Capitalism must be re-engineered if we want a low-carbon world
Financiers have woken up to the idea that global warming may wipe trillions off the global economy, but can they do anything about it, asks Fred Pearce
Missing Y chromosome kept us apart from Neanderthals
An analysis of a Neanderthal Y chromosome suggests human hybrids containing it would have been unviable, and explain why it is not found in modern humans
HIV defies attempt to edit virus out of human cells with CRISPR
Sabotaging HIV with the CRISPR gene-editing technique unexpectedly helped the virus gain resistance to the process
Watch the first crewed flight of the world’s first “flying car”
Billed as the future of urban personal transport by its makers, the Volocopter is easy to fly and could take off vertically from in front of your house
Bawean warty pig may be world’s rarest pig, with only 230 around
The pig, from a tiny Indonesian island, seems to be a species in its own right and merits protection, says first study of the animal's ecology in the wild
Just say maybe: Is the world ready to abandon the war on drugs?
Worldwide drug prohibition has developed some cracks as countries go their own way. New Scientist explores how likely the UN is to relinquish the status quo
Lifelogging and fiction can teach computers to see how we see
Artificial intelligences are learning how we see the world by studying footage from head-mounted video cameras and scenarios in a vast story-bank
Some stillbirths are avoidable if we know enough to act in time
Some stillbirths can be prevented if at-risk babies are induced in time. New NHS guidelines will help but scientists could do much more, says Jop de Vrieze
Invasive earthworms threaten growth of new North American trees
Earthworms may be good for gardens, but they can wreak havoc on forests adapted to life without them – by consuming seeds, altering the abundance of plants
Submarine-hunting drones take off and land on water vertically
Solar-powered and equipped with sonar, a new breed of marine drone that can operate even in stormy weather may soon be used by the US navy to scan the seas
