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Research team shares new method for sucking gold out of old PC hardware, making some progress towards shrinking our mountains of e-waste one day
By Jess Kinghorn published
News No more nightmares.

It turns out the gigantic rats you have to kill in so many RPG quests are totally real, and now I need to apologise to RPG designers
By Fraser Brown last updated
News But we still shouldn't be squishing them, because they are adorable.

MIT researchers debunk one of the greatest misconceptions in science: Eggs are stronger at the sides after all
By Jeremy Laird published
News FYI, this doesn't actually apply to cracking an egg for breakfast.

The world's largest zip maker has made a giant self-propelled zip and I reckon it's a potential glimpse of the trousers of the future
By Andy Edser published
News We do these things not because they are easy, etc etc.

Teeny tiny, almost wearable brain-computer interface gets 'closer to the source of the signals' by fitting between hair follicles and only lasts between six and 12 hours
By Hope Corrigan published
news Walk, run, wave your arms about, all while scrolling online.

Quick, get in the DeLorean, we've got to go back. A new renewable powered battery made of radioactive waste product just dropped, and someone's gotta tell Doc Brown it's uranium, not plutonium
By Hope Corrigan published
news Great Scott, this battery is going to be heavy.

Robots lose embarrassingly to inferior meatbag humans in a first of its kind half-marathon race
By Hope Corrigan published
news "The robots are running very well, very stable … I feel I’m witnessing the evolution of robots and AI."

Scientists claim they've seen a 'jaw-dropping' new color, but you can only experience it by shooting lasers directly into your eyes
By Jonathan Bolding published
News The specifics of the claim are contested, but the ability to precisely stimulate the retina with lasers is cool whether or not it's really a 'new color.'

Seth Rogen goes rogue at science awards show to slam tech billionaires for backing Trump: 'It's amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr'
By Andy Chalk published
news You invite Seth Rogen on stage, you take your chances, as the scientific community recently discovered.
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