Data mining reveals the changing patterns of international arms tradeThe global trade in arms was turned on its head by the end of the Cold War. Now an analysis of the network of arms trading has revealed…Mar 26, 2018A response icon1Mar 26, 2018A response icon1
How to see mountains on exoplanetsAstronomers have worked out a technique that would make it possible to discover, for the first time, a mountain on a planet outside our…Jan 30, 2018Jan 30, 2018
Best of 2017: First Evidence That Online Dating Is Changing the Nature of SocietyIn October, we revealed how dating websites have changed the way couples meet and how this change is influencing levels of interracial…Jan 1, 2018Jan 1, 2018
Best of 2017: First Object Teleported from Earth to OrbitIn July, we reported that researchers in China had teleported a photon from the ground to a satellite orbiting more than 500 kilometers…Dec 30, 2017Dec 30, 2017
Best of 2017: Mathematical Model Reveals the Patterns of How Innovations AriseIn January, we investigated a new mathematical approach to the study of what is possible, and how it follows from what already exists.Dec 28, 2017Dec 28, 2017
Best of 2017: Experts Predict When Artificial Intelligence Will Exceed Human PerformanceIn May, we revealed that trucking will be computerized long before surgery, said computer scientists who explored the impact of AI on…Dec 27, 2017A response icon1Dec 27, 2017A response icon1
Best of 2017: First Quantum-Secured Blockchain Technology Tested in MoscowIn June we discussed how quantum computers pose a significant security threat to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. And we revealed that a…Dec 26, 2017Dec 26, 2017
Best of 2017: First Evidence That Offshore Wind Farms Are Changing the OceansIn September, we revealed that offshore wind turbines are support vast colonies of marine species in areas where they were previously rare.Dec 26, 2017Dec 26, 2017
Best of 2017: The Cryptocurrency Market Is Growing ExponentiallyIn May, we explained that Bitcoin dominates over other digital currencies today, but that the data suggests its market share will drop…Dec 26, 2017Dec 26, 2017
Best of 2017: The Truth about China’s Cash-for-Publication PolicyIn July, we revealed the first study of payments to Chinese scientists for publishing in high-impact journals and explored the serious…Dec 25, 2017A response icon1Dec 25, 2017A response icon1
