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Could blind-spot assist cut cycling deaths?
Every year thousands of cyclists around the globe die in traffic. Often, truck drivers fail to see cyclists when turning at junctions. For years, there have been calls for blind-spot assistance technology to be made compulsory. Is it the solution?
Every year thousands of cyclists around the globe die in traffic. Often, truck drivers fail to see cyclists when turning at junctions. For years, there have been calls for blind-spot assistance technology to be made compulsory. Is it the solution?
Atlanta killing spree — how it happened
Robert Aaron Long admitted he committed the Atlanta-area shooting spree that left six Asian women and two others dead on Tuesday 16 March. Investigators say Long denied that the attack was motivated by race.
Robert Aaron Long admitted he committed the Atlanta-area shooting spree that left six Asian women and two others dead on Tuesday 16 March. Investigators say Long denied that the attack was motivated by race.
Oumuamua likely came from a Pluto-like exoplanet
Scientists believe they have determined the origin of the extrasolar object Oumuamua. First observed from the Pan-STARRS astronomical observatory in Hawaii, Oumuamua means "scout" or "messenger" in Hawaiian.
Scientists believe they have determined the origin of the extrasolar object Oumuamua. First observed from the Pan-STARRS astronomical observatory in Hawaii, Oumuamua means "scout" or "messenger" in Hawaiian.
Norway gives green light to world's first ship tunnel
Construction on the world's first full-scale ship tunnel will soon get underway after the Norwegian government approved startup funds for the giant engineering project.
Construction on the world's first full-scale ship tunnel will soon get underway after the Norwegian government approved startup funds for the giant engineering project.
Powerful 'river of rocks' found deep under caribbean
Scientists found that an ancient magma bloom is pushing hot rock from the Pacific into the Caribbean's mantle layer, via a portal that opened under Central America.
Scientists found that an ancient magma bloom is pushing hot rock from the Pacific into the Caribbean's mantle layer, via a portal that opened under Central America.
Beijing's air pollution goes off the scale
Air quality indexes recorded a shocking rating of 999 on Monday 15 March, as commuters travelled to work through the thick, dark air. Residents in western China said they woke up in the middle of the night, struggling to breathe.
Air quality indexes recorded a shocking rating of 999 on Monday 15 March, as commuters travelled to work through the thick, dark air. Residents in western China said they woke up in the middle of the night, struggling to breathe.
Brood X: 'Trillions' of cicadas to emerge after 17 years
Trillions of cicadas are set to emerge from underground in April or May in 15 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, from Illinois east to New York and New Jersey and south into Tennessee and Georgia.
Trillions of cicadas are set to emerge from underground in April or May in 15 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, from Illinois east to New York and New Jersey and south into Tennessee and Georgia.
Ten years after tsunami, Fukushima cleanup just starting
Details about what's happening inside the reactors are largely unknown because it's still too dangerous for humans to go inside, and robots can only provide a partial view of the melted fuel.
Details about what's happening inside the reactors are largely unknown because it's still too dangerous for humans to go inside, and robots can only provide a partial view of the melted fuel.
What is a circular economy?
We tend to throw an awful lot of things away. They end up in landfill or are incinerated. This is not good for the environment. But many products could be designed to be reused or recycled or become the raw materials for other products.
We tend to throw an awful lot of things away. They end up in landfill or are incinerated. This is not good for the environment. But many products could be designed to be reused or recycled or become the raw materials for other products.
Is the reforestation of the rainforest possible?
10 years ago 74 members of the UN set themselves an enormous task: to restore 3.5 million km2 of the world's rainforests by 2030. But how exactly will that be possible?
10 years ago 74 members of the UN set themselves an enormous task: to restore 3.5 million km2 of the world's rainforests by 2030. But how exactly will that be possible?
Is marine plastic really from the sea?
Big companies look virtuous when they say they make products from plastic recovered from the oceans. Another reason to buy, say, Adidas shoes or Coca-Cola in recycled bottles. Our reporter has found that it is not what it seems to be.
Big companies look virtuous when they say they make products from plastic recovered from the oceans. Another reason to buy, say, Adidas shoes or Coca-Cola in recycled bottles. Our reporter has found that it is not what it seems to be.
The plan to send sperm to the moon
A lunar gene bank that could house sperm, egg, seed and spore samples, is envisaged as being built under the moon's surface, in a hollow, cooled lava tube.
A lunar gene bank that could house sperm, egg, seed and spore samples, is envisaged as being built under the moon's surface, in a hollow, cooled lava tube.
Why the Moon has a tail
Scientists have known that the Moon has a tail, like a comet, since the late 1990s, but now they know where it comes from and why it's brighter sometimes than others.
Scientists have known that the Moon has a tail, like a comet, since the late 1990s, but now they know where it comes from and why it's brighter sometimes than others.
Hellish 'super-Earth' offers best opportunity to study atmosphere of a rocky exoplanet
A newly discovered "super-Earth" only 26 light years away could offer scientists the best opportunity thus far to study the atmosphere of a rocky planet outside our solar system.
A newly discovered "super-Earth" only 26 light years away could offer scientists the best opportunity thus far to study the atmosphere of a rocky planet outside our solar system.
French nuclear tests contaminated 110,000 people — study
A groundbreaking new study reports that France has greatly underestimated the impact of its nuclear tests in French Polynesia in the 1960s and 70s, according to new research that could allow more than 100,000 people to claim compensation for cancer.
A groundbreaking new study reports that France has greatly underestimated the impact of its nuclear tests in French Polynesia in the 1960s and 70s, according to new research that could allow more than 100,000 people to claim compensation for cancer.
Rocket Lab challenges SpaceX with big Neutron rocket
Up to now, Rocket Lab has been launching small rockets from its launch site on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula, using its lightweight rocket, called Electron, to launch small payloads like CubeSats into space.
Up to now, Rocket Lab has been launching small rockets from its launch site on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula, using its lightweight rocket, called Electron, to launch small payloads like CubeSats into space.
Scientists find hidden layer in Earth's inner core
Traditionally students have been taught that the Earth has four distinct layers: the crust, the mantle, the outer core and the inner core.
Traditionally students have been taught that the Earth has four distinct layers: the crust, the mantle, the outer core and the inner core.
Australia doubles orders for its homegrown stealth drone
Boeing says the drone is the first military combat aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years.
Boeing says the drone is the first military combat aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years.
Space hotel's builders get their first million
Orbital Assembly Corp., a California-based startup that wants to pioneer construction in outer space, has hit its one million dollar fundraising goal and aims to start building the world's first "space hotel" in low Earth orbit in 2025.
Orbital Assembly Corp., a California-based startup that wants to pioneer construction in outer space, has hit its one million dollar fundraising goal and aims to start building the world's first "space hotel" in low Earth orbit in 2025.
Burning batteries will cost Hyundai $900 million
After just over a dozen of its cars caught fire, the automaker issued a recall for electric vehicles built before April 2020 that use the same LG Chem batteries.
After just over a dozen of its cars caught fire, the automaker issued a recall for electric vehicles built before April 2020 that use the same LG Chem batteries.
Space panels could soon beam electricity back to Earth
The Pentagon has been using its secretive X-37B space plane to test a solar panel that could one day beam electricity to earth.
The Pentagon has been using its secretive X-37B space plane to test a solar panel that could one day beam electricity to earth.
People who survived more than one disaster
How these folks made it out alive we'll never know! For this list, we’ll be looking at some truly unlucky people who were unfortunate enough to suffer more than one disaster.
How these folks made it out alive we'll never know! For this list, we’ll be looking at some truly unlucky people who were unfortunate enough to suffer more than one disaster.
Hyperloop's dramatic 'campus in the desert' concept
Unlike most buildings, which are usually little more than rectangular blocks, this conceptual campus rises gradually and smoothly from the desert floor.
Unlike most buildings, which are usually little more than rectangular blocks, this conceptual campus rises gradually and smoothly from the desert floor.
How Tiger Woods nearly died in LA car crash
On Tuesday February 23 around 7 a.m., Tiger Woods left the Terranea seaside resort in an SUV. ESPN reports that he was on his way to an 8 a.m. appointment at the Rolling Hills Country Club, and that he was running late.
On Tuesday February 23 around 7 a.m., Tiger Woods left the Terranea seaside resort in an SUV. ESPN reports that he was on his way to an 8 a.m. appointment at the Rolling Hills Country Club, and that he was running late.
9,000 cold-stunned sea turtles rescued off Texas coast
The polar vortex that caused record low temperatures and knocked out power and water across Texas has also paralyzed thousands of freezing sea turtles on the state's coast.
The polar vortex that caused record low temperatures and knocked out power and water across Texas has also paralyzed thousands of freezing sea turtles on the state's coast.
Boeing ready to try its Starliner space capsule again
NASA reports that Boeing is ready to test its Starliner space capsule again on March 25, after a previous test ended badly 13 months ago.
NASA reports that Boeing is ready to test its Starliner space capsule again on March 25, after a previous test ended badly 13 months ago.
SpaceX's Super Heavy booster already halfway built
The latest fan photos of SpaceX's Super Heavy booster prototype show that the massive booster is already halfway built. The prototype, called BN1, is set to become the world's largest booster ever.
The latest fan photos of SpaceX's Super Heavy booster prototype show that the massive booster is already halfway built. The prototype, called BN1, is set to become the world's largest booster ever.
Scientists shocked to find strange creatures deep under ice
Researchers accidentally found a life-bearing rock after sinking a borehole through Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne ice shelf to obtain a sediment core from the seabed.
Researchers accidentally found a life-bearing rock after sinking a borehole through Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne ice shelf to obtain a sediment core from the seabed.
Oceanic sharks and rays have declined by over 70 percent
Scientists say more than 70 percent of the world's sharks and rays disappeared from the ocean between 1970 and 2018, in large part due to overfishing and more than three quarters of shark species are now threatened with extinction.
Scientists say more than 70 percent of the world's sharks and rays disappeared from the ocean between 1970 and 2018, in large part due to overfishing and more than three quarters of shark species are now threatened with extinction.
Top 10 mind-blowing alternate histories that almost happened
These scenarios give new meaning to the question "What If?" For this list, we’ll be looking at various hypothetical alternate histories that could have occurred if events played out just a little differently.
These scenarios give new meaning to the question "What If?" For this list, we’ll be looking at various hypothetical alternate histories that could have occurred if events played out just a little differently.
Climate change might be behind powerful explosions in Siberia
The flatlands of the Siberian tundra were shaken by a violent and powerful explosion that blew out a huge crater thirty meters deep.
The flatlands of the Siberian tundra were shaken by a violent and powerful explosion that blew out a huge crater thirty meters deep.
Slactivism: The problem with moral outrage on the internet
"A big problem with moral outrage on the Internet is that it leads people to think they’ve done something when in fact they haven’t done something," says author Alice Dreger. Sure, you might get a
"A big problem with moral outrage on the Internet is that it leads people to think they’ve done something when in fact they haven’t done something," says author Alice Dreger. Sure, you might get a
Habits: How to be successful every day
Habits, both good and bad, are pre-made decisions that make up around 40 percent of our day and require no real conscious thought. In order to regain control, resist environmental temptations, and reduce
Habits, both good and bad, are pre-made decisions that make up around 40 percent of our day and require no real conscious thought. In order to regain control, resist environmental temptations, and reduce
The ways we waste water
It takes 8,000 liters to make a pair of jeans: we use a lot more water than we realise. Virtual water is a term for water used to make products. In effect, we even import water from drought-stricken regions in coffee or meat. What can we do about it?
It takes 8,000 liters to make a pair of jeans: we use a lot more water than we realise. Virtual water is a term for water used to make products. In effect, we even import water from drought-stricken regions in coffee or meat. What can we do about it?
Astronomers discover the seven Earth-size TRAPPIST-1 planets may be made of similar stuff
A new international study has measured the densities of the seven Earth-size planets around TRAPPIST-1 with extreme precision.
A new international study has measured the densities of the seven Earth-size planets around TRAPPIST-1 with extreme precision.
1966 rocket booster finally breaks free from Earth
Astronomers first spotted an unknown object with an incoming trajectory in September 2020 and initially believed it was an asteroid.
Astronomers first spotted an unknown object with an incoming trajectory in September 2020 and initially believed it was an asteroid.
How Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID vaccine works
Johnson & Johnson announced on Jan. 29 that its single-dose coronavirus vaccine was 66 percent effective in preventing moderate disease 28 days after injection in its Phase 3 global trials, according to a company press release.
Johnson & Johnson announced on Jan. 29 that its single-dose coronavirus vaccine was 66 percent effective in preventing moderate disease 28 days after injection in its Phase 3 global trials, according to a company press release.
10 historical firsts in women's rights
Can we give some credit where credit is definitely due? There's good reason for everyone to celebrate these historical firsts for women.
Can we give some credit where credit is definitely due? There's good reason for everyone to celebrate these historical firsts for women.
This little town built the world's first beer pipeline
Would having a pipeline under your town flowing with beer be a dream come true for you? If so, you might want to consider moving to Bruges.
Would having a pipeline under your town flowing with beer be a dream come true for you? If so, you might want to consider moving to Bruges.
F-35s to strike from rough jungle airstrips in Pacific
Guam's Andersen Air Force Base's rough Northwest Field airstrip is currently being upgraded to handle F-35 fighters from Alaska and F-16s from Japan. In the past, only C-130 cargo planes and helicopters sometimes operated from the field.
Guam's Andersen Air Force Base's rough Northwest Field airstrip is currently being upgraded to handle F-35 fighters from Alaska and F-16s from Japan. In the past, only C-130 cargo planes and helicopters sometimes operated from the field.
What Is NFT? Bobby Hundreds and ThankYouX on the Future of Cryptomedia
Nyan Cat, a ten year old meme, sold for $600,000 using something called NFT. NFT (Non Fungible Token) gives sellers, creators and buyers outright digital ownership of anything and everything from one of a kind digital sneakers to art and even memes.
Nyan Cat, a ten year old meme, sold for $600,000 using something called NFT. NFT (Non Fungible Token) gives sellers, creators and buyers outright digital ownership of anything and everything from one of a kind digital sneakers to art and even memes.
What's in a vaccine and what does it do to your body?
There are all sorts of different vaccines but many of them share specific types of ingredients. Josh Toussaint-Strauss talks to Prof Adam Finn to find out what is in most conventional vaccines, as well as what's going on in our bodies
There are all sorts of different vaccines but many of them share specific types of ingredients. Josh Toussaint-Strauss talks to Prof Adam Finn to find out what is in most conventional vaccines, as well as what's going on in our bodies
Why Bitcoin is so bad for the planet
In a year, bitcoin uses around the same about of electricity as the entire country of Norway. The Guardian's UK technology editor Alex Hern examines how exactly bitcoin uses electricity and if the environmental cost is too high.
In a year, bitcoin uses around the same about of electricity as the entire country of Norway. The Guardian's UK technology editor Alex Hern examines how exactly bitcoin uses electricity and if the environmental cost is too high.