Smart Planet | 17 May 2013
More than half the world’s population are concentrated in urban areas, and this is having an effect not just culturally, but biologically too. Read more...
17 May 2013
The most amazing pictures from the last seven days – including a home-built robot, a return to Earth for intrepid astronauts and a very hungry bear cub. Read more...
Best of the Web | 17 May 2013
Our pick of the week’s science and tech stories, including artificial intelligence displacing human work, climate chaos and cicadas’ love for prime numbers. Read more...
Code Red | 16 May 2013
Google, Nasa and Lockheed Martin have all backed an experimental machine that could transform computing. But what do they want it for? Read more...
16 May 2013
The launch of Skylab in 1973 ushered in the era of the space station. Since then, astronauts have had to grapple with the challenges of life away from Earth. Read more...
World-Changing Ideas | 15 May 2013
Could tiny organisms help us understand the extraordinary complexity of the human brain, and how to keep our brains healthy as we get older? Read more...
Medical Myths | 14 May 2013
Is there any evidence that signals do, or ever did, disrupt medical equipment? Claudia Hammond explores the evidence and encounters mixed reception. Read more...
15 May 2013
Manufacturers are making appliances like kettles and hairdryers quieter, in an effort to create a calmer, less stressful living environment. Read more...
