Helpful ghost hands teach beginners how to build new things
An augmented reality system that projects an expert’s hands on top of your own could help you learn complex tasks
Graphene smart patch for monitoring diabetes could save lives
A non-invasive device that promises the end of finger-prick glucose tests and injections could be a boon for millions of people with diabetes
Visions of the singularity: how smart can AI get?
Not everyone believes machines will outstrip human intelligence, but if they do they could find solutions to complex problems that we would otherwise miss
Ghostly galaxies are light on stars but heavy on dark matter
The first measurement of an ultra-diffuse galaxy's mass finds that dark matter makes up more than 99.96 per cent of its weight - a startling figure
Bison return to forests across Europe as part of mass rewilding
Hunted to extinction in the wild in the early 20th century, European bison are being released as part of efforts to establish several big herds around Europe
Reviving Europe’s long-lost beasts through mass rewilding
Extinct wild cattle are being bred back into existence, and horses de-domesticated, in a bold attempt to recreate Europe’s preindustrial landscapes
Never-before-seen life spotted by Hawaiian deep-sea expedition
Rare dives down to depths of 4000 metres have yielded evidence of new lifeforms and unusual landforms and rocks that will help the study of ocean volcanoes
Pluto may have hosted lakes and rivers of liquid nitrogen
Studying how the dwarf planet's climate changed over time shows it once had the right conditions for liquid to flow on its surface - and may still have buried lakes today
Lead ink from scrolls may unlock library destroyed by Vesuvius
Almost 2000 years after a volcano buried the city of Herculaneum, we may have discovered a way to read its priceless library of ancient scrolls
Invasive Soviet water flea cuts US lake’s visibility by a metre
Visibility in Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, has dropped because of a surge in water fleas – a change researchers now claim has an economic impact of $140 million
