Environment Old-fashioned pessimism might actually help us fight climate change Negative thinking is unpopular but it could drive more realistic efforts to limit harm from global warming News
Technology Watch a swarm of cyborg cockroaches controlled by computers Remote-controlled cockroaches with computers mounted on their backs can move as a swarm towards a target location, and could be used for search missions News
Humans Untangling the enigmatic origins of the human family’s newest species Five years ago, a fossil found in the Philippines was determined to be from a new species of hominin called Homo luzonensis. Since then, we’ve learned a bit more about the newest member of the human family Comment
Technology These photos show AI used to reinterpret centuries-old graffiti Artist Matthew Attard turned to eye-tracking technology to generate a fresh take on images of ships carved by seafarers on chapels in Malta hundreds of years ago Regulars
Space We live in a cosmic void so empty that it breaks the laws of cosmology Mounting evidence suggests our galaxy sits at the centre of an expanse of nothingness 2 billion light years wide. If so, we may have to rethink our understanding of the universe Features
Comment A Body Made of Glass review: A very personal history of hypochondria Millions of people experience symptoms many doctors dismiss as imaginary, but why? Caroline Crampton's moving first-person account is very revealing Culture
Space How to see the Lyrid meteor shower and when is the peak? Caused by debris from a comet thought to originate in the Oort Cloud, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks this year on 22 April and is best viewed from the northern hemisphere, says Abigail Beall Regulars
Does the future of boxing lie in humans versus robots? Possibly Feedback pores over new research that suggests "robot-human boxing" would reduce brain injuries by reducing the number of live opponents involved Regulars