In defence of offering egg freezing to women workers
The critics are wrong – offering egg freezing to female staff is a welcome boost to their family ambitions, says pregnancy expert Chavi Eve Karkowsky
China set to launch probe on round trip to the moon
The Chinese space agency's newest space launch will test atmospheric re-entry technology ahead of a more complex mission to collect moon rocks in 2017
Campaign blunts Vietnamese demand for rhino horn
Polls suggest that Vietnam is losing its taste for rhino horn, but rhino poaching is still on course to break records again this year
Wearable tech lets boss track your work, rest and play
How will our lives change as more and more firms digitally monitor their employees' movements and health, at work and beyond. We're about to find out
Europe's new scientific revolution
It's great to see scientists across the continent protesting in unison about funding and jobs, says the editor of a website exploring European research issues
Oldest genitals found. Went out of fashion for eons
If you're going through a dry patch, it's nothing compared to the entire animal kingdom – it appears to have gone millions of years without copulating
Powering up the poor shouldn't hurt the climate
When countries get rich, their emissions rise – but connecting poor rural households barely affects greenhouse gas emissions
Fetus's arthritis genes can affect the mother
Stowaway DNA which seeps from fetuses to their mothers may raise their risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, and dads may be to blame
Secret US spaceplane lands after 674-day mission
What was it doing up there? A robotic, top secret US spaceplane landed in California on Friday, after a record-breaking 22 months in orbit
Light beacons let map app talk to blind people
A museum in Delhi has installed a new infrared navigation system to help visually impaired people find their way with audio directions
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