Social scientists are starting to use game worlds as laboratories to study human interaction.
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Cairo toe earliest fake body bit
An artificial big toe on the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could be the…
Space computer ‘sabotage’ probe
Nasa investigates damage to a computer due to be installed on the International Space Station.
Gel promises heavy metal clean-up
A type of porous gel can be used to soak up heavy metals from water,…
Concern over gorilla ‘executions’
Conservationists express concern over the “senseless” killing of four gorillas in the Democratic Republic of…
US Army eyes truck-mounted laser
The US Army is developing a truck-mounted laser system to destroy rockets, artillery shells and…
UK forecasts to zoom in on towns
Forecasters aim soon to be able to give accurate weather predictions down to areas the…
Russian North Pole mission stalls
A Russia expedition to explore the ocean floor below the North Pole is interrupted as…
Ozone has ‘strong climate effect’
Ozone could be a more important driver of climate change than scientists had previously thought.
Request made for Mars rover price
European industry receives the formal request to cost the design and construction of a robotic…