With rapid advances in gene editing, states signed up to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention need to do more to prevent CRISPR from becoming a dangerous weapon.
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Expect customer service to get worse as artificial intelligence steps in.
Many writers say they have inspiration come to them from their characters or an inner voice. Science is seeking answers.
New research suggests otters’ learning ability could help captive animals to thrive in the wild.
Diet and disease leave characteristic marks on our teeth which can reman for millions of years.
The unexpected behaviour of even simple bots is only going to get more dramatic as AI scales up.
Work to develop a single-atom magnet that works at room temperature has just taken a big leap forward.
Some animals seem to have missing genes – but the reality is a lot more intriguing.
Babies learn more than just your words.
New research shows that as few as ten further detections of gravitational waves will help scientists know for sure how pairs of black holes form.
Everything we know about the way experts’ brains work tells us that Mayweather is likely to win the fight.
Cars are effectively becoming computers on wheels – and very attractive to cyber criminals.
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In this episode of the podcast, we take in the history of Victorian humour, why kids find poo so hilarious and whether academics should try and be funny.
Ten new remote cameras will soon be scouring the British night skies for meteorites.
Virtual private networks help citizens around the world evade state surveillance – how long until more governments take action?
Despite claims of scientific differences, the real reason behind the lack of women in computing is cultural, not biological.
Scientists used to believe that snowfall could never reach the ground.
Digital games now know you so well they can predict your behaviour.
Asking whether machines can really understand us is meaningless.
Rational arguments and myth busting often won’t help you change the mind of a conspiracy theorist. But there are other ways.
A study in mice shows it is possible to delete extra chromosomes in a range of conditions that are associated with infertility, including Down’s syndrome.
New research reveals how birds navigate their way over thousands of miles.
Technology enables many ways of interacting. We need to be more specific and scientific.
Apps inviting anonymous comments play upon our desire to know our social standing, but are an open goal for bullies.
Even short-term exposure to negative stereotypes has detrimental effects on cognitive functioning.