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Some scientists sceptical that symptoms felt by embassy staff were caused by high-tech weapons
A welcome dose of scepticism on the techniques used by firms such as Cambridge Analytica
James Le Fanu’s warning on preventive drug-taking is a welcome antidote to the mass ‘medicalisation’ of millions
Are our night-time visions a window into the mind or a form of biological housekeeping?
Tablet uses engineered bacteria to transmit signals to computer
The human brain remains ‘plastic’, even in adult life
‘Sleep patterns may one day be used to tap into the minds of otherwise unreachable patients’
‘Superstar’ cancer biologist says infections can both cause and prevent leukaemia
The Bletchley Park codebreaker who had to keep her wartime career a secret
Black African ancestry found in DNA analysis alongside German and French in ‘Roman Dead’ exhibition
Human impact on supplies far greater than researchers anticipated
Increasing demand for tier 2 visas follows fall in EU citizens seeking work in UK after Brexit vote
The UK government favours prohibition, but its approach is not working
Group aiming to commercialise Crispr tool secures $87m initial venture capital funding
As the new Wellcome show “Teeth” opens, the writer reflects on our dental obsession
Research and knowledge are not always enough — people must also notice them
Grid cells in the brain and AI deep reinforcement learning behave in similar ways
South Georgia saw the world's largest rat and mice eradication project
Helicopters dropped 300 tonnes of poison to rid South Atlantic island of rats
A culture that doesn’t punish scientific ignoramuses is likely to be a sucker for any passing nonsense
‘It can’t be right that UK engineering is 91 per cent male and 94 per cent white’
The scientific application of the animal kingdom's most mobile eyes
Capture of suspected serial killer prompts questions over how genetic data are shared
Mantis shrimp’s swivel-eyed system could help in the development of machine vision for robots
Irish journalist wins £30,000 for his debut book on transhumanism movement
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