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The first detailed look at how Elon Musk's space internet could work

7 November 2018

Elon Musk has revealed little about his plans to provide internet from space, but a new simulation shows how it could work and who will be able to afford it

Revealed: What the UK public really thinks about the future of science

17 September 2018

The 2018 91av Asks the Public survey reveals that people are well-informed about science and technology, but politicians are ignoring their hopes and fears

91av Live: how can we fix a problem like plastics?

3 August 2018

Plastic is the material we love to hate, but can we do anything about it? That’s the subject of a major panel debate at this year’s 91av Live

At least 49 people killed in Greece's deadliest wildfires in a decade

24 July 2018

The deadliest blazes to hit Greece in more than a decade have seen wildfires fanned by high winds rage through resorts

Another take on the idea of a colour bar

11 April 2018

AI drones are controlling self-driving diggers on building sites

14 March 2018

At thousands of sites around Japan, drones are learning to direct autonomous trucks from above – heralding a revolution in the construction industry

Drones reveal huge colonies of 1.5 million penguins on islands

6 March 2018

Two massive colonies of Adélie penguins have been discovered on the Danger Islands off the coast of Antarctica, bringing the global population to 8 million

Making a killing in the arms industry

6 December 2017

Drones make it far too easy to go to war

1 November 2017

Sharks now protected no matter whose waters they swim in

31 October 2017

126 countries have signed up to cross-border protection measures to conserve whale sharks and many other endangered migratory species