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On Human Experiments – behavioural research is now big online, and you’re likely to be part of it whether you know it or not.
David Anderson’s report on surveillance isn’t a charter for online privacy but it could create problems for a government set on capturing all our data.
A prototype solar sailing satellite has just successfully been deployed in orbit, pointing the way to the future of space travel.
The Chinese search engine Baidu was found to have cheated in a computer science competition.
How studying the injection technique involved in fracking also tells us something about earthquakes.
Hunt’s resignation as honorary professor at University College London must not be the end of the debate over gender in science.
After we were stung, we realised just how much of a threat misconduct and cherry picked data is to health.
Rapid changes in technology are transforming the contributions ordinary citizens can make to scientific research.
Study sheds light on how have traits that were rare in African ancestors became common in Europe.
Drug testing has improved but athletes are finding new ways to get around the rules and the technology.
There’s great news for coffee lovers. A study has found that caffeine can help combat stress.
Organic dinosaur remains were thought to be extremely rare – until now.
Science funding is changing – let’s make sure it’s for the better.
Apple’s move into the streaming market has a headstart of up to 100 million subscribers but will still need sustained support to get more of us to pay for online music.
The security breach of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) demonstrates governments have a lot to learn about protecting their documents from cyber attacks.
Had the young naturalist not made a great discovery about rock formations in the first half of his career, On the Origin of the Species might never have been written.
The 13th century polymath Robert Grosseteste was ahead of his time when it came to understanding light, colour and the universe itself.
Ever wondered what it would like if you carved up the biggest land-based carnivore of all time?
Running the world’s largest particle accelerator requires a lot of energy, but it could reveal the secrets of the universe.
The restart of experiments at CERN’s Large Hardron Collider could mark the start of a new era of discovery or a big disappointment.
Architects should experiment with cues that encourage potential thieves to make unconscious decisions not to steal.
Sound waves can do useful things and move physical objects, so a sonic screwdriver isn’t out of the question.
The spread of online images of “perfect” bodies is worrying but eating disorders have much more complex causes.
The pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and woo spreading across the world wreaks havoc on those that buy into it.