Most people in the UK back limits on flying to tackle climate change
17 September 2019
A majority of people in the UK support imposing limits on air travel to curb carbon emissions, a sign that social attitudes on climate change may be shifting
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Guilt-free online shopping is possible if we reinvent home delivery
4 September 2019
The boom in online retail has left our streets clogged with polluting delivery vans. We navigate the high-tech solutions that will distribute your parcels without the damaging emissions
Robot pilot that can grab the flight controls gets its plane licence
30 August 2019
A robot pilot is learning to fly. It has passed its pilot’s test and flown its first plane, but it has also had its first mishap too
How killer bees evolved into chiller bees in just one decade
14 August 2019
While killer bees terrorised the US, in Puerto Rico, an extraordinary accident of evolution has transformed them into a beacon of hope against the threat of insectogeddon
Elon Musk's plans for mind-controlled gadgets: what we know so far
17 July 2019
Elon Musk’s company Neuralink has finally broken its silence, unveiling a brain-computer interface it says people could use to control devices with their minds
Drones could be used to herd rhinos away from poaching hotspots
16 July 2019
It’s costly to protect southern white rhinos from poachers, but a study suggests the vulnerable animals could be deterred from poaching hotspots using drones
This professor of future crime stops burglaries before they happen
10 July 2019
Criminologist Shane Johnson is not quite Tom Cruise in Minority Report, but he does predict where offences will occur and how best to stop them
How drones should avoid collisions with other craft
3 July 2019
Claire Burke on using thermal drone tech to protect orangutans
26 June 2019
Astro-ecologist Claire Burke uses her astrophysics knowledge to protect endangered species and stop poaching, and she loves to watch orangutans in Borneo
How Watch Dogs Legion and Cyberpunk 2077 probe our dystopian fears
19 June 2019
At last week’s games mecca, E3, titles like Watch Dogs Legion and Cyperpunk 2077 played on our uneasiness about tech, channelling the darkness of Netflix’s Black Mirror
