Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on
10 May 2017
Human clones, a colony on Mars, alien contact... what world-changing breakthroughs will come in the next decade? We asked the experts – with some surprising results
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Ready for anything: The best strategies to survive a disaster
10 May 2017
In a crisis, your fight or flight response can actually leave you frozen. Training your brain to act could be the difference between life and death
Meet ‘Neo’, the most complete skeleton of Homo naledi ever found
9 May 2017
This is one of the greatest fossil finds of the 21st century say its discoverers, who also provide a date for when this enigmatic species lived
Fake football website reveals what makes us become nasty trolls
8 May 2017
The web can be a vicious place, but anonymity isn’t solely to blame. Comments made in a fake forum have shown that the main influence is others’ behaviour
Menopause-causing bait is curbing rat populations in New York
5 May 2017
Generations of childless rats are living to ripe old age as their overall numbers plummet thanks to new contraceptive baits
The energy generators inside our cells reach a sizzling 50°C
4 May 2017
Your mitochondria burn food to produce most of your energy. Now we know this produces a lot of heat, raising them high above our 37°C body temperature
Would a North Korean space nuke really lay waste to the US?
3 May 2017
Warnings that North Korea could detonate a nuclear bomb in orbit to knock out US electrical infrastructure are far-fetched, says arms expert Jeffrey Lewis
