Hawaii astronomy meeting glosses over telescope controversy
As 3000 astronomers descend on Hawaii, protesters fighting a planned telescope are arrested on Mauna Kea. Yet the meeting will barely discuss the issue
Vapourised superglue helps lift fingerprint from gun trigger
Despite what you see on TV, gun triggers are some of the most difficult places to find fingerprints – but a team in Italy has done it, thanks to superglue spray
UK to build world’s first power plant with negative emissions
The largest power plant in the UK wants to burn wood and bury carbon emissions under the North Sea, sucking CO2 out of the air. Can it really do it?
Watch the far side of the moon pass in front of Earth
NASA's DSCOVR spacecraft has snapped the side of the moon we rarely see as it passes between our planet and the sun
Earth may have a hairy mane of dark matter flowing around it
Streams of dark matter passing through planets appear to concentrate into 'hairs'. If we can find Earth's cosmic mane, we might be able to detect dark matter
Backwards sundial finds true north better than magnets or GPS
If you need to find north at high latitudes, where magnetic compasses don't work so well, you're in luck – a cheap, accurate solar compass can help
How Obama’s Getting Americans to Care About Climate Change
A former Obama communications director explains how the president reframed his climate change messaging.
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Generic GMOs Aren’t Going to Bring Down Monsanto’s Empire
GM generics are not going to usurp Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soybean empire in the same vein as generic drugs.
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Vapourised superglue helps lift fingerprint from gun trigger
Despite what you see on TV, gun triggers are some of the most difficult places to find fingerprints – but a team in Italy has done it, thanks to superglue spray
Facebook unveils drone for beaming internet access from the sky
The tech giant has unveiled Aquila, the drone it hopes will help underdeveloped countries get online
