The new age of the cyborg?
Brain-computer interfaces are already changing lives for people with disabilities, but the technology is overtaking the ethics
Science & Technology
Understanding why we age
Machine learning is being used to understand why some people age quicker than others
How to recycle wind turbines
Britain plans to build thousands of wind turbines. And a scientific breakthrough may help ensure they don't end up in landfill
China’s green paradox
Xi Jinping may have skipped this year's COP, but China is making giant strides when it comes to clean energy
Mimicking the brain
Why was this year's Nobel Prize in Physics so controversial?
A map to end malaria?
New vaccines offer hope in the fight against this deadly disease but there are still challenges to overcome. New Humanist joined the vaccine rollout in Sierra Leone to find out…
How to create astrophysical plasma
We'll never be able to visit the plasma at the edge of a black hole – but scientists managed to recreate it in a lab
The quest for universal blood
Scientists are searching for a way to create universal blood types
Elephants give each other nicknames, study finds
The name-calling behaviour has only otherwise been observed in humans
How AI prevents progress
Shannon Vallor, an expert in ethics and artificial intelligence, says relying too much on AI will hold back societal progress