Police can now track killers using relatives' DNA – but should they?
8 August 2018
Genetic genealogy services are rapidly becoming a key source of forensic evidence, but do we really want the police to have access to everyone's DNA?
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Don't miss: Taxidermied rabbits, mucky biology and the digital future
8 August 2018
See a taxidermied rabbit in a silver goblet at show about human-animal hybrids, read about biology's muckier side, and listen to tough talk about our digital future
Uncrackable computer chips stop malicious bugs attacking your computer
8 August 2018
Cyberattacks target not just our phones and laptops, but hospitals, schools and power stations. A new security solution redesigns chips from the inside out
Cybersecurity is failing us – and will continue to do so unless we act
8 August 2018
Our current model of internet security is too vulnerable to the mistakes of individual programmers. Better alternatives exist – and should be deployed
The underwater drones that hunt for oil spills beneath the waves
8 August 2018
Oil behaves strangely in water – now a combination of AI and super-expensive underwater vehicles are being used to track it. Joshua Howgego went along for the ride
Radio jammers saved Venezuela's president from deadly drone attack
6 August 2018
Radio jamming systems apparently thwarted an attempted presidential assassination with improvised drone bombs in Venezuela
Marvel Powers United VR: I saw Captain America's huge thighs under me
3 August 2018
Want to be Black Panther from Wakanda? Or Captain America, Black Widow or Spider-Man? Now virtual reality is finally coming to domestic gaming PCs, you have the chance
Football teams secretly using AI to predict injuries before they occur
3 August 2018
A machine learning algorithm that predicts 60 per cent of football injuries is secretly being used by three top European teams to work out when to rest their players
AI camera to help spot the best grapes for making pesticide-free wine
1 August 2018
A combination of AI and photography is helping wine makers keep their grapes free of disease, by spotting the grapes that are most resistant to rot
Row over 3D-printed firearms distracts from US gun violence crisis
1 August 2018
Legal wrangling over whether plans for 3D-printed guns can be made available online ignores the US’s real public health crisis
