How close are we to mainstream cultured meat consumption?
You’ve seen the Impossible Whopper, but does this mean we’ll have cultured meat in supermarkets soon?
Italian council in Venice rejects climate measures — immediately gets flooded
Venice is facing dramatic the worst floods in over 50 years.
Urban pigeons often have maimed feet. Now, researchers know why — and it’s not what you think
Human activity -- and quite possibly, human hair -- is to blame.
Runaway star ejected from the centre of the Milky Way at incredible speed
Astronomers have identified a runaway star travelling at an incredible 6 million kilometres per hour, ejected by the supermassive black ...
North Korea’s 2017 nuclear test dwarfs that of Hiroshima
The underground nuclear test was 17 times more powerful than the bomb dropped by the US over Hiroshima at the ...
Buckyballs in space: how complex carbon molecules form in space
The mystery of how complex carbon molecules--buckyballs-- came to be detected in interstellar space may have been solved.
Astronauts’ blood can flow in reverse and even stagnate
The findings could have important implications for deep space missions.
Leaf blowers are not only annoying but also bad for you (and the environment)
It comes down to the inefficient engines they use.
What are greenhouse gases and why we need to worry about them? A simple explainer
They are in the atmosphere and have an influence on the energy balance of the planet
The difference between programming and coding with Leslie Lamport
Coding is the easy part of programming. Leslie Lamport, 2013 Turing Award Laureate and inventor of LaTeX, explains why the ...
Most anti-vaccine ads you see on Facebook are paid by just two organizations
Facebook's recent policy changes makes it harder for legitimate pro-vaccine sources to publish ads while anti-vaccine groups bend the rules.
Protesters in Chile bring down police drones using simple laser pointers. Lots and lots of laser pointers
In Chile, protesters are using lasers en masse to bring down hapless police drones. https://gph.is/g/E0lDMQ5 Videos of Chilean protesters bringing ...
Scientists design holograms you can see, hear and feel
It really feels like a genuine object.
Dogs really take your loneliness away, double-control study shows
Dogs can do a world of good for you, new study emphasizes.
Giant extinct primate is directly related to orangutans
It is the first time genetic material this old has been retrieved from a fossil in a subtropical area.
Mars 2020 rover will go digging for fossils — on Mars
Fingers crossed.
Diabetes rising worldwide: one in 11 adults affected
Approximately 4.2 million adults will die as a result of diabetes and its complications in 2019
Almost all countries are failing their Paris Agreement contributions
Three years after being implemented, the Paris Agreement faces a lack of ambition
Historic flood hits Venice — kills two, destroys historic landmarks
More than 85% of the city has been affected by the high tides which have been linked to climate change.
