This is a curated articles about the latest discoveries in science and interesting articles tackling technology and society.
Scientists fear the UK has lost its way due to Brexit and research could suffer as a result, one of the country’s most respected scientists tells New Scientist
Some caterpillars happily dine on arsenic-loaded leaves. Accumulating the poison in their bodies may be a tactic to ward of predators
Amateur ornithologists who describe themselves as experts are far more likely to mistake common British birds for obscure rarities never seen in the UK
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund plans to sell its stocks in oil and gas exploration firms, which is the biggest divestment of its kind yet
Japan is edging towards building a “Higgs factory” – a massive particle collider that would produce large numbers of Higgs bosons
The first black woman to go to space, Mae Jemison is now leading an effort to develop the capability for interstellar travel
We're told that switching phone networks to the fifth-generation of wireless tech will give us blistering speeds, but it's not clear anyone actually needs an upgrade
Researchers are about to begin testing whether electrical brain stimulation can reduce violent thoughts among convicts in a Spanish prison
Plans for a permanent lab far beneath the waves, crewed by autonomous underwater rovers, are gathering pace in China – here's what the facility might be like
Scientists read and react to peer reviewed research, making the pages of leading scientific journals like The Lancet a good venue to fight for gender equity, says Jessica Wade
