A no-deal Brexit could lead to a catastrophe for science in the UK
11 July 2018
The flurry of cabinet resignations in the aftermath of the Chequers agreement leaves the UK at serious risk of crashing out of the EU without a deal
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Crossword #20
11 July 2018
Compiled by Richard Smyth
The amazing assortment of stuff at the bottom of one Amsterdam canal
11 July 2018
Archaeologists have been given a unique opportunity to peel back the layers of history lying under Amsterdam, finding more than 700,000 objects that cover centuries
Is it too late to stop fake-news bots from taking over the world?
11 July 2018
Lawmakers want to clamp down on automated social media accounts before they affect elections, but innocent and benign bots could get caught in the crossfire
Fuzzy thinking
11 July 2018
What is the function of the fuzz on the skin of a peach? And is a nectarine a bald peach or a peach a fuzzy nectarine?
Hair shadows
11 July 2018
During the recent total solar eclipse in the US, I overlapped my hands, using the gaps between my fingers to form "pinholes". Just before the start of totality, someone noticed that the shadows formed through this "pinhole camera" onto a whiteboard were...
Feedback: Stork racks up air time with a stolen SIM card
11 July 2018
Plus: fish drown in drink, pet pundits predict points, terrorists ban plastic bags, rats make a million rupee nest, and more
A new data-driven idea of warfare doesn't quite add up
11 July 2018
Mathematical models of conflict are seductive, but we shouldn’t throw out the lessons of the past, warns David Betz
Eye of the shoal: Inside the surprising world of fish
11 July 2018
Why do some fish sport beautiful colours? Can they feel pain? What’s special about lanternfish? The piscine world is awash with surprises, reveals a new book
What happens when you seal eight people in a giant bubble?
11 July 2018
From oxygen shortages to divisive factions, Mark Nelson recalls the challenges of two years in the Biosphere 2 ecosystem – and the media circus it spawned
