions at Mount Etna within two weeks.
New research suggests life on Earth became more diverse because of a change in biology related to stem cells, not just rising oxygen levels.
The Victorians believed that the shape and size of the skull could reveal details about a person’s demeanour. Now it’s been put to the test.
Single-pixel cameras, multi-sensor imaging and quantum technologies will change the way we take photos.
We’d need some major innovation to bridge the Channel without disrupting shipping.
Massive, far distant galaxies contain 100 times more gas than we thought possible.