A house has been bought on the blockchain for the first time
11 October 2017
The governments of Ukraine, Dubai and Vermont are all trying to move real estate using blockchain, but getting estate agents out of the equation won’t be easy
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11 October 2017
UK bans ivory sales, childhood obesity rises, chilly climate drove humans out of Africa and more
Google's new earbuds act as two-way translators in your ear
11 October 2017
If you have a Google Pixel phone, you’ll soon be able to speak 40 languages thanks to the new earbuds the firm announced last week
Sleeping too little is no badge of honour – it harms our brains
11 October 2017
Skipping sleep to get more done can have a profound effect. We need to prioritise rest before we sleepwalk into a public health disaster
It looks like an oxymoron, but Earth optimism is worth a try
11 October 2017
Decades of environmental doom-mongering have fallen on deaf ears. Maybe a new environmental campaign with a message of hope is just what we need
The stock market is run by wild robots we don't fully control
11 October 2017
Most stock market trades are made by algorithms, not humans, and they've already caused crashes. We need to understand their group behaviour to avoid disaster
Will Alphabet's internet balloons really help Puerto Rico?
10 October 2017
Google’s parent company wants to use its Project Loon tech to help restore the island’s hurricane-damaged mobile networks. But is it charity or business strategy?
Drone designers accidentally explain colour of albatross wings
10 October 2017
Why are some birds' wings darker on top? Engineers may have found the answer while trying to design a biomimetic drone that goes further on less fuel
Human hearts kept 'asleep' in a box can survive outside the body
10 October 2017
A new way of storing hearts outside the body for a day or more could bring an end to people dying while awaiting an organ for a heart transplant
Giant black hole seen flickering on and off after galaxy snack
9 October 2017
Active Galactic Nuclei occur when a black hole devours a cloud of gas and dust and shines really brightly. Now one has been seen doing it twice
