‘Stranger than anything dreamed up by sci-fi’: will we ever understand black holes?

In the new documentary Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know, the work of Stephen Hawking and others in trying to figure out a mystery for the age is put under the spotlight

Theoretical physicist Chiara Marletto: ‘The universal constructor could revolutionise civilisation’

The scientist on why studying elementary particles is only one way of explaining phenomena, how the 3D printer could change the world, and her optimism about women in science

‘Some people feel threatened’: face to face with Ai-Da the robot artist

Self-portraits by ultra-realistic android go on show at Design Museum in London

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The solutions to today’s puzzles

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Puzzles about internet deviousness

Daniel Kahneman: ‘Clearly AI is going to win. How people are going to adjust is a fascinating problem’

The psychologist on applying his ideas to organisations, why we’re not equipped to grasp the spread of a virus, and the massive disruption that’s just round the corner

Space race 2: Russian actor bound for ISS in same month as Tom Cruise

Hollywood star is aiming to be first to shoot a feature film in space, but Russia has launched rival bid

A Space in Time review – lyrical portrait of a family facing an incurable disorder

This poignant documentary about two young brothers with Duchenne muscular dystrophy celebrates the power of love and togetherness

How private is your Gmail, and should you switch?

You might be surprised how much Google’s email service – and others – know about you

Can’t leave your phone alone? You’re just trying to blend in

Keep checking your smartphone without knowing why? You may be unconsciously copying those around you, according to Italian research into the ‘chameleon effect’

Investors flock to life sciences as UK sector breaks funding record

Covid crisis spurs growing interest in drugmakers, diagnostics and medical equipment firms

Fifty years after Apollo, space is about to transform our life on Earth beyond recognition

An almost unbelievable future is at hand, and Britain is well placed to lay claim to a stake in it

Historian fights to establish William Friese-Greene as true father of cinema

On the centenary of his death, admirers hope to win recognition for the Bristol photographer’s motion picture camera

How a hi-tech search for Genghis Khan is helping polar bears

Researchers are going on a bear hunt, using AI and radar to spot dens and track the threatened Arctic predators

Always take the weather with you: 100 years of forecasting broadcasts

In the century since the first on-air report in 1921, meteorologists have - almost - got the science of forecasting down to a fine art