A new study shows that automation will hit the North and Midlands the hardest. If we don't act now, England's economy will become even more uneven

Consumers in the UK should stay vigilant

Corporate giants have created an entirely new surveillance capitalism. And we're too hooked to care

They didn't swing Brexit. In fact, most of them seem to be German. But make no mistake: they’re real, they’re over here and they’re spreading poison

The suggestion that Mary Shelley sought primarily to warn of the perils of scientific meddling is insulting to a complex and ambiguous text

As a child, I thought I spoke Greek—until people from Greece told me I sound like their grandmother. It turns out my situation is far from unique

Improvements in IVF mean the procedure could—in theory—become the default means of human reproduction





From sex robots to honeybees, the best of this year's science writing

Cities like San Francisco and Zürich prove it’s possible. All we need is the will

Canning veg and visiting the farmer’s market feel good. But neither we, nor the planet, can wait. It’s time for food to get futuristic