
World War R: Rise of the killer robots
12 November 2014
When robots fight in place of soldiers, will wars have fewer civilian casualties? Or will the world slide into non-stop conflict?

12 November 2014
When robots fight in place of soldiers, will wars have fewer civilian casualties? Or will the world slide into non-stop conflict?

24 September 2014
Intergalactic visitors threaten to bring chaos to our electronic world. Is there anything we can do?

6 August 2014
Computer pilots could make human error a thing of the past. But would you get on a plane flown by a machine instead of a captain?

9 July 2014
Your most intimate companion may be betraying you. Smartphones are lucrative targets for cybercriminals and keeping them true might not be as easy as we hoped

19 March 2014
For animals like zebras, being conspicuous is the best way to avoid becoming dinner. New research shows how it helps soldiers and citizens hide in plain sight

10 February 2014
China's new-found footing off-world is changing the rules of today's space race – find out how the rest of the world is rethinking its strategies

13 November 2013
If bees are dropping like flies, robot insects may have to pollinate our fields. Building them is a huge task, but there are other ways for robots to aid bees

11 September 2013
In a world awash with robots, teleports and self-driving cars, you are going to need a good lawyer, warns Richard Fisher

10 July 2013
Two private teams say they will get people to Mars within the next 10 years. Find out how they plan to pull it off – and if the astronauts can come back

24 April 2013
A new generation of drugs promises diagnosis, monitoring, stealth, precision and cure – all in one package