Science
Brain implant controls robotic arm - with the power of thought
Breakthrough as neuro-prosthetic device implanted in “higher” brain region, allows paralysed man to control robotic arm just by thinking about it
Hannah Devlin, science correspondent
21, May, 2015 @6:31 PM
Google a step closer to developing machines with human-like intelligence
An algorithm developed by Google is designed to encode thought, which could lead to computers with ‘common sense’ within a decade, says leading AI scientist
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
21, May, 2015 @5:24 PM
How to solve the maths puzzle for Vietnamese eight-year-olds that stumped parents and teachers
I set this maths puzzle yesterday. Now for the solution. It wasn’t pretty, folks, but we got there in the end
Alex Bellos
21, May, 2015 @11:30 AM
Does scientific evidence support a reduction in the drink-driving limit?
Suzi Gage: The Police Federation have called for the drink-driving limit to be reduced to levels seen in Scotland. What effects does alcohol have on driving ability?
Suzi Gage
21, May, 2015 @10:57 AM
First images of collisions at 13 TeV in CERN's Large Hadron Collider
At first glance they look much like previous proton-proton collisions recorded by the detectors at the world’s biggest particle accelerator, but in fact no one has seen such events before
Jon Butterworth Butterworth
21, May, 2015 @10:51 AM
Be mindful of mindfulness: drug-free doesn't mean side-effect free | Philip Hoggart
When it comes to psychiatric treatments, it’s not just mood-altering drugs that can have side-effects
Philip Hoggart
21, May, 2015 @6:10 AM
Spacecraft sailing on sunbeams begins test flight
Craft financed by crowd-funding piggy-backs on the launch of an Atlas 5 rocket
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
20, May, 2015 @11:53 PM
The octopus can see with its skin
Octopus skin contains a light-sensitive pigment found in eyes, suggesting that these clever cephalopods can “see” without using their eyes
Mo Costandi
20, May, 2015 @10:00 PM
Stone tool discovery pushes back dawn of culture by 700,000 years
Finding overturns idea that tool-making ability was unique to our own ancestors and is hailed as a “new beginning to the known archaeological record”
Hannah Devlin, science correspondent
20, May, 2015 @5:00 PM
Mysterious space plane blasts off for secretive US air force mission
X-37B craft launched from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday, its fourth long orbital flight in five years – but many details of the trip are being kept secret
Alan Yuhas in New York
20, May, 2015 @3:12 PM
Can you do the maths puzzle for Vietnamese eight-year-olds that has stumped parents and teachers?
All you need to do is place the digits from 1 to 9 in the the grid. Easy, right?
Alex Bellos
20, May, 2015 @8:37 AM
No, there is no evidence for a link between video games and Alzheimer’s disease | Chris Chambers & Pete Etchells
Chris Chambers: Another day, another ridiculous headline about the apparently disastrous consequences of playing video games on the brain
Chris Chambers and Pete Etchells
20, May, 2015 @8:17 AM
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