Astronomy

The "immersive entertainment" boom takes user-centred experiences to new heights, but isn't it making culture a little insular, asks Arwa Haider

Recovering "revenge addict" James Kimmel Jr. makes the case for retaliation to be understood as an addiction in new book The Science of Revenge. It's compelling, but doesn't quite add up

The "immersive entertainment" boom takes user-centred experiences to new heights, but isn't it making culture a little insular, asks Arwa Haider

Recovering "revenge addict" James Kimmel Jr. makes the case for retaliation to be understood as an addiction in new book The Science of Revenge. It's compelling, but doesn't quite add up

Tech CEOs and politicians alike are preparing for the day that superintelligent AI takes over, whilst failing to deal with the issues in front of them – from copyright to autonomous killing machines

Tech CEOs and politicians alike are preparing for the day that superintelligent AI takes over, whilst failing to deal with the issues in front of them – from copyright to autonomous killing machines

The Japanese automaker Honda just hit a key milestone in rocket reusability with a near-bullseye landing during a vertical test flight in Hokkaido.

Resistance is futile! We look back on the classic 'Trek' episode, back when the Borg were still the scariest bad guys in the galaxy.

Ticks are spreading globally and bringing familiar conditions such as Lyme disease with them, as well as totally new ones. Now research is revealing how to prevent and treat the diseases they carry

Ticks are spreading globally and bringing familiar conditions such as Lyme disease with them, as well as totally new ones. Now research is revealing how to prevent and treat the diseases they carry

Ticks are spreading globally and bringing familiar conditions such as Lyme disease with them, as well as totally new ones. Now research is revealing how to prevent and treat the diseases they carry

Ticks are spreading globally and bringing familiar conditions such as Lyme disease with them, as well as totally new ones. Now research is revealing how to prevent and treat the diseases they carry

Assigning certain sizes, shapes and positions of bubbles to characters within Morse and binary codes means messages could be stored in ice

Assigning certain sizes, shapes and positions of bubbles to characters within Morse and binary codes means messages could be stored in ice

Even if agricultural practices adapt in response to higher temperatures, five of the world's six main staple crops will suffer severe losses due to climate change

Even if agricultural practices adapt in response to higher temperatures, five of the world's six main staple crops will suffer severe losses due to climate change

Health specialists were put on leave, and a report on how to protect 20 million workers from wildfire smoke has stalled

Bogong moths are the first invertebrates known to navigate using the night sky during annual migrations to highland caves

A skull from China has been identified as Denisovan using molecular evidence – so ancient humans once known solely from their DNA finally have a face

Bogong moths are the first invertebrates known to navigate using the night sky during annual migrations to highland caves