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We’ve spotted a weird galaxy that’s missing all its dark matter

4 April 2018

Most galaxies have more mysterious dark matter than bright stars and gas. But this galaxy has no dark matter, killing off some alternate ideas of gravity

Robots won't take as many of our jobs as we feared, says report

4 April 2018

New OECD report says that the risk of jobs being handed over to artificial intelligence is a lot lower than previously forecast

Mind-reading headset lets you Google just with your thoughts

4 April 2018

A mind-reading device can answer questions in your head. It works by picking up signals sent from your brain when you think about saying something

Touching personal medical stories are no substitute for science

4 April 2018

Routine screening for prostate cancer seems like a good thing, but for every life saved many more are blighted by unnecessary treatments

Our obsession with a 'free' internet led to Facebook data row

4 April 2018

If you’re not paying, you’re the product, so the saying goes. It's time to re-evaluate our pact with the tech giants that has driven the market in our data

Ten ‘one-stop shop’ cancer diagnosis centres planned for England

3 April 2018

England is to get specialist cancer diagnosis centres, which aim to more quickly diagnose people who have non-specific symptoms like weight loss and fatigue

Just half a degree less global warming would avert food shortage

3 April 2018

Governments are dithering over whether to limit climate change to 1.5°C or 2°C, but it seems the stricter target would avoid food shortages and major economic losses

Refusing to accept GM food is safe is like climate change denial

3 April 2018

Environmentalist Mark Lynas, who once destroyed GM crops and then made headlines by ending his opposition, is stepping up his call for reason to triumph

Shrimp and lobster are as bad for the climate as eating beef

2 April 2018

Fish and seafood are normally fairly environmentally friendly, but it takes so much fuel to catch some species that their carbon footprint is as big as that of red meat