Wikipedia’s civil wars show how we can heal ideological divides online
4 March 2019
When people on different sides of the political spectrum work together to edit Wikipedia articles, the results are better than when everyone agrees
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EU sued for making global warming worse by subsidising wood burning
4 March 2019
The European Union is accelerating global warming and damaging forests worldwide by encouraging wood burning without counting the carbon emissions, says the lawsuit
World's fastest shark gets a burst of speed from shape-shifting skin
4 March 2019
Highly flexible denticles reduce the drag experienced by the mako shark’s skin, and could inspire a new generation of materials for fighter jets and helicopters
Breast milk contains fungi which may help seed a baby's microbiome
4 March 2019
Breast milk from healthy mothers contains lots of different fungi, supporting the idea that it helps seed babies’ guts with microorganisms
SpaceX ready to take humans to the ISS after a successful dummy run
4 March 2019
The Crew Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station on Sunday with a dummy on board, paving the way for human passengers to make the trip in July
Climate change is the new normal but we don’t seem to notice
2 March 2019
An analysis of Twitter data suggests weird weather is soon viewed as normal, which means we risk ignoring the effects of climate change, says Frances Moore
Asteroids hitting Mars could have made hot rain fall for decades
1 March 2019
Asteroids hitting the surface of Mars billions of years ago would have produced enough energy to vaporise ice, creating clouds of hot rain that took decades to clear
The US has started burning recycling but it should only be temporary
1 March 2019
Last year China banned imports of foreign waste, temporarily disrupting US recycling efforts. In the meantime, some US communities are burning their waste
Broken bones in mice healed faster by heat-releasing implant
1 March 2019
A biodegradable bone implant stimulates bone regrowth using heat, doubling the amount of bone tissue regrowth in mice
Human genome editing is here – now we have to decide who is in charge
1 March 2019
The announcement of a WHO committee to discuss the scientific, ethical and legal issues surrounding human genome editing is to be welcomed, says Andy Greenfield
