Tech twist lets soldiers identify sniper positions in half a second
Radical revamp of WW1 research uses mobile phone to detect shooter distance and direction. Richard A Lovett reports.
Life on Mars: the evidence assessed
In this issue – Life on Mars – Is the future battery powered? – Science communication in the age of fake news – How to make your garden bee-friendly – Roadblocks in the way of electric cars
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Why do dams collapse? The answer is both obvious and unclear
Catastrophic structure failures need to be better researched, experts say. Nick Carne reports.
Science History: Einstein’s mathematician
Emmy Noether overcame sexism and antisemitism to become a towering mathematician – and Einstein’s friend. Jeff Glorfeld reports.
Science history: the man who made the first electronic instrument
Leon Theremin was an inventor, a musician, and a spy. Jeff Glorfeld reports.
Parasitic fish could help treat human brain disease
Molecules produced by lampreys can do an end-run around defensive barrier. Andrew Masterson reports.
