Science & Technology

Evidence Found for a New Fundamental Particle Natalie Wolchover   An experiment at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory near Chicago has detected far more electron neutrinos than predicted — a possible harbinger of a revolutionary new elementary...

A taste sensation: the rise of Europe’s multisensory restaurants Author: Barclay Ballard   For some restaurants, food is only one part of the package. Multisensory establishments are choosing to use sight, sound and smell to create truly...

Life after death: how we hatched live shark pups from dead parents Lauren Smith   Six years ago, researchers asked a radical question: could eggcases taken from trawler-caught sharks still hatch live, healthy young? Back in December 2012,...

Polar expedition studies climate change effects   Turkey's expedition to the Antarctic has just returned from the White Continent, and aims to track the impact of global warming on the area. A glacier is seen in Half...

Jérôme Hamon: Frenchman gets 'third face' in new transplant   https://youtu.be/3xYFFDlLUDc Mr Hamon is still recovering in hospital in Paris after the January transplant The first person in the world to receive two facial transplants says he is...

How Elon Musk Beat Russia's Space Program by Leonid Bershidsky   The upstart billionaire's private passion enabled SpaceX to achieve things the Russian industry has given up. Rocket man's toy. Photographer: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images Nowhere did Tuesday's launch...

Ghostly galaxy may be missing dark matter By Mary Halton   An unusually transparent galaxy about the size of the Milky Way is prompting new questions for astrophysicists. The object, with the catchy moniker of NGC1052-DF2, appears to...

Cheddar Man: DNA shows early Briton had dark skin By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website   https://youtu.be/lWDWVDu01P0 DNA shows early Brit had dark skin A cutting-edge scientific analysis shows that a Briton from 10,000 years ago had...

When big tech meets big government By PETER APPS The authorities in London have decided to strip Uber of its licence to operate in the city. PHOTO: REUTERS Fight between the London government and Uber is just the...

Genetic tests reveal tragic reality of Atacama 'alien' skeleton Ian Sample Science editor   Mummified remains from Chilean ghost town revealed to be baby girl with malformations so bizarre they led to speculation over alien life. ...