US cyberweapons have been stolen and there's nothing we can do
6 December 2017
Malicious code exploits are the new weapons of war, but can we ever reach international agreement on how they should be used and who gets to control them?
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Earth’s climate will warm 15 per cent more than we thought
6 December 2017
Climate models have always offered a range of possible temperature rises, but it turns out the ones that best fit what’s happened so far all predict even greater warming
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6 December 2017
Elon Musk's hot wheels, New York City rats don't mix, cats on the blockchain, and more
Victoria is first state in Australia to legalise euthanasia
6 December 2017
The parliament of Victoria passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill last week, after more than 100 hours of debate
Welcome to the limb lab where organs are kept alive on shelves
6 December 2017
Clare Wilson visits a body-parts workshop where limbs, hearts and kidneys are reanimated, with the aim of improving transplants and developing new treatments
Japan’s refusal to stop ivory trade undermines bans elsewhere
6 December 2017
Even though other countries are clamping down on illegal ivory, the unconstrained trade in Japan may offer loopholes for criminals to keep selling ivory – fuelling elephant poaching
The usual way of hunting dark matter may be all wrong
5 December 2017
If dark matter isn't heavy and interacts even weakly with normal matter, we should drag our detectors out from underground to catch it
Lizards re-evolved eggs after thousands of years of live births
5 December 2017
It’s an evolutionary U-turn: a group of egg-laying lizards evolved from live-bearing ancestors, which are in turn descended from even older egg-layers
Sumatran tigers fall 17 per cent and have just two strongholds
5 December 2017
There are now only two viable populations of Sumatran tigers left in the wild, so if the cats are to be saved those areas have to be protected
Artificial ovary may fine-tune treatment for menopause symptoms
5 December 2017
Many women experiencing menopause have mood swings, forgetfulness and weight gain. Could an implant be a safer alternative to hormone replacement therapy?
