News

Dispatches from the cutting edge of science and technology.

The AI was shown a microscope slide containing lymph nodes (left), and it was able to correctly identify the tumorous region by highlighting it in red (right) © Naval Medical Center San Diego

Google AI better than doctors at detecting breast cancer

How will Brexit will affect scientific research? © Getty Images

How will Brexit affect scientific research?

© Craig Foster

Oldest known drawing found in South African rock

Bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) Seaquarium du Grau du Roi, France © Getty Images

First ever omnivorous sharks identified

Bone (yellow), cartilage (blue) and marrow (red) are all present in a single stem cell derived from a human skeleton © Chan and Longaker et al

Newly identified stem cells could regrow bones

Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya crosses the finishing line to win the Berlin Marathon 2018 in a new world record time of 2:01:40 hours (later officially annouced by organisers to be 2:01:39) on September 16, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Potential endurance running gene discovered

© university of minnesota/mcalpine group

Future Technology

3D printing technology brings bionic eye one step closer

© Tom Kleindinst

Octopuses high on MDMA become touchy-feely

© University of Surrey

Net successfully snares space junk in practice run

An X-ray of the epidural implant that provides electrical stimulation to patients with spinal cord injuries © University of Louisville Hospital

Implants help paralysed patients walk again

How we'll leave Earth for good © dusk/folio art

How we’ll leave Earth for good

Charles Conway, MD, holds a vagus nerve stimulation device, which is implanted in research participants to treat depression on June 22, 2018. MATT MILLER/WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Nerve stimulation treatment for depression offers new hope

Beluga whales and narwhals go through menopause © Getty Images

Beluga whales and narwhals go through menopause

Eating insects is good for your gut © Getty Images

Eating insects is good for your gut