Can a crowdsourced mega-forest offset Trump's climate chaos?
23 August 2017
It's an appealing idea, a vast forest to soak up the extra carbon released due to Trump's policies, but it may not be so easy in reality, says Olive Heffernan
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23 August 2017
British Columbia fires, gene clue to typhoid, bat-killing fungus traced, and more
Plan to drill for oil near mouth of Amazon sparks controversy
23 August 2017
Environmental campaigners argue that the proposed drilling poses a threat to nearby islands and a newly discovered, pristine reef
UK seeks face recognition tech upgrade for 'walking ID cards'
23 August 2017
The Home Office is offering £4.6 million to upgrade its automatic face recognition software, which has only led to one arrest and could invade privacy of millions
Google-sponsored private moon race delayed for the fourth time
23 August 2017
Competitors in the Google Lunar X Prize now have until 31 March 2018 to land a spacecraft on the moon
IBM to investigate role of microbiome in autoimmune disorders
23 August 2017
A project launched by tech firm IBM plans to analyse millions of bacterial genes, in an effort to understand what causes type 1 diabetes and Crohn's disease
US witnesses best solar eclipse in decades
23 August 2017
People from Oregon to South Carolina were able to see a total solar eclipse, while President Donald Trump looked directly at a partial eclipse
Tesla boss leads 116 experts calling for UN ban on killer robots
23 August 2017
Robotics and AI specialists warn that autonomous drones, tanks and guns will become the "third revolution in warfare" after gunpowder and nuclear weapons
Make the military-industrial complex great again
23 August 2017
Trump's research priorities invoke a golden era of American power, but nostalgia for the 1950s is no way to run a modern science program
NASA insists it is going to Mars, but it really can't afford to
23 August 2017
The long-held desire to send humans to the Red Planet is nowhere near being realised, despite NASA claiming it is on a Journey to Mars
