Some honeybees have four parents or no mother – and we don’t know why
28 November 2018
The first genetic study of part-male, part-female honeybees shows these bees can have multiple fathers, but it's unclear how this happens
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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
Search engine for CCTV lets you find people from their description
28 October 2018
Trawling through surveillance video for a suspect or missing person is slow work, but a new system can automatically match footage of people to their descriptions
President Trump says the US will pull out of a nuclear treaty
24 October 2018
Donald Trump said this week that the US will pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, saying both Russia and China possess the missiles it bans
A mind-reading headset lets people fly drones using their thoughts
19 September 2018
A group of people learnt how to pilot drones with their thoughts, using a headset that converts brain waves into flying instructions
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
Japan wants people to virtually embody avatars orbiting in space
7 September 2018
The Japanese space programme has partnered with an airline to build humanoid robots to assist astronauts and allow people on the ground to experience space
Hundreds of ancient mummified penguins found in Antarctic graveyard
5 September 2018
On a peninsula in east Antarctica there are hundreds of mummified Adélie penguins that died centuries ago, and it seems extreme weather was to blame
The US Army is making a laser-powered drone that can fly indefinitely
3 September 2018
Drones use so much power they can only fly in the air for a short period. So the US Army is creating a system to power them in mid-air from lasers on the ground
Future robot swarms should copy lazy ants who let others do the work
16 August 2018
The optimum strategy for tunnelling ants is to leave all of the digging to just a few workers. Swarms of robots could use similar techniques for clearing rubble
