The Federal Communications Commission plans to roll back regulations intended to treat all internet traffic equally. There are censorship, surveillance and bias issues at stake, with the fall-out to be felt around the world.

The Federal Communications Commission plans to roll back regulations intended to treat all internet traffic equally. There are censorship, surveillance and bias issues at stake, with the fall-out to be felt around the world.

The US Administration's budget request for NASA includes politically-motivated cuts to earth sciences, but continued support for robotic exploration of the solar system.

Our weekly news round-up: Robots replace security guards in San Francisco; Juno peers deep inside Jupiter's Great Red Spot; Pentagon admits to running UFO program; Dwarf planet Ceres found to be an active and still evolving world; G20 will discuss bitcoin bubble at next meeting; Uber seen as faster and more reliable than ambulances; Publicly released anonymous Medicare shown to be not so anonymous.

Our weekly news round-up: Robots replace security guards in San Francisco; Juno peers deep inside Jupiter's Great Red Spot; Pentagon admits to running UFO program; Dwarf planet Ceres found to be an active and still evolving world; G20 will discuss bitcoin bubble at next meeting; Uber seen as faster and more reliable than ambulances; Publicly released anonymous Medicare shown to be not so anonymous.

The US Administration's budget request for NASA includes politically-motivated cuts to earth sciences, but continued support for robotic exploration of the solar system.

Five flagrant reasons why science trumps superstition and misconception every time.

Five flagrant reasons why science trumps superstition and misconception every time.

These ubiquitous creatures are more interesting than you think. They mimic sounds, remember human faces, have a broad vocal range, are superbly adapted to our urban environments and can hear earth worms underground.

These ubiquitous creatures are more interesting than you think. They mimic sounds, remember human faces, have a broad vocal range, are superbly adapted to our urban environments and can hear earth worms underground.