How you can help with penguin research by browsing images at home
19 January 2021
Many penguin populations are under threat but you can help researchers keep an eye on them through a citizen science project called Penguin Watch
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Embryos from the last two northern white rhinos set to be implanted
14 January 2021
Fertilised eggs from northern white rhinos are set to be implanted in surrogates this year, with the hope of producing offspring
Chinstrap penguin population halved at key Antarctic breeding area
8 December 2020
The population of Chinstrap penguins on Elephant Island, a core breeding location off the coast of Antarctica, has declined by 57 per cent in the last 50 years
Military robots perform worse when humans won't stop interrupting them
4 December 2020
A US project has found that AI-controlled military robots perform worse when humans interrupt them – but letting the robots operate alone raises serious ethical questions
A fleet of drones can be controlled by one person with a smartphone
30 September 2020
MultiFlyer lets one smartphone control a fleet of drones, which could be used for building inspections, crop surveys or search and rescue missions
How drones are waging a stealth war on the way we think about society
30 September 2020
Must-read book The Drone Age by Michael J. Boyle reveals how drone technology is challenging everything we do – and how we think about war and peace
Tiny algae can photosynthesise and grow in the dark beneath Arctic ice
25 September 2020
Microscopic marine algae can use even the smallest amount of reflected light to grow in near darkness during winter under the Arctic sea ice
Safe, extra long-life nuclear batteries could soon be a reality
23 September 2020
An upgrade on the tech that powers spacecraft across the cosmos could soon be used to create incredibly long-lasting batteries back on Earth
The way you walk may soon be used by authorities to identify you
16 September 2020
Your walk is as unique as your fingerprint and harder to hide than your face. Now governments and companies are waking up to the power of gait analysis
AI thrashes human fighter pilot 5-0 in simulated F-16 dogfights
25 August 2020
In the first contest of its kind, artificial intelligence has taken on a trained US Air Force pilot in a simulation of air-to-air combat. The AI defeated the human with ease, winning 5-0
