Facebook’s Research Ethics Board Needs to Stay Far Away from Facebook
Hubble spots a new long-lived storm raging on Neptune
Neptune is known for its Great Dark Spot, but a new blemish appeared last summer and has been roiling ever since
Save the driver or pedestrian? Such robot car dilemmas are folly
Should autonomous cars sacrifice those inside to save more lives outside in a crash? That is a misleadingly simple dilemma, warns Hal Hodson
Stop vets offering homeopathy – placebo doesn’t work for pets
Homeopathy has no effect beyond placebo and is pointless in animal medicine, so let's end its use by those vets who still offer it, says Danny Chambers
Elderly monkeys choose to have fewer friends – just like us
As we age, we choose to spend less time socialising, and only with our favourite people. Now we know that elderly Barbary macaques do the same – but why?
IKEA of energy delivers clean, green solar power-plant in a box
A start-up offering flat-packed solar generators is hoping to give a boost to poor villages off the grid
Male infertility cure will be gateway to editing our kids’ genes
The first use of germline genetic engineering could be to treat infertility in men, paving the way for its wider use, says Michael Le Page
New life form discovered in saliva is linked to human disease
Bacteria that parasitise other bacteria have been found for the first time, and are linked to gum disease, cystic fibrosis and antimicrobial resistance
The Physics of Why Bouncy Castles Take Flight
Will bad weather have an impact on today’s EU referendum vote?
It's a commonly held belief that bad weather can reduce voter turnout, so does today's rain mean the UK is heading for Brexit?