Europe's new data laws are a way to push back on Silicon Valley
23 May 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation might not prove highly effective, but at least it tries to rein in the tech giants and put privacy above profit
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We can’t trick people into accepting genetically modified foods
23 May 2018
With new GM foods quietly reaching the shops, we must ensure consumers have the information to make real choices
Those GDPR emails should stop soon, but our data nightmare won't
23 May 2018
Your inbox is full of pleading emails because the EU’s new data rules come into force this week – but they might not actually do anything to improve your life
Minimally conscious people woken with brain zap by their family
23 May 2018
Some people, who have been minimally conscious for years, could respond to questions from their loved ones for the first time after treatment with electricity
Changes in your sperm reveal if you’ve had a difficult life
23 May 2018
Men carry chemical clues to childhood traumas in their sperm, and these might be passed down to their sons – but we don’t know what effects these have yet
‘Impossible’ EM drive doesn’t seem to work after all
22 May 2018
A rocket engine propelled by electromagnetic waves grabbed headlines, but new tests find the EM drive may actually be driven by Earth’s magnetic field
How your name shapes what other people think of your personality
22 May 2018
Is Hannah nicer than Howard, but worse at her job? People link names with personalities – find out how yours compares and why everybody should be called David
Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene
21 May 2018
The biomass of living organisms on the planet has halved since human civilisation began, and humans now outweigh all wild mammals tenfold
The volcanic eruption on Hawaii is now making an acidic fog
21 May 2018
As lava from Kilauea plunges into the Pacific Ocean, clouds of hot acidic steam are being blasted off – and the eruption shows no signs of slowing down
Weird backwards asteroid may be an interstellar interloper
21 May 2018
An asteroid that has been orbiting backwards near Jupiter for billions of years may actually be an interstellar rock captured by our solar system
