Quantum technology set to hit the streets within two years
The UK has invested £270 million in quantum technologies – now the researchers racing to bring their tech to the real world have a plan to put it in your hands
Echoless light could help send signals through walls and skin
A new method of making packets of light that don't echo inside optical fibre could be used to improve everything from medical imaging to laser comms
Flu drugs work and are needed during pandemics
Independent panel of UK scientists says evidence supports the use of flu drugs for severely ill people in pandemics, which implies that stockpiles make sense
Genome of ancient Ethiopian tells of back-to-Africa migration
Comparing DNA extracted from an ancient Ethiopian skeleton with modern examples shows some of our ancestors migrated back to Africa from Eurasia 3000 years ago
Top exoplanet hunter keeps job despite serial sexual harassment
Astronomer Geoff Marcy of the University of California, Berkeley, has been found to have violated his institution's sexual harassment policy during a series of incidents
Squirrel monkeys teach themselves to eat and drink from a cup
Tool use seemed so rare in squirrel monkeys that they were considered incapable of such feats, now they've been seen carrying food and water in containers
China has had a telescope on the moon for the past two years
The robotic telescope, mounted on the Chang'e 3 lander, is the first of its kind and provides unique views of the night sky that aren't possible from Earth
Even drastic emissions cuts can’t save New Orleans and Miami
Some 10 million Americans' homes will be submerged by rising seas, even under optimistic scenarios for slashing greenhouse gas emissions
New Horizons shows Pluto sporting blue skies and red water ice
The latest images from the New Horizons probe uncover surprising details about the dwarf planet's colours – and how the sky and the ground are connected
Nurse who survived Ebola in hospital with post-viral symptoms
Pauline Cafferkey has been isolated after seeking medical help last week, while 58 people she recently came into contact with are under surveillance
