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An asteroid will flash by the Earth at the weekend. What do we know about it? And what would happen if a such an object did hit us?
Newts are unique within the salamander family for the way they regrow limbs. And along with fossils are giving clues to a unique ability to regenerate.
Strange calls, emails, or disappearing bank balances – how online criminals use stolen card details.
Testing the bizarre theory of quantum mechanics isn’t easy, but scientists are making progress.
How daylight savings time could be harming us.
Why do humans collaborate with those we aren’t related to? The answer might lie in the tradition of marriage.
There is a tension between the UK’s national security strategy and a new nuclear deal with China.
By simulating cities from the “bottom-up”, scientists can help us plan for the future.
The convention that protects MPs was dealt a blow, but MPs minds may be swayed on what privacy against surveillance the law affords the rest of us.
A study into a distant white dwarf could help us learn more about the future fate of the Earth – and it could be a violent one.
Will the new version of Reddit appeal in the same way as the original?
Hoverboards, self-fitting jackets, nuclear fusion generators…. Some of Back to the Future’s wacky inventions are closer to reality than you might think.
An increase in the crime figures doesn’t necessarily mean an increase in crime.
The chance that Kepler has spotted construction of a Dyson sphere are very low but it could also be the ruins of such a structure.
A leak of secret US files reveal details of the drone strike programme. But is this really a ‘new Snowden’?
Being the oldest, middle or youngest child doesn’t affect personality as much as we may think. But the relationship we have with our siblings can influence both cognitive and emotional development.
Did you know Scotland were going to lose, or was it just hindsight bias?
Climate change is altering the iconic face of Jupiter, too
Open access, publication consultants and growing author lists: where is the academic-publishing industry heading?
Laser technology has come a long way, but not when it comes to razors.
Head-in-sand attitude of nuclear power plants toward cybersecurity is accident waiting to happen, report finds.
Once everyone gets a taste for flying their own drone the skies will be chaos – we need to draw up rules, and enforce them, now.
The Dutch Safety Board’s report into the loss of MH17 concludes, but the criminal investigation – which will take in far more evidence – awaits.
We have the courts, we have (some) evidence, but can we build a case? MH17 investigation could remain inconclusive.