Environment
Invisible: The high-vis trick that blinds the eye
For animals like zebras, being conspicuous is the best way to avoid becoming dinner. New research shows how it helps soldiers and citizens hide in plain sight
Features
Earth
Nukes over wind turbines? UK R&D policies are warped
Opinion
Technology
Ground-penetrating bomb impact frozen in time
Regulars
Technology
Can water cannons cope with flash mob riots?
Opinion
Technology
Play video games to help military secure its software
News
To kill a black hole, recruit a cosmic string army
News
Technology
Threatwatch: Iran deal allows first total uranium count
News
Health
Wanted: a country to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons
News
Chemical weapons watchdog in surprise Nobel win
News
Life
The secret life of science in the second world war
From Churchill's nuclear predictions to Darwin's influence on the Nazis, four books explore the deeper levels of a history that continues to fascinate us
Culture
Health
Don’t let fear of bioweapons kill off science
Opinion
New Syria sarin deal will need speedy UN checks
News
Technology
Portable lab could guzzle Syria’s sarin stockpile
News
Technology
Coping with the lasting costs of the Syrian war
News