Big tech is unpopular, but we mostly have ourselves to blame
7 February 2018
Consumer demand and our own ignorance has done much to assist the rise of the likes of Facebook and Google, so restraint and knowledge can do much to tame it
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We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb
7 February 2018
Knowing the ins and outs of our children's genetic secrets before they are born could help reduce the likelihood of many diseases – but could it be misused?
Have we just found thousands of planets outside our galaxy?
6 February 2018
Strange fluctuations in the light spectra emitted from near a quasar could be due to the effect of around 2000 planets flung out of their solar systems
Nano-claw snatches bacteria from blood like tiny Venus flytrap
6 February 2018
Inspired by the Venus flytrap, a minuscule claw can grab pathogens from diseased blood and may prove useful against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Ancient rock art rewrites the natural history of Arabia
6 February 2018
The archaeological record suggests few large animals lived in Arabia in the last few thousand years, but prehistoric rock art from the area depicts a host of big beasts
Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire
5 February 2018
Wooden tools are hardly ever preserved, but a cache found in Italy suggests Neanderthals made them with fire and used them to dig up foods like tubers
Some people with epilepsy can learn to stop their own seizures
5 February 2018
Alertness training seems to help some people with epilepsy to stop themselves from having seizures, and has been linked to changes in their brain structure
DeepMind’s virtual psychology lab seeks flaws in digital minds
5 February 2018
Google’s AI company has released a simulated 3D environment in which machines can pit themselves against cognitive tests designed for humans
It may be impossible to live comfortably without trashing Earth
5 February 2018
A study of 151 nations shows that the ones that do the most damage to the planet also give their citizens the best lives. Does this mean modern life is unworkable?
Shrinking black holes avoid paradox by oozing hidden information
2 February 2018
As black holes evaporate, they release particles that may carry more information than we thought, so black holes may not break the laws of physics after all
