Gold and sacrificed humans found in ancient Wari tomb
An imperial mausoleum from an ancient Peruvian culture was protected from grave robbers for 1200 years by 30 tonnes of rubble
Nudge: When does persuasion become coercion?
They can be powerful tools for influencing behaviour – but be careful that nudge policies do not cross the line into coercion, says philosopher Evan Selinger
Astrophile: Tour the scenic lava lakes of Io
Snaps of hotspots on Jupiter's roiling moon reveal the hellish charms of three large pools of molten rock
AI makes social game characters all too human
A creator of The Sims has taken simulated social skills to the next level – new AI characters are flirty, like to gossip and are easily insulted, just like us
Ape retirement means chimp research is on the way out
The US National Institutes of Health will retire most of its chimpanzees from biomedical research. It looks like the end of great apes in the laboratory
Multi-shot video can identify civil rights abusers
When violence breaks out at a protest, a system that automatically synchronises video of an event from different cameras can give prosecutors clear evidence
Reports of Voyager 1's exit still greatly exaggerated
The craft keeps reporting changes to its environment – but seems still to be in the solar system's borderlands, not at the start of interstellar space
Feedback: Nano-whatsits invade their minds
Conspiracy theory mash-up, 9800% complete, containers in 3D and more
Mechanical eye will help wine-makers improve vintages
An automated grape counter will help growers see which parts of their vineyards need special attention
European planet hunter pronounced dead in space
Efforts to revive the COROT space telescope have failed, which means we will not have any exoplanet missions working in space until 2017
Wi-Fi-hopping brings phone signal to remote villages
A network that hops on Wi-Fi to boost cellphone coverage in rural areas has been successfully trialled in the Zambian village of Macha
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