Iceland drills hottest hole to tap into energy of molten magma
A new well tested in Iceland could boost geothermal energy production tenfold by exploiting 1000 °C magma steam deep below Earth’s surface
Hundreds of endangered wild snow leopards are killed each year
Cattle herders kill even more leopards than poachers, in revenge for livestock attacks. So helping them protect their animals could save the rare mountain cats
E-paper display runs on office lights and never needs charging
Microsoft researchers have made an ‘energy-neutral’ device that harvests solar power from ambient lighting so you’ll never need to change the battery
Police mass face recognition in the US will net innocent people
A law enforcement database of 117 million faces - half of all US citizens – hasn’t been properly vetted and is likely biased against black people, says Hal Hodson
$100 million project to make intelligence-boosting brain implant
Human intelligence is set to be the world’s biggest ever industry, says entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, whose company aims to enhance it with a brain prosthesis
Mice’s love songs go wrong when ‘language gene’ is messed up
The FOXP2 gene probably helped us evolve speech when we split from chimpanzees. But tinkering with the gene in mice affects their communication too
Dozens of ancient shipwrecks spotted deep beneath the Black Sea
Decks of medieval ships have been revealed in unprecedented detail in exquisitely preserved wrecks, some found as deep as 1 kilometre
Evolution FTW! The Weird Stuff Animals Do to Survive
Our ancestors chose reeds over grain when quitting nomadic life
It wasn’t all about cereal. When abandoning nomadic life, some of our ancestors were playing it safe with grasses that are less nutritious but grow all year round
Arctic Cities Crumble as Climate Change Thaws Permafrost
