Why R2D2 could be your child's teacher sooner than you think
The evidence suggests robots would be great teachers, say Kristyn Sommer and Marie Bodén from Australia's University of Queensland.
Alien intelligence
In this issue: Inside an alien mind – The plastic problem – Calling the stem cell race – Gallery: fossils in amber – No fungi, no us – Science predicts extreme weather
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Facility ups top X-ray pulse rate by orders of magnitude
First results shed light on antibiotic resistance. Andrew Masterson reports.
Science history: the man who tried to measure weather and war
Lewis Fry Richardson believe morality should always trump science. Jeff Glorfeld reports.
Science history: the man who went from bomb-maker to pacifist
Mark Oliphant was one of the engineers of the Manhattan Project, but later became a campaigner for peace. Jeff Glorfeld reports.
Da Vinci’s artistic talent was due to a bung eye
The Renaissance master joins Rembrandt, Dega and Picasso in the strabismus club. Nick Carne reports.
