Fresh-baked satellite will soon be our eye on Earth
This glowing test chamber has just served up the first slice of the JPSS-1 satellite that is set to transform our understanding of Earth's radiation budget
Automatic, for the people: Welcome the robot workforce
Fear of machines taking our jobs dates back to the invention of the loom, but this time the world of work will change forever, says Andrew McAfee
Turbulent black holes grow fractal skins as they feed
When black holes enter a feeding frenzy they may develop a fractal skin, according to simulations that exploit parallels between gravity and fluid dynamics
Maths spying: The quandary of working for the spooks
Intelligence agencies hire lots of mathematicians, but would-be employees must realise that their work is misused to snoop on everyone, says Tom Leinster
Synthetic biology gets reborn as an aesthetic dream
In Synthetic Aesthetics, researchers and designers team up to present an exciting way of learning from nature
Rhino horn isn't a hangover cure or a cancer treatment
Traditional Chinese medicine must promote conservation and find alternatives to unproven cures, says Chinese medicine expert Lixin Huang
Aliens versus predators: The toxic toad invasion
The cane toad is spreading fast across Australia, killing anything that eats it. Yet the feared wildlife catastrophe hasn't happened, finds Michael Slezak
Spark of life: Metabolism appears in lab without cells
Complex processes that support all life have been serendipitously spotted with no cells needed, hinting that life could have started spontaneously in early oceans
Canada uses satellite to scold Russia over Ukraine
The Canadian government has blocked the planned launch of a satellite aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket – a step up from NASA's Russia boycott
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