Cargo ships through the Arctic may cool the region, but that’s bad
Sending more cargo ships through the Arctic as the sea ice retreats might actually reduce the warming in the region, but it would also threaten human health
Baby giraffes with small and oval markings are most likely to die
Masai giraffes born with large or round spots may find it easier to hide from predators than giraffes with small or elliptical spots
Donna Strickland is the third woman ever to win a physics Nobel Prize
The winner of the Nobel Prize in physics includes a woman for the first time in 55 years, going to Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland
Fluke experiment hints deep brain stimulation really treats depression
People with depression treated with deep brain stimulation suffered unexpected relapses when the batteries went flat, hinting the treatment isn’t just a placebo
Domesticating tomatoes took millennia – we can now redo it in 3 years
With CRISPR gene editing technology we can now rapidly domesticate wild plants to create tasty and healthy food
It is 2018, so why are we still debating whether women can do physics?
A talk by a physicist at CERN suggesting that women aren’t as good as men at physics has sparked outrage. I was there, and people are right to be offended, says Jess Wade
Massive Facebook data breach left 50 million accounts exposed
Facebook has suffered the biggest hack in its history. It left the personal details of 50 million accounts exposed, including Mark Zuckerberg's
Physicist sparks gender row after claiming women are worse at physics
Physicist Alessandro Strumia gave a talk at CERN, home of the Large Hadron Collider, claiming that women are inferior to men when it comes to physics research
Cancer immune therapy recognised with Nobel Prize for medicine
The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to James Allison and Tasuku Honjo for discovering how cancer can be treated by targeting the immune system
Thought police: Spotting cyber criminals before they break the law
Hackers regularly purchase malware online for carrying out cyber-attacks, but a new system could automatically spot those considering doing so before they do it