Humans
Women may have pioneered hunting with weapons
Most chimps that use jabbing weapons to hunt prey are female, a pattern of behaviour that may also have been true of the first humans
News
Earth
Battle-scarred Earth: How war reshapes the planet
Features
Life
Is Shame Necessary? It can be in the right hands
Culture
Technology
Blinded by the heat: The laser weapon you’ll never see
Features
Health
Why US law on guns and mental health needs to change
News
Physics
Eureka relived: Gunpowder blasts from the past
Features
Technology
Chemical weapons sniffed quickly by zappy detector
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Earth
Russia to cut up ‘floating Chernobyl’ but risks remain
News
Technology
The nitty-gritty of killing off WMDs
Culture
Technology
Bulletproof graphene makes ultra-strong body armour
Sheets of single-atom thick carbon absorb the impact of bullets more efficiently than steel, paving the way for lightweight, super-strong bulletproof vests
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Technology
Gun sensors could hold US cops to account
Opinion
Earth
Strange love for cold-war-era slide rules
Regulars
Technology
Iran nuke deal blocked after key inspections refused
News
Life
World War R: Rise of the killer robots
Features