21 May 2021
The shutdown of a US oil pipeline is just the latest in a wave of ransomware attacks targeting everyone from small businesses to government agencies – what can be done to stop it?
21 May 2021
Some bird embryos can communicate with their parents by chirping through their egg, but will stay quieter if they think that predators are nearby
20 May 2021
Miniature swimming robots called microsubmarines that are powered by sunlight can degrade pollutants like explosives or dyes, removing harmful chemicals from water
20 May 2021
Auctions and competitions are set to open access to space more than ever before, but civilians in orbit will generally have to be rich, young and physically fit
20 May 2021
Those breastfeeding in the UK have been given the green light to get vaccinated against covid-19, but how might it affect babies, asks Penny Sarchet
20 May 2021
An artificial intelligence has disproved five mathematical conjectures, despite not being equipped with any information about the problems
20 May 2021
Space weather conditions are set to take a turn for the worse midway through the 2020s, which might pose problems for a planned crewed mission to the moon
19 May 2021
This robotic thumb’s movement is controlled by sensors attached to someone's big toes. People have used it to help cradle a cup of coffee and flick through a book
19 May 2021
Dietary research can be automated with chest-mounted cameras that feed images of meals and leftovers to algorithms that can identify food and estimate how many calories it contains
19 May 2021
Governments have hit a global target for creating protected areas on land but failed to meet a similar goal on oceans, the United Nations Environment Programme has found
