A planetary census puts humans in their place
BILLIONS of years ago a star began to die. In the process, it created something new: 65,500 billion tonnes of
Read moreBILLIONS of years ago a star began to die. In the process, it created something new: 65,500 billion tonnes of
Read moreGREENLAND’S icy mountains are not an obvious place to search for an archive of economic history, but a study just
Read moreDRONES are getting ever smaller. The latest is the first insect-sized robot to take to the air without a tether
Read moreWHEN people learn to drive, they subconsciously absorb what are colloquially known as the “rules of the road”. When is
Read moreThis picture is of an Edith’s checkerspot butterfly laying her eggs on some blue-eyed Mary, the plant usually eaten by
Read moreEVERY year human endeavours emit 50bn tonnes of “carbon dioxide equivalent”. This way of measuring things reflects the climatic importance
Read moreA REPORT published last year by Water UK, an industry body, said that more than 90% of sewer-pipe blockages in
Read moreTHE XPRIZE foundation, based near Los Angeles, exists to encourage innovations that might be useful but from which conventional financial
Read moreTHE Mahia peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, has been a holidaymakers’ haven for decades. It
Read moreALAN MISLOVE studies algorithms. Recently, his research at Northeastern University, in Boston, has shown that Facebook’s software was leaking users’
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