28 July 2023
There is anger over a Netflix AI job paying up to $900,000, coming as actors are still striking over the use of AI in film and TV. In other AI news, problems with training data can cause glitches or make chatbots more racist
26 July 2023
Feedback looks at a variety-show approach to let crops grow in noisy, blinding peace
29 March 2023
14 March 2023
The US operates drones in international airspace around Ukraine, and a Russian fighter jet has hit one – an MQ-9 Reaper drone – in an incident the US military is calling “unsafe and unprofessional”
21 February 2023
Trees with fungal infections produce odours that attract bark beetles, which burrow into the bark and can devastate entire forests
15 February 2023
A seed carrier made from wood screws itself into the ground when exposed to water. It could be useful for projects to replant forests from the air using drones
13 February 2023
A spate of shootdowns involving balloons and other flying objects over North America comes as the US military is becoming more sensitive to unidentified aerial phenomena
18 January 2023
A drone has revealed information on the animals inhabiting a tree's canopy simply by brushing against branches and collecting loose particles of environmental DNA with its sticky surfaces
6 December 2022
Advanced technology, the war in Ukraine and the threat from climate change are shaping the future of warfare. So New Scientist invited a group of experts to discuss the emerging issues
2 November 2022
A retrofitted Black Hawk helicopter flew autonomously between mountains to deliver blood supplies in a simulated mission. It also picked up a simulated medical casualty
