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Tomorrow's menu: Termites, grass and synthetic milk

22 March 2017

The population is set to rise by 2.5 billion in three decades. We have plenty of ingenious ideas about how to keep us all fed, but will they be too tough to swallow?

Tree of life: How figs built the world and will help save it

14 December 2016

From clothing Adam and Eve to linking the Maasai with heaven, the fig tree appears in countless origin myths. Discover the source of its exceptional powers

Jellymageddon: Can we stop the rise of the jellyfish?

13 July 2016

Acoustic shocks, electrocution, and robot shredders – extreme measures are being considered to tackle the increasing numbers of jellyfish in the oceans

Drowning in sound? The sad case of the baby beluga whales

4 May 2016

The white whales of the Arctic are among the most vocal of all marine mammals – newborns even babble like human babies. Could this be their undoing?

Can this starfish-killing robot save the Great Barrier Reef?

13 January 2016

Crown of thorns starfish are ravaging the Great Barrier Reef. Now we're fighting back with a weaponised drone that dissolves them with a single injection

Bright idea: How light-based Li-Fi could unseat Wi-Fi

6 January 2016

The lights in our homes and streets could soon start talking to us thanks to a smarter way to relay information. Could be bye-bye to Wi-Fi

Fast and furious: Drone racers battle for air supremacy

15 December 2015

Strap on your goggles and steady your nerves for a bird's-eye view of one of the fastest-growing sports in the world

Drones of contention: Hobby fliers on collision course with law

23 September 2015

It is a flight of fancy to believe that the inexpert public's craze for remote-control craft won't spark tougher new rules, says Jeff Hecht

Laser beam warfare is here – but not as we expected

10 June 2015

Ronald Reagan imagined giant lasers in space shooting down Soviet missiles from afar. The reality has turned out to be mercifully modest, says Jeff Hecht