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President Trump says the US will pull out of a nuclear treaty

24 October 2018

Donald Trump said this week that the US will pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, saying both Russia and China possess the missiles it bans


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A mind-reading headset lets people fly drones using their thoughts

19 September 2018

A group of people learnt how to pilot drones with their thoughts, using a headset that converts brain waves into flying instructions


Revealed: What the UK public really thinks about the future of science

Revealed: What the UK public really thinks about the future of science

17 September 2018

The 2018 ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓÆµ Asks the Public survey reveals that people are well-informed about science and technology, but politicians are ignoring their hopes and fears


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Japan wants people to virtually embody avatars orbiting in space

7 September 2018

The Japanese space programme has partnered with an airline to build humanoid robots to assist astronauts and allow people on the ground to experience space


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Hundreds of ancient mummified penguins found in Antarctic graveyard

5 September 2018

On a peninsula in east Antarctica there are hundreds of mummified Adélie penguins that died centuries ago, and it seems extreme weather was to blame


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The US Army is making a laser-powered drone that can fly indefinitely

3 September 2018

Drones use so much power they can only fly in the air for a short period. So the US Army is creating a system to power them in mid-air from lasers on the ground


Future robot swarms should copy lazy ants who let others do the work

Future robot swarms should copy lazy ants who let others do the work

16 August 2018

The optimum strategy for tunnelling ants is to leave all of the digging to just a few workers. Swarms of robots could use similar techniques for clearing rubble


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The underwater drones that hunt for oil spills beneath the waves

8 August 2018

Oil behaves strangely in water – now a combination of AI and super-expensive underwater vehicles are being used to track it. Joshua Howgego went along for the ride


Radio jammers saved Venezuela's president from deadly drone attack

Radio jammers saved Venezuela's president from deadly drone attack

6 August 2018

Radio jamming systems apparently thwarted an attempted presidential assassination with improvised drone bombs in Venezuela


At least 49 people killed in Greece's deadliest wildfires in a decade

At least 49 people killed in Greece's deadliest wildfires in a decade

24 July 2018

The deadliest blazes to hit Greece in more than a decade have seen wildfires fanned by high winds rage through resorts


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