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How a social media campaign is revealing more about the good, and bad, in the industry.
HD 219134 b may not be a catchy name - but our new planetary neighbour deserves just as much attention as Earth’s cousin, Kepler-452 b.
Innovative ideas about how to decarbonise shipping are helping to harness the original renewable power source once more.
A simple experiment with plastic straws, Lego bricks and a hair dryer is the basis for a future surgeon’s sensitive tools.
A new report on the future of humanity explains what we really need to be worrying about over the next 35 years.
Despite disruptive innovation and significant investment in public transport, our old ways of travelling look here to stay.
M&C Saatchi’s new development signifies the dawn of a new age of real-time responsive advertising
There are cutting edge technologies on the cards, but can anything displace railways?
Why obsess about killer robots of the future, when all the parts are already here, and already in use?
The collective wisdom of expert crowds could provide the answer to the Malaysia Airlines mystery.
The large-scale introduction of driverless cars opens up a whole world of exciting - and scary - opportunities besides less time at the wheel.
Growing up is never easy – especially when your childish status updates are still online.
Scientists have tended to think of nonhuman sexual behaviour as being all about reproduction. In fact, there is far more ha ha hee hee than we give animals credit for.
Stray debris on a distant beach could well be the first remnant found of missing Flight MH370.
Reported “evidence” that the proposed fuel-free “EmDrive” works (and breaks the known laws of physics) is nothing of the sort.
Satellites are vital and vulnerable - we need to plan for a worst case scenario.
Who says scientists aren’t artistic? A team of researchers have done some amazing kirigami work, an ancient Japanese paper art, using graphene.
Car manufacturers need to get a handle on their software problem, before cars start crashing.
Windows 10 has hit the shelves - will it reverse users unhappiness at previous versions?
When political activists are treated like terrorists who plot and kill, state power is misdirected.
Varying animal standards across the globe is leading to unnecessary suffering as well as conflicting research results.
Adding a camera that can work out where sound is coming from could make hearing aids smarter.
Robotic surgeon assistants are growing in popularity, but aren’t always team players.
Each year, 45,000 people die from snakebite in India. A big international project has now set out to reduce this by hunting down and documenting dangerously venomous snakes.