Diagnosis without doctors: Deep learning to transform medicine
Software that can analyse medical data and diagnose conditions is coming. Could it do better than a doctor?
China crash a sign of nation’s transition to a new economy
Financial events this week reflect what made the nation's tough emissions targets possible – a shift from heavy industry towards a more advanced economy
Dainty step gives mosquito legs strength to walk on water
A mosquito can bear up to 23 times its total body weight on each leg, which is crucial for landing on water – the insect's secret is way it stands
US wildfires continue to spread as high winds foil simulations
Strong winds and dry weather have fuelled fires in the US Pacific Northwest – but the weather may finally be turning in firefighters' favour
ISIS shows off Palmyra destruction as museums race to save rest
Islamic State has released images of a 2000-year-old temple being blown up as international efforts are stepped up to protect Syria's remaining treasures
Hidden viral protein brings universal flu jab closer
Flu subtly changes each year to stop us becoming fully immune. A normally hidden protein that stays the same in all flu viruses could make a universal vaccine
Stephen Hawking says he has a way to escape from a black hole
Researchers have long struggled to resolve what happens to information when it falls inside a black hole, but the famous physicist says he has a solution
App gives smartphone snaps more than 5 million different filters
A new app called Infltr taps into a smartphone's graphics processor to generate filters on the fly, allowing for the perfect shot in one step
Hormones boost placebo effect by making you want to cooperate
Therapies based on hormones that make us more trusting enhance our natural placebo effect – a finding that could alter the way clinical trials are conducted
Octopuses seen throwing things may be using shells as weapons
The gloomy octopuses crowded at Jervis Bay, Australia, appear to spit and throw debris such as shell at each other in what could be an intentional use of weapons
