Your DNA is a valuable asset, so why give it to ancestry websites for free?
DNA testing companies are starting to profit from selling our data on to big pharma. Perhaps they should be paying us, says science writer Laura Spinney
Trafficking industry hit as ‘sex worker’ chatbots fool thousands
Campaign to lure men seeking to buy sex triggers big decline in online searches in Seattle
Intel and Vivo latest to cancel MWC plans over coronavirus
Barcelona event to go ahead with measures including ‘no handshake policy’ for global attendees
Robots steady breast cancer surgeon’s hands in first human trial
It is hoped delicate procedure to divert 0.3mm vessels could benefit more patients
Russia’s strangest reality show: Siberian quarantine videos shared on Instagram
More than 140 Russians evacuated from Wuhan over coronavirus outbreak are confined to sanatorium
The five: large telescopes
As the most detailed images of the sun are released this week, we look at other huge telescopes and their discoveries
Amy Orben: ‘To talk about smartphones affecting the brain is a slippery slope’
The psychologist talks about the widespread fear that smartphones are harmful to our wellbeing
Mystery bird: black-and-red broadbill, Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
This lovely southeast Asian mystery bird is a distant relative of another mystery bird that I shared this week
University apologizes for saying xenophobia is ‘common reaction’ to coronavirus spread
University of California, Berkeley said on Instagram that spread of the illness may lead to ‘fears about interacting with those who might be from Asia’
Scientists build robot hand that can sweat
Fingers made of hydrogels layers have pores that ooze water to cool down
Telescope captures most detailed pictures yet of the sun
First observations from Inouye telescope bring previously hazy star into sharp focus
The five: factors that affect early greying
As researchers confirm that stress can turn you grey, we look at the other scientific factors that could salt-and-pepper your crowning glory
Grow your likes: the unstoppable rise of the Insta plant
They’re green, photogenic and social media stars
China’s biggest box office weekend scrapped amid coronavirus crisis
Cancellations mean lucrative films including The Rescue and Detective Chinatown 3 also cannot be seen in UK and US
The five: changes in animal behaviour due to global heating
Species around the world are being forced to alter their diet, migratory patterns, feeding grounds and more