Google and Apple yet to fix Wi-Fi hole in a billion devices
18 October 2017
The KRACK vulnerability is bad news for Android and Apple now, but long-term consequences are in store for the internet of things
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Roadside barrier that folds like origami blocks traffic noise
17 October 2017
Traffic noise has many frequencies, making it hard to suppress. A new barrier with movable folds can change its acoustic properties in response to traffic patterns
Four brain genes help explain obsessive compulsive disorder
17 October 2017
OCD has been linked to genes active in a brain circuit involved in learning and decisions. The finding may help explain why the condition can run in families
How to clean up the dirty water Puerto Ricans are drinking
17 October 2017
Nearly a month after Hurricane Maria, many people on Puerto Rico are still without clean drinking water and have resorted to wells on a contaminated site
Gravitational waves have let us see huge neutron stars colliding
16 October 2017
We’ve taken the first pictures of neutron stars colliding 130 million light years away. The resulting gravitational waves may solve some big cosmic mysteries
How to beat the bookies by turning their odds against them
16 October 2017
Bookmakers use complex prediction models to set the odds of sporting outcomes in their favour – but a simple analysis of available odds can still give good returns
A tech-destroying solar flare could hit Earth within 100 years
16 October 2017
If the sun spews “superflares” as often as other stars, one could take down power systems, damage the ozone layer and destroy satellites in the next century
Driverless cars could let you choose who survives in a crash
13 October 2017
The question of who a driverless car should save in an accident is a thorny one. Letting car owners choose for themselves could be an easy way out
Sperm age calculator tells men how decrepit their sperm are
13 October 2017
An epigenetic calculator can assess a man’s sperm, guessing how old he is, and revealing how badly smoking may have damaged his gonads
Male chimpanzee seen snatching seconds-old chimp and eating it
13 October 2017
A rare sighting of a chimpanzee birth ended in infanticide and cannibalism – and probably explains why new mothers often go into hiding for weeks or months
