
Censored: Why China’s online oversight is anything but crude
30 May 2018
The three pillars of Chinese online censorship create a sophisticated, invisible system that democracies would do well to take seriously, a new book argues

30 May 2018
The three pillars of Chinese online censorship create a sophisticated, invisible system that democracies would do well to take seriously, a new book argues

30 May 2018
Putting metallic needles in lunar orbit was once thought the ideal way to keep moon explorers in the loop, a dip in the June archives of New Scientist shows

30 May 2018
The country is planning a month-long Facebook shutdown to conduct research on the social media network, weed out fake users and stem "false or misleading” information

30 May 2018
Journalists at the Boston Globe painstakingly sifted patterns in public records to find priests who had sexually abused children. Now an AI might do the same

24 May 2018
The US Air Force is developing bulletproof batteries to replace traditional armour. They are loaded with silica nanoparticles that become rigid upon impact

23 May 2018
A badminton robot could be the perfect sparring partner for pros. It has superhuman wrist speeds and has even mastered the tricky spin net shot

18 May 2018
One of the great comic book characters of all time, and a pioneer for all women who seek powerful roles, gets a new lease of life