ArchaeologyA new species of gibbon is found in a 2,200-year-old tombIt seems to have been a princess’s petprint-edition iconJun 21st 2018
Insect migrationThe first clear evidence of a sense of magnetism in insectsAustralian moths travel 2,000km using itprint-edition iconJun 21st 2018
Football penaltiesA practical guide to the most nail-biting part of the World CupThere is an optimal strategy: be preparedprint-edition iconJun 21st 2018
Publish and don’t be damnedSome science journals that claim to peer review papers do not do soOne estimate puts the number of papers in questionable journals at 400,000print-edition iconJun 21st 2018
Fire arrowsA Chinese company plans to launch a rocket into orbit this yearIt will use solid fuel—a first for commercial space flightprint-edition iconJun 21st 2018
Scientific honestyComputer algorithms can test the dodginess of published resultsA potential boon for journal editorsprint-edition iconJun 14th 2018
SeismologySubmarine cables could be repurposed as earthquake detectorsThey would open a new seismological frontierprint-edition iconJun 13th 2018
Anti-predator behaviourWhen faced with a killer whale should you fight or flee?It depends on whether you are a pilot whale or a dolphinprint-edition iconJun 14th 2018
Military communicationsA new type of battlefield network is in developmentIt is harder to knock out than existing systemsprint-edition iconJun 14th 2018
A green way to make thingsMaking buildings, cars and planes from materials based on plant fibresMaterials scientists find new ways to use natural fibresprint-edition iconJun 14th 2018
EvolutionThe Cambrian explosion was caused by a lack of oxygen, not an abundanceAnimal magicprint-edition iconJun 7th 2018
Climate changeExtracting carbon dioxide from the air is possible. But at what cost?The power of negative thinkingprint-edition iconJun 7th 2018
From A&E to AIArtificial intelligence will improve medical treatmentsIt will not imminently put medical experts out of workprint-edition iconJun 7th 2018
MarsSeasonal changes in Mars’s air are probably not signs of life. ProbablyCuriouser and curiouserJun 7th 2018
