Will whoever controls gene editing control historical memory?
In July, Harvard scientists used a gene-editing technology first developed in 2013 to programme bacteria to do something astounding: play…
In July, Harvard scientists used a gene-editing technology first developed in 2013 to programme bacteria to do something astounding: play…
Insect defecation may not seem like one of the pressing scientific inquiries of our time, but in fact the faeces…
The modern era is marked by growing faith in the power of data. “Big data”, “open data”, and “evidence-based decision-making”…
Big plans are being made in space. Investment banks want to mine asteroids for rare, valuable metals. Japan wants to…
If you are the owner of a credit or a debit card, there is a non-negligible chance that you may…
There’s no shortage of dire warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence these days. Modern prophets, such as physicist Stephen…
A renewed suggestion that dark energy may not be real — dispensing with 70% of the stuff in the universe…
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) implemented by the OECD has been controversial since the publication of its first…
At the beginning of the Himalayan summer, when the snows start to melt, all the schools close for the season…
The March for Science that took place in cities around the world on April 22 was intended to “speak for…
Surveillance has become so ubiquitous that it appears likely that Russia was caught in the act conspiring to fix the…
The headlong pace of technological change produces giant leaps forward in knowledge, innovation, new possibilities and, almost inevitably, legal problems.…
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced a mission to visit the two moons of Mars and return a…
Have you seen some “tips to spot fake news” on your Facebook newsfeed recently? Over the past year, the social…