Quakes prompt UK fracking operations to pause several times
31 October 2018
A rash of recent earthquakes in Lancashire, UK has prompted fracking operations to halt temporarily on six separate occasions
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Wild populations of animals have crashed by 60 per cent
31 October 2018
The world's wild vertebrate species have seen population decline drastically since 1970, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature
AI lie detection at border control should proceed with caution
31 October 2018
A new tool that uses AI to help make border control decisions will only be advisory, but history shows people give technology too much weight
The LIGO collaboration must respond to gravitational wave criticism
31 October 2018
Science advances through open scrutiny of results. Even if they're wrong, the questions raised about the 2016 gravitational wave discovery should be answered
Venezuela’s cryptocurrency is about much more than its economic crisis
31 October 2018
Virtual currencies were conceived as a tool for the underdog. Venezuela’s leaders are hoping to buy some independence with theirs, says Brett Scott
There's little doubt we're to blame for hurricanes getting worse
31 October 2018
Climate scientists are still scrapping over the details, but the increased ferocity, unpredictability and spread of tropical storms is in line with predictions
An AI lie detector will interrogate travellers at some EU borders
31 October 2018
A digital border guard will be trialled at some borders in Hungary, Latvia and Greece for six months. It includes an AI lie detector, but some doubt it will work
People who gave up smoking cannabis had a memory boost within a week
30 October 2018
Smoking cannabis can impair memory, but a new study has found that giving up can partially reverse the effect after several days
A freak 1870s climate event caused drought across three continents
30 October 2018
Few people have heard of it, but the global famine of 1876-78 probably killed 50 million, and it was triggered by a natural climate event that could easily recur
Orangutans are exceptionally good at keeping their infants alive
30 October 2018
Over 90 per cent of orangutans survive childhood long enough to have their first baby, a feat human societies only achieved in the 1900s
